Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
The Air Up There is a Family, Comedy film released in 1994.
5 subtitle releases available in English.
Movie Dialogue Sample
Yeah, I'm laughing my ass off.
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Let's shoot some hoops.
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Nice shot. But you know,
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you've been coming down the
right side for the past two hours.
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Do you think you can take me on the left? Come on, it's all yours. Left! Left!
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- My grandmother can dribble with her
left hand. - Can she see enough to shoot?
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Left! Come on! Left!
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Which one's left?
I'm always forgetting this.
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Left hand.
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Naftalanja!
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It's fun, yes, this game?
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- No. It's more than fun.
- More than fun?
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Do you have any idea what's it's like to play
against top players in the championship game?
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It brings out the talent that's sleeping inside
your body. It's talent you never knew you had.
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I mean, it's like
suddenly... you could fly.
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I often think I
would like to fly.
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Yeah, well, you can fly, my man.
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00:32:24,376 --> 00:32:27,013
- Number one "nubah" draft pick. - "Nubah"?
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Yeah, "nubah," N.B.A.
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Oh, N.B.A. Where did
you learn about that?
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Sports illustrated,
swimsuit editions.
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You're going with me, Saleh.
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And I promise you, you're gonna
live the rest of your life like a king.
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Like a king?
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Just like a king.
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I like you, Jimmy Dolan.
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00:32:50,169 --> 00:32:52,604
It makes a lovely
idea. So you'll do it?
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You'll come?
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Jalang.
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Hey, Saleh, wait up.
Hey, yo, where ya goin'?
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Come on, we...
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Hey, come on, where ya goin'?
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Don't leave me
here with the goat.
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Coffee? Light with sugar.
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- Ow!
- Sorry.
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So, it, uh... must be hard
working out here all alone?
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Mr. Dolan, I am never alone.
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How far do these kids
go in school anyway?
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You want to know if
Saleh can get into St. Joe's?
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It's not like he's got to take
quantum physics. Don't be patronizing.
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Winabi have survived adversities that would have
knocked you out of the picture centuries ago.
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They are remarkable people. No kidding. This
kid's got the hang time of a hot air balloon.
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I'd forget about
Saleh if I were you.
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Forget about him? I just found
a future N.B.A. hall of famer.
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- What you found is a headman's son.
- A what?
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He's the son of Urudu,
chief of the Winabi.
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Saleh's royalty, like a prince.
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- Is that the reason for the bodyguard?
- Mm-hmm.
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00:35:13,845 --> 00:35:17,749
Saleh's gonna fit right in at St. Joe's.
We got two princes, we got a duke,
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- we got a sheik from Bahrain... - Saleh is the next in line to lead his people.
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His parents are
extremely protective.
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Sister... Sister, parents
are my specialty.
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All I gotta do is explain
to Saleh's mom and dad
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that I'm only gonna borrow him for four years
and return him with a first-class education.
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00:35:37,903 --> 00:35:40,906
And your N.B.A., are they
going to borrow him after that?
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After that, we'll see. Anyway,
Saleh's already on board.
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- Oh, how so? - I spoke to him last night
and he said very clearly, "jalang."
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Why, what's so funny?
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"Jalang," Mr. Dolan, is a Winabi way
of saying "no" without insulting you.
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It means, "I will consider it for
eternity." Keep that on for an hour.
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