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The Air Up There

“Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.”

★ 6.2 TMDB Rating · 173 votes

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
Release date
Jan 7, 1994
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Air Up There

  • Portrait of Kevin Bacon

    Kevin Bacon

    Jimmy Dolan

  • Charles Gitonga Maina

    Saleh

  • Portrait of Yolanda Vazquez

    Yolanda Vazquez

    Sister Susan

  • Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole

    Nyaga

  • Portrait of Sean McCann

    Sean McCann

    Ray Fox

  • Portrait of Dennis Patrick

    Dennis Patrick

    Father O'Hara

  • Ilo Mutombo

    Mifundo

  • Nigel Miguel

    Halawi

  • Portrait of Eric Menyuk

    Eric Menyuk

    Mark Collins

  • Keith Gibbs

    Buddy Wilson

  • Miriam Owiti

    Beisa

  • Portrait of John Matshikiza

    John Matshikiza

    Mingori Mining Company Clerk

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United States
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Canada
Streaming on Disney+Rent or buy on Apple TV Store
Australia
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