The Air Up There
Comedy, Family
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1994
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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.
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Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
PG
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
7 Jan 1994
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$17,080,000
Revenue:
$21,011,500
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
A lightweight, brainless family movie chronicling the triumph of the underdog.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Neither Max Apple's script nor Paul M. Glaser's direction succeeds in convincing you that these characters live, or that this story has anything to do with any thing.
– David Mills,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Like 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.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Children 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.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Working 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.
– Brian Lowry,
Variety,
24 Mar 2008