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Cool Runnings

  • 19931993
  • ALAL
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
104K
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Cool Runnings (1993)
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When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.

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  • Director
    • Jon Turteltaub
  • Writers
    • Lynn Siefert(story)
    • Michael Ritchie(story)
    • Tommy Swerdlow(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Candy
    • Leon
    • Doug E. Doug
  • Director
    • Jon Turteltaub
  • Writers
    • Lynn Siefert(story)
    • Michael Ritchie(story)
    • Tommy Swerdlow(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Candy
    • Leon
    • Doug E. Doug
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 130User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba in Cool Runnings (1993)
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    Doug E. Doug, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba in Cool Runnings (1993)
    Leon in Cool Runnings (1993)
    John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba in Cool Runnings (1993)
    John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba in Cool Runnings (1993)
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    John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba in Cool Runnings (1993)
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    Top cast

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    John Candy
    John Candy
    • Irv
    Leon
    Leon
    • Derice Bannock
    Doug E. Doug
    Doug E. Doug
    • Sanka Coffie
    Rawle D. Lewis
    Rawle D. Lewis
    • Junior Bevil
    Malik Yoba
    Malik Yoba
    • Yul Brenner
    Raymond J. Barry
    Raymond J. Barry
    • Kurt Hemphill
    Peter Outerbridge
    Peter Outerbridge
    • Josef Grool
    Paul Coeur
    • Roger
    Larry Gilman
    • Larry
    Charles Hyatt
    • Whitby Bevil, Sr.
    Winston Stona
    • Coolidge
    Bertina Macaulay
    Bertina Macaulay
    • Joy Bannock
    • (as Bertina Macauley)
    Pauline Stone Myrie
    • Momma Coffie
    Kristoffer Cooper
    • Winston
    Bill Dow
    Bill Dow
    • Registration Official
    Jay Brazeau
    Jay Brazeau
    • Kroychzech
    Campbell Lane
    Campbell Lane
    • Shindler
    Matthew Walker
    Matthew Walker
    • German Official
    • Director
      • Jon Turteltaub
    • Writers
      • Lynn Siefert(story) (screenplay)
      • Michael Ritchie(story)
      • Tommy Swerdlow(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      At the time, it was the highest grossing live action film released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner.
    • Goofs
      While Derice is traveling to various businesses seeking funding for the team, the montage puts all the executives in the same office behind the same desk; only with different decorations.
    • Quotes

      [repeated lines]

      Derice Bannock: Sanka you dead?

      Sanka Coffie: Ya, mon.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Malice/Cool Runnings/Short Cuts/M. Butterfly/For Love or Money (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Love You Want
      Written by Winston 'Pipe' Matthews (as Winston Matthews), Lloyd McDonald, and Richard Feldman

      Performed by Wailing Souls

      Courtesy of Chaos/Columbia Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews130

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    8/10
    A very cool comedy
    It's probably a word game that has been used many times before, but "Cool Runnings" is a very 'cool' movie that offered me a lot of fun and laughter. And since this is a comedy and not a documentary, that's all I'm asking of this movie.

    If you hope to see a documentary on how the first Jamaican bobsled team was created and how they got to the Olympics than you'll have to look for something else. This movie has been inspired on the true events, but never pretends to be faithful to the truth. Does that mean that this movie isn't any good? No, certainly not. I loved to see how these four guys were transfered from sprinters to bobsledders and I couldn't help laughing all the time when seeing their reactions on, for instance, the cold and the snow.

    This isn't the greatest movie ever and yes it is full of clichés, but they all work and it never bothered me once. However, don't expect to see a ridiculous comedy with no content either, because it still has a good story and plenty of emotions and excitement to offer. I reward this movie with an 8/10.
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    • philip_vanderveken
    • Jan 11, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1994 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Blue Maaga
    • Filming locations
      • Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $68,856,263
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,046,648
      • Oct 3, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $154,856,263
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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