The Air Up There

1994 "Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame."

The Air Up There

5.6 | 1h47m | PG | en | 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.

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5.6 | 1h47m | PG | en | Comedy , Family | More Info

Released: January. 07,1994 | Released Producted By: Hollywood Pictures , PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Kevin Bacon , Yolanda Vazquez , Sean McCann

Director

Alicia Keywan

Producted By

Hollywood Pictures , PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

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Reviews

Michael_Elliott The Air Up There (1994) ** (out of 4)Jimmy Dolan (Kevin Bacon) is a basketball coach who comes under pressure and needs to find a recruit that is going to help his team and his own career. He heads to South Africa where he finds a giant of a man and the coach must convince him to play basketball.THE AIR UP THERE is the type of film that wants to offer up some cheap laughs in a rather cheap story. If you're a fan of Kevin Bacon then you might want to check this film out since he is good in the role of the coach but sadly the oerall impact of the film is quite minor as there's nothing awful here but at the same time there's nothing too good or memorable either.I think the biggest problem with the film is its screenplay, which is pretty standard stuff as we get the coach in trouble, he gets his top recruit and then we have the various dramatic messages that have to come out about building character. The film also falls well short in its attempt at humor and by the time the film is over it just runs on way too long for its own good.

MovieAddict2016 Kevin Bacon stars in "The Air Up There," a family "comedy" that is nothing more than a few familiar faces and half-hearted laughs. It's another feel-good underdog story of which is not particularly memorable.Kudos to Bacon for turning a pretty routine script into a watchable, even amusing movie with some OK moments and likable characters. Not as good as "Cool Runnings," but still worth catching if it's on Sunday afternoon or something.3/5Not great, but good.

jdowling Basketball in Kenya makes it look unique. If you're looking to veg-out with a cute flick, it's OK. It uses a formulaic approach. And the ending is predictable.

Colonel Lingus I liked this film a lot.Not Kevin Bacon's best work (in fact he's rather poor in this film) but the supporting cast are great. The locations are brilliant, the action (mostly basketball) is fine.I would definitely recommend this film to a friend!