The Air Up There (1994)

Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.

Run Time: 1h47m | Release: 07 Jan 1994

Genres: Family | Comedy |

Budget: $17,000,000.00

Revenue: $21,011,500.00

Production Countries: United States of America

6.2 / 10148 Vote Count

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.