The Air Up There (1994)
Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.
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What it’s about
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.
Cast
Kevin Bacon
Jimmy Dolan
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Charles Gitonga Maina
Saleh
Yolanda Vazquez
Sister Susan
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Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
Nyaga
Sean McCann
Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick
Father O'Hara
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Ilo Mutombo
Mifundo
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Nigel Miguel
Halawi
Eric Menyuk
Mark Collins
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Keith Gibbs
Buddy Wilson
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Miriam Owiti
Beisa
John Matshikiza
Mingori Mining Company Clerk
