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The Air Up There

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

★ 6.1 / 10 (175 votes)January 7, 1994107 minEN
FamilyComedy

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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Movie facts

Release dateJanuary 7, 1994
StatusReleased
Runtime107 min
Rating★ 6.1 / 10
CertificationPG
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$17,000,000
Revenue$21,011,500
ProductionNBB Unit One Film Partners, Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Interscope Communications, Nomura Babcock & Brown, Longview Entertainment
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Crew

Director

Paul Michael Glaser

Writers

Max Apple

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Cast

Kevin BaconKevin BaconJimmy Dolan
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Charles Gitonga MainaSaleh
Yolanda VazquezYolanda VazquezSister Susan
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Mabutho 'Kid' SitholeNyaga
Sean McCannSean McCannRay Fox
Dennis PatrickDennis PatrickFather O'Hara
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Ilo MutomboMifundo
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Nigel MiguelHalawi
Eric MenyukEric MenyukMark Collins
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Keith GibbsBuddy Wilson
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Miriam OwitiBeisa
John MatshikizaJohn MatshikizaMingori Mining Company Clerk
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