
The Air Up There (1994)
Family, Comedy
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.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Writer: Max Apple
The 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
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