The Air Up There

The Air Up There 1994

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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.

  • Released: 1994-01-07
  • Runtime: 107 minutes
  • Genre: Family, Comedy
  • Stars: Charles Gitonga Maina, Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole, Ilo Mutombo, Nigel Miguel, Eric Menyuk, Keith Gibbs, Miriam Owiti, John Matshikiza, Winston Ntshona, Yolanda Vazquez, Dennis Patrick, Sean McCann, Kevin Bacon
  • Director: Paul Michael Glaser