Cool Runnings 1993
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Genre:Adventure ,Comedy,Family
Release: 1 October 1993 (USA)
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Stars:John Candy|Leon|Doug E. Doug Writer:Lynn Siefert,Michael Ritchie Songmaker:Dolby,, IMDB | Views: 1266 |
Cool Runnings Complete info
Genre :Adventure|Comedy|Family
Title :Cool Runnings
Year :1993
Rating :6.9
Duration :98 min
Release :1 October 1993 (USA)
Star:John Candy,Leon,Doug E. Doug,Malik Yoba,John Candy,Raymond J. Barry,Peter Outerbridge,Paul Coeur,Larry Gilman,Charles Hyatt
Director :Jon Turteltaub
Writer:Lynn Siefert | Michael Ritchie
Country:USA
Language:English
Moviescore:96 user
Movie Location:Filming Locations: Calgary, Alberta, Canada See more ¯
Picture Rating:MPAA
Movie Budget:Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)
Movie Gross:Gross: œ9,209,124 (UK) (20 May 1994)
Movie Company:Walt Disney Pictures | Walt Disney Pictures |
Movie Sound : Dolby,,
Cool Runnings Tagline : Taglines: Inspired by the true story of the first Jamaican Olympic bobsled team. See more ¯
Cool Runnings Description
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified to the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
Cool Runnings Plot
Plot Keywords: olympics | coach | bobsled | olympic games | winter olympics | See All (19) ¯
Cool Runnings Synopsis
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. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">Julian Reischl
Cool Runnings Critics
This one of those family-oriented sports movies that I have fond memories of from my elementary school days. Off the top of my head, I can name The Air Up There, Iron Will, and the Mighty Ducks in this category as well. They weren't masterpieces, per se, but they were pleasant, fun, and sometimes inspirational. The thing about a sports movie is that the passion that a dedicated athlete feels is usually something that can translate itself visually on screen. For instance, if you were to make a movie about a passionate chess player, it's not as exciting to watch the final climactic moment when the hero checkmates his opponent, as it is to watch a game winning shot. What I'm getting to is that one of the draws of a sports movie is being exposed to that passion and desire in our hero. In this case, the hero is Jamaican sprinter Derice Bannock who was accidentally tripped during the Olympic trials, but is determined to make the Olympics anyway. Since track's no longer an option for him, he figures why not start the nation's first bobsledding team, since a bobsled team hasn't been fielded yet. He also is encouraged in the sport by the fact that a friend of his dad happens to be a bobsled coach and he might be able to help. The bobsled coach declines citing as his reasons that there's no ice in Jamaica, that there's not enough time to train, that Derice doesn't have 3 other people which is needed to form a team, that he doesn't even think Derice was a good runner, and that he doesn't even like coaching anymore. Nevertheless, Derice manages to convince the coach, and get three teammates consisting of his best friend, the guy who tripped him in the trials, and another sprinter who got tripped in the trials along with him. This is one of the better sources of entertainment in the film because the dynamics of this team are formed under such unusual circumstance. For instance, Yul, one of the two who got tripped during the trials, still hasn't forgiven Junior, the tripper. The film very cleverly finds a balance between the inspirational element of this story and the humor. Essentially, Derice the most determined member of the group, is a person who we come to admire for his persistence, and maybe that's why it's a good family film, someone kids can look up to. The humor comes from Derice's friend, Sanka, who says a lot of funny stuff. This really is the only way the movie could work because if Derice was funny and told jokes, you wouldn't take him seriously, and if Sanka was more determined about winning, his jokes would sound out of context. The two guys in the middle of the bobsled, both metaphorically and literally, add to the film in their own ways but on a smaller scale. The late John Candy plays the coach and fills the part well. The other notable thing about the film is it's ending. Provided, this is your first viewing, it really does a lot for the movie. I won't give it away, but the ending is unpredictable yet equally satisfying, something I don't often see. However, I wonder, since this was filmed only five years after the Calgary Olympics, how familiar would viewers have been with the actual event that inspired the film. If they knew the story of the '88 Jamaican bobsled team in its entirety, than the impact of that ending would have been lost.
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