The Air Up There (1994)

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

107 min★ 5.6 · 9,982 votes

• Comedy
• Family
• Sport

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

January 7, 1994

Country of origin

United States

Budget

$17,000,000

Box office

$21,011,500