The Air Up There

The Air Up There

Comedy 1994 1 hr 48 min

Jimmy Dolan, a college basketball coach, wants to find a new star for his team since he believes this will get him a promotion to head coach at the school. He sees a video of Saleh, a basketball prodigy, and travels to Africa to recruit him. Upon arriving, Dolan is confronted with challenges of adjusting and learning how to live amidst of a brand new culture. Dolan and Saleh both teach each other life lessons before they take the court for one final game with everything on the line.

Comedy 1994 1 hr 48 min

PG

Starring Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vázquez

Director Paul M. Glaser

The Air Up There

Kevin Bacon

Jimmy Dolan
Charles Gitonga Maina

Saleh
Yolanda Vázquez

Sister Susan
Winston Ntshona

Urudu
Mabutho "Kid" Sithole

Nyaga

About

The Air Up There

COMEDY

Jimmy Dolan, a college basketball coach, wants to find a new star for his team since he believes this will get him a promotion to head coach at the school. He sees a video of Saleh, a basketball prodigy, and travels to Africa to recruit him. Upon arriving, Dolan is confronted with challenges of adjusting and learning how to live amidst of a brand new culture. Dolan and Saleh both teach each other life lessons before they take the court for one final game with everything on the line.

Offensive, shop-worn comedy.

Average 3.9
Reviews 28
Fresh 6
Rotten 22

Information

Studio: Hollywood Pictures
Released: 1994
Run Time: 1 hr 48 min
Rated: PG for some violence and language.
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, CC), French (Canada) (AAC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.