The Air Up There
“Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.”
1994•PG•1h 47m•6.2•Released
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.
Director
Paul Michael Glaser
Writer
Max Apple
Budget
$17M
Revenue
$21M
Languages
English
Studio
NBB Unit One Film Partners
Cast
Kevin 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
Keith Gibbs
Buddy Wilson
Miriam Owiti
Beisa
John Matshikiza
Mingori Mining Company Clerk
Winston Ntshona
Urudu
Production
Company
NBB Unit One Film Partners
Company
Hollywood Pictures
Company
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Company
Interscope Communications
Company
Nomura Babcock & Brown
Company
Longview Entertainment
Producer
Rosalie Swedlin
Producer
Robert W. Cort
Producer
Ted Field
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