The Air Up There

The Air Up There

1994
1h 47m
6.2

6.2/10

163 votes • View on IMDb
Family Comedy

"Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame."

Overview

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.

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Status: Released

Budget: $17,000,000

Revenue: $21,011,500

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
NBB Unit One Film Partners Hollywood Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Interscope Communications Nomura Babcock & Brown Longview Entertainment
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

sports

Quick Facts

Release Date January 7, 1994
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0109067

Cast

Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon

Jimmy Dolan

Charles Gitonga Maina
Charles Gitonga Maina

Saleh

Yolanda Vazquez
Yolanda Vazquez

Sister Susan

Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole

Nyaga

Sean McCann
Sean McCann

Ray Fox

Dennis Patrick
Dennis Patrick

Father O'Hara

Ilo Mutombo
Ilo Mutombo

Mifundo

Nigel Miguel
Nigel Miguel

Halawi

Eric Menyuk
Eric Menyuk

Mark Collins

Keith Gibbs
Keith Gibbs

Buddy Wilson

Miriam Owiti
Miriam Owiti

Beisa

John Matshikiza
John Matshikiza

Mingori Mining Company Clerk

Key Crew

Max Apple
Writer
Paul Michael Glaser
Director
Scott Kroopf
Executive Producer
Rosalie Swedlin
Producer
Robert W. Cort
Producer
Ted Field
Producer
Lance Hool
Executive Producer