The Air Up There
6.2
Movies 1994 107 min

The Air Up There

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Full Synopsis

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.

Top 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

Technical Details

Status Released
Release date 1994-01-07
Budget $17,000,000
Revenue $21,011,500
Original Language EN
Production Companies NBB Unit One Film Partners, Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Interscope Communications, Nomura Babcock & Brown, Longview Entertainment

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