The Air Up There (1994)

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

Movie · Family, Comedy · 1h 47m · Rated 6.1/10 on TMDB · Released January 7, 1994

Overview

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

Cast

• Kevin Bacon as Jimmy Dolan
• Charles Gitonga Maina as Saleh
• Yolanda Vazquez as Sister Susan
• Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole as Nyaga
• Sean McCann as Ray Fox
• Dennis Patrick as Father O'Hara
• Ilo Mutombo as Mifundo
• Nigel Miguel as Halawi
• Eric Menyuk as Mark Collins
• Keith Gibbs as Buddy Wilson
• Miriam Owiti as Beisa
• John Matshikiza as Mingori Mining Company Clerk

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