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The Air Up There (1994)

1h 47m · 7 Jan 1994

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

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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.

Movie ID87251
GenreComedy, Family
DirectorPaul Michael Glaser
Main castKevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez, Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole, Sean McCann, Dennis Patrick, Ilo Mutombo, Nigel Miguel
Release date7 January 1994
Release year1994
LanguageEnglish
Duration107 min (1h 47m)
Rating6.1 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseNBB Unit One Film Partners

Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Writers: Max Apple

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Kevin BaconJimmy Dolan
Charles Gitonga MainaSaleh
Yolanda VazquezSister Susan
Mabutho 'Kid' SitholeNyaga
Sean McCannRay Fox Dennis PatrickFather O'Hara
Ilo MutomboMifundo
Nigel MiguelHalawi
Eric MenyukMark Collins
Keith GibbsBuddy Wilson
Miriam OwitiBeisa
John MatshikizaMingori Mining Company Clerk Winston NtshonaUrudu

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