The Air Up There
Directed by Paul Michael Glaser
Starring Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez, Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole, Sean McCann, Dennis Patrick, Ilo Mutombo, Nigel Miguel, Eric Menyuk, Keith Gibbs
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Screenplay
- Max Apple
- Music
- David Newman
- Cinematography
- Dick Pope
- Cast
- Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole, Sean McCann, Dennis Patrick, Ilo Mutombo, Nigel Miguel, Eric Menyuk, Keith Gibbs
Updated August 14, 2026
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