Product Details

• Actors: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez, Winston Ntshona, Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
• Directors: Paul Michael Glaser
• Writers: Max Apple
• Producers: Conrad Hool, Ian Ross, Lance Hool, Lynn Abdi, Robert W. Cort
• Format: PAL
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: French, Norwegian, Dutch, Danish, English, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Buena Vista
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001IMCFC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,252 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Air Up There [Region 2]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Danish ( Subtitles ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: An assistant coach and onetime college star, whose headstrong personal style has threatened his rise to head coach, spots a teenage basketball sensation on a videotape sent back from one of the college's religious missions in Africa. Hoping to advance his own career in the process, he quickly sets out to recruit the 6-foot-10 player for his lackluster team. ...The Air Up There

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Hate Basketball And Love The Movie, November 25, 2001

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Richard Posner "wordspinner" (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Air Up There [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm a pretty well educated film goer--took film courses in college, read much, understand the vocabulary and history of film. AND I have a secret, forbidden list--a list of films I really love but critics didn't. Such gems as Gung Ho! (with Michael Keaton) and The Golden Child (Eddie Murphy) grace this list. Out with snobbery, in with fun I say!

The Air Up There is definitely on my list. I hate basketball--I'm bored by sports in general. But I love this movie. It makes me feel good. Kevin Bacon is at his brash and cocky best as an assistant coach for a Catholic college team which apparently is expected to win big. When his personal pride costs him the loss of a promising prospect, he journeys to Africa to recruit a VERY tall fellow he saw in a home movie from a priest doing Good Works out there. When the basketball prospect turns out to be a prince and some tribal rivalry and mining interests complicate matters, the brash assistant coach has to find out what really matters.

Cliched? Sure. Predictable. I hope to tell you. But I love it anyway. The acting is amiable, the characters fun, the setting just exotic enough, the writing sure-handed, the story uplifting, and I got excited watching the basketball sequences even though I hate the game.

So what can I tell you? We talk now about not letting terrorists run our lives. I say don't let critics run your life either. I watch this movie at least twice a year and feel a whole lot happier when it's over. Try it.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quality basketball movie, March 19, 2000

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Michael J. Sopher "Soph" (Green, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Air Up There [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie proves that it doesn't matter where you are, if you have talent, someone will find it. I enjoyed this film a lot.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what is the problem??, July 1, 2010

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jo (Midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Air Up There [Region 2] (DVD)

Why is it we cant buy these movies on dvd for Region 1?? There are many movies that could be purchased (and many in blu ray) but we have to pay these outrageous costs and the movies are terrible quality? I have tried for many years to buy Mario Lanza movies but NO WAY!! ....Lets get it done guys........you are losing out on money and customers........please........