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Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings

One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.

19937.01h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Written by Lynn Siefert, Michael Ritchie, Tommy Swerdlow
Produced by Dawn Steel
Box OfficeBudget: $14.0MRevenue: $154.9M

Top Cast

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

John Candy

John Candy

Irv

Raymond J. Barry

Raymond J. Barry

Kurt Hemphill

Peter Outerbridge

Peter Outerbridge

Josef Grool

Paul Cœur

Paul Cœur

Roger

Larry Gilman

Larry Gilman

Larry

C

Charles Hyatt

Whitby Bevil, Sr.

Themes & Keywords

underdogsportswinterolympic gamesjamaicatrainertraining campreggaebobsleighingbased on true storybobsledwinter sportcalgaryinspirationalhilariousexcited

About Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings is a comedy, adventure, drama film released in 1993 exploring themes of underdog, sports, winter, olympic games, jamaica, trainer. Directed by Jon Turteltaub, it stars Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis. 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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