The Air Up There
Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.
1994 | 107m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Paul Michael Glaser |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Max Apple |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 07, 1994 |
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| Director: | Paul Michael Glaser |
| Writer: | Max Apple |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | sports |
| Production Companies | Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Interscope Communications, Nomura Babcock & Brown, NBB Unit One Film Partners, Longview Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $21,011,500
Budget: $17,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Michael Glaser | Director |
| David Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Dick Pope | Director of Photography |
| Leith Ridley | Art Direction |
| Karen Brookes | Set Decoration |
| Tom McMurtry | Editor |
| Brent Thomas | Production Design |
| Michael E. Polakow | Editor |
| Alicia Keywan | Art Direction |
| Max Apple | Writer |
| Michael L. Games | Production Manager |
| Hope Hanafin | Costume Design |
| Don Finn | Casting |
| Roger Hall | Production Design |
| Ian Ross | Line Producer |
| Mali Finn | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ted Field | Producer |
| Robert W. Cort | Producer |
| Conrad Hool | Co-Producer |
| Scott Kroopf | Executive Producer |
| Rosalie Swedlin | Producer |
| Lance Hool | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 736 | 736 |