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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
Leave your thoughts about The Air Up There.
| VarietyBrian LowryWorking a bit too hard to send the crowd into a frenzy, the action in this basketball-oriented yarn isn't exactly fantastic, but it is mildly entertaining. |
| Empire MagazineJane StefanskiHowever average it is, it still passes an hour and a half. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksIf you've never seen a movie, you may be surprised as the story goes into two specific directions, the big basketball game finale and the change in Bacon's attitude as he learns there are things more important in life than his own success. |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinChildren may find this funny, but the film isn't geared to very young audiences. It includes much more violence and profanity than its PG rating indicates. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonLike the multitude of Disney visitors to Africa before (and after) him, he must learn to respect the noble savages he wishes to exploit. Saleh and his Winabis are not for sale -- at least, not immediately. |
| User ReviewTheScarlatescu RI've seen this movie in 1995 or 1996 and I was little and I liked K Bacon and I so liked the movie's subject |
| User ReviewVivian%20 JSo Kevin bacon is an amazing actor. He does really well in this movie. My only complaint is the bad acting of the people in the tribes etc. I know they couldn't really go out and find a bunch of amazing actors with Africa can accents though. The concept of this movie is also very cool as well. |
| User ReviewKyle P"i call this the shake and bake"....i love this movie |
| User ReviewMichael Bthey really loved the sport so nothing stopped them! |
| User ReviewSirius Bi loved this movie; it shows a lot about sportsmanship. |
