Cool Runnings (1993) Movie Overview

Cool Runnings is a 1993 comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub. It is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team’s debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. It stars Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba, Rawle D. Lewis, and John Candy. Irving “Irv” Blitzer is an American bobsled double gold medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics, who finished first in two events again in 1972 but was disqualified for cheating and retired in disgrace to Jamaica, where he leads a destitute life as a bookie. He is approached by top 100m runner Derice Bannock, who failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics when another opponent, Junior Bevil, tripped at the trials, and pushcart driving champion Sanka Coffie, who both wish to use his previous experience as a coach in order to compete in the 1988 Winter Olympics as bobsledders. Irv had been good friends with Derice’s father, Ben, a former sprinter whom Irv had tried to recruit for the bobsled team years ago. Yul Brenner, another runner who was tripped at the qualifier by Junior, also joins the team. After Irv is convinced to coach the team, the three months of practice begins, initially resulting in embarrassme… Source

• Cool Runnings Movie Details
• Director: Jon Turteltaub
• Tagline: One Dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty Below Zero.
• Country: USA
• Run Time: 98 min
• Genre: Adventure , Comedy , Sport

• Cast Overview
• Leon as Derice Bannock (as Leon Robinson)
• Doug E. Doug as Sanka Coffie
• Rawle D. Lewis as Junior Bevil
• Malik Yoba as Yul Brenner
• John Candy as Irving 'Irv' Blitzer
• Raymond J. Barry as Kurt Hemphill

Cool Runnings Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

Cool Runnings (1993): The improbable but true story of Jamaicas first bobsled team–comprising a helicopter pilot, a reggae singer and a sprinter–which took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Source

Cool Runnings Movie Review from New York Times

Cool Runnings fictionalizes the true story of a bobsledding team from Jamaica making it to the Olympics. The tale begins when Derice Bannock (Leon), realizing that due to an accident his chances of qualifying for Jamaica’s 1988 Olympic track team are dashed, scrounges around looking for another sport for the competition. Since ex-United States gold… Source

Cool Runnings Movie Details from Imdb

Irving Blitzer disgraced himself when putting extra weights into his team’s bob in the Olympics, resulting in his gold medal being taken away from him. Years later, Derice Bannock, son to a former friend of Irv, fails to qualify for the 100-yard sprint for the Olympics due to a stupid accident. But when he hears of Irving Blitzer living also on Jam… Source

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