The Air Up There
Visit website6.2/10 • 154
1994-01-07 • 1h 47m
Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.
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.
- Directors
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Writters
- Max Apple
- Editors
- Max Apple, Tom McMurtry
The Air Up There
Visit website1994-01-07 • 1h 47m
6.2/10 • 154
Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.
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.
- Directors
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Writters
- Max Apple
- Editors
- Max Apple, Tom McMurtry
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsKevin Bacon
Jimmy Dolan
Charles Gitonga Maina
Saleh
Yolanda Vazquez
Sister Susan
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
Nyaga
Sean McCann
Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick
Father O'Hara
Ilo Mutombo
Mifundo
Nigel Miguel
Halawi
Eric Menyuk
Mark Collins
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $17,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $21,011,500.00
- Keywords
- sports