The Air Up There
1994·Movie
·1h 47min·
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Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.
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.
Basketball ProdigyCulture ClashAfrican TribeComing-of-AgeSports & PoliticsCorporate GreedFinding PurposeCross-Cultural Friendship
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Directed by:
Paul Michael Glaser
Written by:
Max Apple
Produced by:
Lance Hool, Ted Field, Mali Finn
Composed by:
David Newman
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