The Air Up There
1994 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
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.
Direction Paul Michael Glaser
Cast Kevin Bacon · Charles Gitonga Maina · Yolanda Vazquez · Winston Ntshona · Sean McCann · Dennis Patrick · Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole · Ilo Mutombo · Nigel Miguel · Eric Menyuk · Keith Gibbs · Miriam Owiti · Douglas Leboyare · Francis Mutei · Vusi Kunene · John Matshikiza · Ken Gampu · Fanyana H. Sidumo · Peter Kubheka · Falconer Abraham · Ramolao Makhene
Soundtrack David Newman
Screenplay Max Apple
Cinematography Dick Pope
Original title The Air Up There
4.4
8K votes (FilmAffinity)
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