Movie Description
The Air Up There
(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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Paul Michael Glaser
- Producer : Robert W. Cort,Ted Field,Rosalie Swedlin
- Writer : Max Apple
- Editor : Tom McMurtry,Michael E. Polakow
- Cast : Kevin Bacon,Charles Gitonga Maina,Yolanda Vazquez,Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole,Sean McCann,Dennis Patrick,Ilo Mutombo,Nigel Miguel,Eric Menyuk,Keith Gibbs,Miriam Owiti,John Matshikiza,Winston Ntshona
Cast
Jimmy Dolan
Saleh
Sister Susan
Nyaga
Ray Fox
Father O'Hara
Mifundo
Halawi
Mark Collins
Buddy Wilson
Beisa
Mingori Mining Company Clerk
Urudu
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Facts
Original TitleThe Air Up There
Status Released
Release Information
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1994-01-07
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 47m
Budget₹ 17000000
Revenue₹ 21011500
Production CompaniesNBB Unit One Film Partners,Hollywood Pictures,PolyGram Filmed Entertainment,Interscope Communications,Nomura Babcock & Brown,Longview Entertainment
Genres
- Family
- Comedy
