Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- The Air Up There
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- en
- Budget
- $17.0M
- Revenue
- $21.0M
Where to watch free (US)
No free providers found in US.
Cast
Kevin Bacon
Jimmy Dolan
Charles Gitonga Maina
Saleh
Yolanda Vazquez
Sister Susan
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
Nyaga
Sean McCann
Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick
Father O'Hara
Ilo Mutombo
Mifundo
Nigel Miguel
Halawi
Eric Menyuk
Mark Collins
Keith Gibbs
Buddy Wilson
Miriam Owiti
Beisa
John Matshikiza
Mingori Mining Company Clerk
Winston Ntshona
Urudu
Production Companies
NBB Unit One Film Partners
Hollywood Pictures
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Interscope CommunicationsNomura Babcock & Brown
Longview Entertainment
