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The Air Up There

The Air Up There

FamilyComedy
1994, Movie, 1h 47min
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.
Country: United States
Cast:
Kevin Bacon,
Sean McCann,
Dennis Patrick,
John Matshikiza
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jane157
Critic Jane Stefanski
rated 6

Bacon, so long the supporting player, isn't required to flex his acting muscles too much as the brash American who's in no doubt that his flashy, fast-talking ways will impress the ancient Winabi tribe...

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Cast & Crew

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Kevin Bacon
As Jimmy Dolan
Sean McCann
As Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick
As Father O'Hara
John Matshikiza
As Mingori Mining Company Clerk
Winston Ntshona
As Urudu
Yolanda Vazquez
As Sister Susan
Nigel Miguel
As Halawi

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