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Cool Runnings (1993)

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Cool Runnings (1993)
 

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Inspired by the true story of the first Jamaican Olympic Bobsled Team. The always appealing Candy is the ex-champion who takes on the four islanders who know nothing about the sport and whips them into champions.
When a fellow competitor trips Derice at an Olympic qualifying track meet, Derice fails to acquire the final points necessary to get to the summer games. To make matters worse, the local board refuses to reinstate Derice. But there's still way for him to make it to the Olympics.
After learning about a wacky American bobsledder living in Jamaica -- who had years earlier attempted to recruit Derice's father for a Jamaican bobsled team -- Derice's competitive spirit is renewed. Realizing that bobsledding may be his golden opportunity, he drafts his go-cart driving buddy Sanka, and talks Winter Olympian Irv Blitzer into coaching this offbeat team. Blitzer whips the dedicated athletes into bobsledding shape despite the total absence of snow. Together they're the weirdest outfit at Calgary -- but no one's more fun at the winter games.
Theatrical Release Date 1993
Runtime (minutes) 98
Format DVD
Number of Discs 1

Cast and Crew

Jon Turteltaub
Dawn Steel
Rawle Lewis, Leon, John Candy, Malik Yoba, Doug E. Doug
Screenwriter: Tommy Swerdlow
Screenwriter: Michael Goldberg
Screenwriter: Lynn Siefert

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Release Info

Release Date

24/08/1999

Theatrical Release

1993

Rating

PG (MPAA)

Format

DVD

Unedited Version

N

Collector Edition

N

Director Cut

N

Number of Discs

1

Distributor

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Area

USA

VIDEO:

Runtime (minutes)

98

Picture

Color

AUDIO:

Language

English

Closed Caption

English

Release Notes

Notes

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

"Cool Runnings" is based on the true story of the Jamaican bobsled team, who became audience favorites as beloved underdogs in the 1988 Olympic games.

Rated BBFC PG by the British Board of Film Classification.

Portions of content provided by Rovi Data Solutions. Copyright © 2009 Rovi Data Solutions, Inc. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.

Editorial Reviews

New York Times 01/10/1993 "...A cute, buoyant sports fantasy, jolted along by a reggae soundtrack and playfully acted by an appealing cast..."
Sight and Sound 01/04/1994 "...Heartwarming..."
Variety 09/20/1993 "...Highly entertaining....The offbeat, fact-based saga is enlivened by the perfect balance of humor, emotion and insight..."

2 Customer Reviews for Cool Runnings (1993)

Average Overall rating

4.7 / 5
Based on 24 ratings
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23 Reviews

4% Critical

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5.0
  • M C-P
  • from Memramcook, NB
  • Nov 16, 2008

supurb

This is one of our families top three comedies to watch. Great for the whole family.No profanity,sex,or drug use.We wore our first two coppies out,and have purchased it as a gift many times. The same with our other favorites Kung Pow..... spoof style movie,no profanity,drug use,occasional sexual innuendo John Pinnet.... stand up comedian,1 or 2 bad words,no drug references,or sexual content.

5.0
  • Farhad Bulsara
  • from Mississauga
  • 59 minutes ago

Cool Running wins the Race!

This is an absolutely amazing movie. It will have you laughing your head from the beginning to the credits. This movie shows how far sheer determination and the willingness to do something can take you I give it a 15 out of 10.