Taglines: Inspired by the true story of the first Jamaican Olympic bobsled team..
Cool Runnings movie storyline. 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 of 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 Jamaica, Derice decides to go to the Games anyway, if not as a sprinter, then as a bobsledder.
After some starting problems, the first Jamaican bobsledding team is formed and heads for Calgary. In the freezing weather Derice, Sanka, Junior and Yul are only laughed at, since nobody can take a Jamaican bobsledding team led by a disgraced trainer seriously. But team spirit and a healthy self-confidence may lead to a few surprises in the upcoming Winter Games.
Cool Runnings is a 1993 American comedy sports film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba and John Candy. The film was released in the United States on October 1, 1993. It was Candy’s third to last film of his career and the last of his films to be released during his lifetime. It is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsleigh team’s debut in competition during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Cool Runnings (1993)
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Starring: Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, John Candy, Peter Outerbridge, Raymond J. Barry, Bertina Macauley, Pauline Stone Myrie
Screenplay by: Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, Michael Goldberg
Production Design by: Stephen Marsh
Cinematography by: Phedon Papamichael
Film Editing by: Bruce Green
Costume Design by: Grania Preston
Set Decoration by: Lesley Beale
Art Direction by: Rick Roberts
Music by: Hans Zimmer
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and brief violence.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: October 1, 1993
Hits: 69
