

The Air Up There
1994-01-07 · 107 min · ★ 6.1
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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Production details
- Directors
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Production companies
- NBB Unit One Film Partners, Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Interscope Communications, Nomura Babcock & Brown, Longview Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 17,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 21,011,500
Top Cast
Kevin BaconJimmy Dolan
Yolanda VazquezSister Susan
Sean McCannRay Fox
Dennis PatrickFather O'Hara
Eric MenyukMark Collins
John MatshikizaMingori Mining Company Clerk
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