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The Air Up There(1994)
Status: Released
Date: 1994-01-07
61%
156 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $17,000,000.00
Revenue: $21,011,500.00
ProductionCompanies: 
NBB Unit One Film Partners
Nomura Babcock & Brown
Longview Entertainment
Movie: The Air Up There
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kevin Bacon
Jimmy Dolan
Yolanda Vazquez
Sister Susan
Sean McCann
Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick
Father O'Hara
Eric Menyuk
Mark Collins
Video Trailer The Air Up There
Video: THE AIR UP THERE - TV Trailer 1994 MOVIE TRAILER - Kevin Bacon
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The Air Up There (1993) - TV Spot 3
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THE AIR UP THERE - TV Trailer 1994 MOVIE TRAILER - Kevin Bacon - Trailer
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