Cool Runnings (1993)

Cast

John Candy
as Irv
Leon
as Derice Bannock
Raymond J. Barry
as Kurt Hemphill
Malik Yoba
as Yul Brenner

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Genres & Description

Action Adventure Comedy Family Sport

6.9 / 10

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.

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Aaron Hayward

I've seen this film a few years ago and I can say its a good film, def worth watching! - @Wednesday, November 7, 2018 7:04 PM

Al-Karim Walli

What a fantastic movie. With Calgary in the running for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, might be time for watching it again! #Calgary2026 - @Thursday, November 1, 2018 7:21 AM

AlphaDeltaXray

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Yoon san

2018😬??? - @Friday, August 31, 2018 6:12 PM

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Benjamin awakening the people!! - @Saturday, August 25, 2018 7:44 PM

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Jobin

"They don't break..they shatter" The first time I heard that I almost broke my ribs from laughing - @Saturday, August 4, 2018 6:10 AM

EclipZe Muzik

i really like this keep up the good work! - @Friday, June 15, 2018 3:20 PM

Victor Hernandez

Happy 30th anniversary to Jamaica’s first bobsled team and happy 25th anniversary to Cool Runnings! - @Thursday, February 15, 2018 9:32 PM

Windy Hawthorn

John Candy was in it enough said. - @Sunday, January 28, 2018 7:28 PM

English Countryside

Just realized, this movie will be 25yo in 2018. Hope they do a re-union of the living actors. - @Sunday, December 31, 2017 6:15 PM

English Countryside

Perfect family movie...no cursing, no sex, no violence. Just good clean fun.. Cool Runnings 2018 - @Sunday, December 31, 2017 5:29 PM

AlphaDeltaXray

This really isn't "based on a true story" but more like "inspired by an historical event" The only thing true about this film is that it was Jamaica's first bobsled team, and that they knew very little to nothing about it. Other than that, all made up. There never was no Irv Blitzer (John Candy), there were more than 4 of them, they didn't almost make it to the Olympics in South Korea, and obviously Junior is a fictional character who never tripped those guys on the track and ruined their chance to go to Seoul for the Olympics. And much, much more that's simply just not true. In fact, one of the actual members of that team stated about the film, when asked how much of it was true, something along the lines of "the only.parts that are true are that we went to the Olympics in Calgary, and that we almost didn't get to go due to finances". Although, there was never anyone who sold their car to produce the funds for them to go. From what I remember it was a sponsor who had done that. - @Wednesday, November 1, 2017 12:50 AM

AlphaDeltaXray

This is one of my Top 10 Fav movies ever. Even though it's basically 100% fiction, it's still amazing and very well written and well acted. - @Wednesday, November 1, 2017 12:42 AM

Ramompas impact

recommendation from indonesia - @Sunday, October 29, 2017 2:58 PM

BiG JuiCe

One of Disney's best movie's ever! Cool runnings! - @Saturday, October 28, 2017 3:53 PM

Steve Hunt

I saw this movie when it came out at the movies, it remains one of the most annoying things of my entire childhood. Watching a group of underdogs be taunted by a superior team and then having the stars of the movie be utterly demolished by the bad guys at the end is NOT a successful movie template. Don't bother watching this movie, the bad guys win and the good guys embarrass themselves by trying and failing. - @Tuesday, October 17, 2017 5:42 AM

BreathOfTheOdyssey

What ya smokn' man nothin' i'm just breathin' - @Thursday, June 29, 2017 10:23 PM

Nas

haha i cant wait for this movie to come out - @Saturday, June 10, 2017 6:37 AM

Matt Lee

Sanka ya dead? - @Sunday, April 16, 2017 1:59 PM

Ryan A. Donegan

Feel the Rhythm, Feel the Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Bobsled Time!!! Cool Runnings!!! - @Sunday, March 26, 2017 11:05 PM

Krista A Martin

Cool! - @Friday, February 17, 2017 1:28 PM

Derek K

watch every Winter Olympics - @Sunday, February 5, 2017 11:16 PM

kuf3remix

Gabriel Jesus loool - @Thursday, January 26, 2017 7:29 PM

Noelia Killjoy

omg I watched this movie ages ago on Disney Channel :O - @Tuesday, January 17, 2017 8:42 PM

Dana Fischer

Yeah mon - @Wednesday, October 12, 2016 7:42 PM

Meg

my fav movie - @Tuesday, August 30, 2016 11:09 AM

greengamer

"do you want to kiss my lucky egg?"😂😂😂😂😂 - @Saturday, August 27, 2016 5:36 PM

lianching chan

Some years ago, my family was browsing the different channels on the local TV and saw this movie by chance. It was in the middle of the movie when we first saw it and we were glued to the end. We love it! The next thing I did was to scour the CD shops in Singapore to look for the DVD. Finally found it at the now-defunct HMV store. Since then, we had watched this movie more than 20 times (and still counting). Some values espoused by the movie were very good - the importance of personal integrity and kinship-friendship, building fortitude, being resourceful and discerning and pursuing one's dream fervently. - @Friday, July 29, 2016 3:04 AM

barbaro267

Interesting...Hans Zimmer provided the score for this film. - @Wednesday, June 8, 2016 6:07 PM

George Schaumkel

Now Jamaica runners are flying like an eagle in olympics hahaha - @Tuesday, February 2, 2016 11:18 AM

George Schaumkel

Ah! Childhood favorite movie hahaha...when you cross the finish line then you'll know that you're good enough... - @Tuesday, February 2, 2016 11:17 AM

Max Pinto

My name is Sanka Coffie and I am the greatest pushcart driver in all of Jamaica! - @Sunday, November 29, 2015 9:24 PM

UltraFlashGun Trix

confucious say lama gonna lama bad llama bedlam. that for #serta. - @Thursday, September 17, 2015 2:14 AM

UltraFlashGun Trix

courage. its just beer in a word. - @Wednesday, September 16, 2015 11:33 PM

The Mod Shop

I see a bad ass mudda! - @Friday, August 7, 2015 2:39 PM

MrHatoyama38

信じられないかもね〜♪ジャマイカ生まれのボブスレーチーム♪ - @Tuesday, June 9, 2015 10:51 PM

Libertarian Prince

''Inspiring, Heartwarming And Very, Very Funny!'' - @Friday, May 15, 2015 6:09 PM

Libertarian Prince

''Rocky On Ice!'' - @Friday, May 15, 2015 6:09 PM

Kayleen's World

i LOVE cool runnings so much that i wach it menny times - @Wednesday, March 11, 2015 4:24 AM

Kahlil Johnson

Man, that's Jamaican - @Saturday, February 28, 2015 9:33 PM

Dudley Fournier

Feel the Rhythm! Feel the Rhyme! - @Thursday, October 23, 2014 11:35 PM

Colby Narramore

Ah the smike o dojo make me wanna mon - @Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:31 AM

spunkflunk

WE GOT A BOB SLED TEAM! - @Sunday, February 16, 2014 7:25 AM

Matthew Franz

what's that song that starts playing around 1:15? - @Thursday, February 13, 2014 7:46 PM

Kuppi Juuso

One of the greatest movies of all time. Smiles & cries. - @Thursday, February 13, 2014 5:11 PM

arieshema

love this movie so much. I watched it 6 times...hahaha - @Monday, January 20, 2014 6:11 PM

Craig Bruce

Ice!!!! - @Monday, August 5, 2013 11:41 AM

Proud Canadian

BASED on a true story - @Sunday, August 4, 2013 7:14 PM

Bob .Grant

Snow!?! - @Tuesday, July 30, 2013 6:49 PM