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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | The Air Up There | |
| Runtime | 1h 47min | |
| Budget | $17,000,000 | |
| Revenue | $21,011,500 | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | NBB Unit One Film PartnersHollywood PicturesPolyGram Filmed EntertainmentInterscope CommunicationsNomura Babcock & BrownLongview Entertainment | |