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5.6/10
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A basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.A basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.A basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.
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- TriviaJimmy Dolan (Kevin Bacon) states the mythical St. Joseph's University won the 1981 National Championship. Indiana University won the 1981 National Championship led by Isiah Thomas. Both Indiana University and Isiah Thomas get a reference later in the movie.
- GoofsIn the story of his National Championship heroism, Jimmy Dolan refers to a play at the end of the fourth quarter of a game. College basketball is played in two halves, not in quarters.
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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!
Featured review
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.
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.
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- Budget
- $17,080,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,011,318
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,240,859
- Jan 9, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $21,011,318
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