The Air Up There (1994)

Director:

Paul Michael Glaser

Writer (WGA):

Max Apple (written by)

Release Date:

7 January 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Plot:

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find...

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Africa | Sports Team

Cast

Kevin Bacon	...	Jimmy Dolan
Charles Gitonga Maina	...	Saleh
Yolanda Vazquez	...	Sister Susan
Winston Ntshona	...	Urudu
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole	...	Nyaga
Sean McCann	...	Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick	...	Father O'Hara
Ilo Mutombo	...	Mifundo
Nigel Miguel	...	Halawi
Eric Menyuk	...	Mark Collins
Keith Gibbs	...	Buddy Wilson
Miriam Owiti	...	Beisa
Douglas Leboyare	...	Ikedo
Francis Mutei	...	St. George
Gibson Gathu Mbugua	...	Harimbo

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:All | USA:PG (Certificate #32691) | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Spain:T | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: In the basketball game between Winabi and Mingori, Mingori scores and makes it 6-14. We see a person change Mingoris score from 12 to 14. The next time we see the score, it is still 6-12.

Quotes:

[Sister Susan kisses Jimmy after his team wins]
Jimmy Dolan: Sister! You're allowed to kiss?
Sister Susan: [smiling] Only if I really mean it!

Movie Connections:

References JFK (1991)

Soundtrack:

HIGHER & HIGHER

OK but hardly memorable

Kevin Bacon stars in "The Air Up There," a family "comedy" that is nothing more than a few familiar faces and half-hearted laughs. It's another feel-good underdog story of which is not particularly memorable.

Kudos to Bacon for turning a pretty routine script into a watchable, even amusing movie with some OK moments and likable characters. Not as good as "Cool Runnings," but still worth catching if it's on Sunday afternoon or something.

3/5

Not great, but good.