The Air Up There

"Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame."

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Released: Jan 7, 1994

Runtime: 1h 47m

Rating: ⭐ 6.1 / 10

Family Comedy

Overview

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.