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The Air Up There (1994)
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7 January 1994 (USA)
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Plot:
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find...
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Cool film but not great.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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107 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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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.
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[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!
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Jimmy Dolan: Sister! You're allowed to kiss?
Sister Susan: [smiling] Only if I really mean it!
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ST. JOSEPH'S ALMA MATER
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I liked this film a lot.
Not Kevin Bacon's best work (in fact he's rather poor in this film) but the supporting cast are great. The locations are brilliant, the action (mostly basketball) is fine.
I would definitely recommend this film to a friend!