The Air Up There (1994)

01/07/1994 1h 47m

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

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Kevin Bacon

as Jimmy Dolan

Born 07/08/1958, age

Yolanda Vazquez

as Sister Susan

Born 11/05/1960, age

Sean McCann

as Ray Fox

Born 09/24/1935

Died 06/13/2019, age

Dennis Patrick

as Father O'Hara

Born 03/14/1918

Died 10/13/2002, age

John Matshikiza

as Mingori Mining Company Clerk

Born 11/26/1954

Died 09/15/2008, age

Winston Ntshona

as Urudu

Born 10/06/1941

Died 08/02/2018, age