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The Air Up There

The Air Up There

1994·Movie·1h 47mPG

Family, Comedy

6.1 / 10 (175 votes)

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.

Directed by
Paul Michael Glaser
Original language
English
Released
7 January 1994

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Kevin Bacon

    Kevin Bacon

    Jimmy Dolan

  • CG

    Charles Gitonga Maina

    Saleh

  • Yolanda Vazquez

    Yolanda Vazquez

    Sister Susan

  • M'

    Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole

    Nyaga

  • Sean McCann

    Sean McCann

    Ray Fox

  • Dennis Patrick

    Dennis Patrick

    Father O'Hara

  • IM

    Ilo Mutombo

    Mifundo

  • NM

    Nigel Miguel

    Halawi

  • Eric Menyuk

    Eric Menyuk

    Mark Collins

  • KG

    Keith Gibbs

    Buddy Wilson

  • MO

    Miriam Owiti

    Beisa

  • John Matshikiza

    John Matshikiza

    Mingori Mining Company Clerk