The Air Up There
A basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Released
- 1994
- Country
- United States, Japan
Details
Release year: 1994
Storyline
A basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.
Top credits
Kevin Bacon ā Jimmy Dolan
Charles Gitonga Maina ā Saleh- Yolanda Vazquez ā Sister Susan
Winston Ntshona ā Urudu
Did you know
ā¢ Jimmy Dolan (Kevin Bacon) states the mythical St. Joseph's University won the 1981 National Championship. Indiana University won the 1981 National Championship led by Isiah Thomas. Both Indiana University and Isiah Thomas get a reference later in the movie.
ā¢ Professional basketball player, Bob McAdoo, who served as technical advisor to Kevin Bacon's Jimmy Dolan, has said that the most difficult chore he ever had to accomplish, was make Bacon perform like a real basketball player.
ā¢ Actor Llo Mutumbo is NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutumbos brother.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $21,011,318
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $5,240,859 (1994-01-09)
User reviews
Watchable film with a phenomenal Kevin Bacon as a basketball coach
Hoop dreams
Lightweight Fare Is Just That: Fair (as in "mediocre")
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby SR
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
