Where to watch The Air Up There(1994)

Name: The Air Up There
Genre: Family, Comedy
Released: 1994-01-07
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez, Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole, Sean McCann

Movie · 1994 · 1h 47m · Family, Comedy

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The Air Up There plot summary

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

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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Release date: January 7, 1994
Runtime: 1h 47m
Genres: Family, Comedy
Directed by: Paul Michael Glaser
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 6.2 / 10 · 173 votes

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Cast

Kevin BaconJimmy Dolan
Charles Gitonga MainaSaleh
Yolanda VazquezSister Susan
Mabutho 'Kid' SitholeNyaga
Sean McCannRay Fox
Dennis PatrickFather O'Hara
Ilo MutomboMifundo
Nigel MiguelHalawi
Eric MenyukMark Collins
Keith GibbsBuddy Wilson

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In the United States, The Air Up There is available to stream on Prime Video. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.