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The Air Up There

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The Air Up There (1993)

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Reviews Counted:25

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Rotten:19

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Assistant basketball Jimmy Dolan's made a terrible mistake: he bungled his recruitment of a star player. Now the head coaching job's open, and Jimmy wants it badly. But he has only two weeks to... Assistant basketball Jimmy Dolan's made a terrible mistake: he bungled his recruitment of a star player. Now the head coaching job's open, and Jimmy wants it badly. But he has only two weeks to make up for his failure by finding a new basketball whiz for his team. Then he spots the incredible Saleh shooting some baskets in a film about an African tribe. Jimmy thinks he's got it made... but nothing is as simple as it seems, and Jimmy has to pay his dues before his dream can come true. [More]

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vasquez

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vasquez

Director: Paul Michael Glaser

Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Composer: David Newman

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If 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.

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Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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.

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David Mills
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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.

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A lightweight, brainless family movie chronicling the triumph of the underdog.

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This wild jumper misses the hoop.

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