Cool Runnings (1993)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Writers (WGA):

Lynn Siefert (story) &
Michael Ritchie (story) ...
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Release Date:

1 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

One Dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty Below Zero.

Plot:

Based on the true story of the First Jamacian bobsled team trying to make it to the winter olympics.

Plot Keywords:

Olympics | Bobsled | Jamaica | Winter Olympics | Airplane

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Leon	...	Derice Bannock (as Leon Robinson)
Doug E. Doug	...	Sanka Coffie
Rawle D. Lewis	...	Junior Bevil
Malik Yoba	...	Yul Brenner
John Candy	...	Irving 'Irv' Blitzer
Raymond J. Barry	...	Kurt Hemphill
Peter Outerbridge	...	Josef Grool
Paul Coeur	...	Roger
Larry Gilman	...	Larry
Charles Hyatt	...	Whitby Bevil Sr.
Winston Stona	...	Coolidge
Bertina Macauley	...	Joy Bannock
Pauline Stone Myrie	...	Momma Coffie
Kristoffer Cooper	...	Winston
Bill Dow	...	Registration Official
Jay Brazeau	...	Kroychzech
Campbell Lane	...	Karl Schindler
Jack Goth	...	August Gremmer
Matthew Walker	...	German Official
Christopher Gaze	...	British Official
David Lovgren	...	Swiss Captain
Kerwin Kerr	...	Boy #1
Deamion Robinson	...	Boy #2
Beverly Brown	...	Lady #1
Cyrene Tomlinson	...	Lady #2
Oliver Hunter	...	Joseph
Fitz Weir	...	Uncle Ferte
Teddy Price	...	Drunk
Charles Harvey	...	Cop #1
Clive Anderson	...	Cop #2
Michael London	...	Heckler
Lloyd Roache	...	Push Cart Derby Starter
Cheryl Kroeker	...	Hotel Clerk
Karyn J. Scott	...	Line Dancer
Craig Lehto	...	Bobsled Starter
Al Trautwig	...	Himself
John Morgan	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matthew Robert Kelly	...	Canadian Captain (uncredited)
Rob McEwan	...	News Photographer (uncredited)
Rob Parisien	...	Olympic Messenger (uncredited)

Directed by
Jon Turteltaub

Writing credits (WGA)
Lynn Siefert		(story) &
Michael Ritchie		(story)
Lynn Siefert		(screenplay) and
Tommy Swerdlow		(screenplay) &
Michael Goldberg		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jeffrey Bydalek	....	assistant producer
Susan B. Landau	....	executive producer
Christopher Meledandri	....	executive producer
Dawn Steel	....	producer

Original Music by
Jimmy Cliff
Nick Glennie-Smith
Hans Zimmer

Cinematography by
Phedon Papamichael

Film Editing by
Bruce Green

Casting by
Chemin Sylvia Bernard
Jaki Brown		(as Jaki Brown-Karman)
Leslie Swan

Production Design by
Stephen Marsh

Art Direction by
Gary Kosko
Rick Roberts

Set Decoration by
Lesley Beale

Costume Design by
Grania Preston

Makeup Department
Veronica Ciandre	....	hair stylist
Donna Fuller	....	assistant makeup artist
Norma Hill-Patton	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Casey Grant	....	production manager
Natalie Thompson	....	unit production manager: Jamaica

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Brebner	....	third assistant director
Bruce Franklin	....	first assistant director
Avi Kleinberger	....	additional first assistant director: Jamaica
Michael London	....	third assistant director
Grant Lucibello	....	third assistant director
Brad Moerke	....	trainee assistant director
Michael D. Moore	....	second unit director
Kim H. Winther	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jennifer Chang	....	assistant art director
Curtis Crowe	....	construction coordinator
Alain Giguère	....	head scenic painter: Jamaica
Dean Goodine	....	assistant property master
Marta McLaughlin	....	assistant prop master: Jamaica (as Marta Schatz)
Wayne McLaughlin	....	property master
Melodi Petrigo	....	buyer (as Melodi McGill)
Gary Clayton Ripley	....	scenic artist
Michael Sarley	....	storyboard artist
Bill Merrett	....	props assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kevin Bartnof	....	foley artist
Julia Evershade	....	adr editor
Julia Evershade	....	sound editor
Stephanie Flack	....	dialogue editor
David Gertz	....	foley mixer
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Mark A. Mangini	....	supervising sound editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Oscar Mitt	....	sound
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Larry Sutton	....	location sound mixer

Special Effects by
Lars Lenander	....	special effects foreman
William H. Orr	....	special effects
Jak Osmond	....	special effects assistant
Randy Shymkiw	....	special effects unit coordinator

Stunts
Jim Finkbeiner	....	stunts
Ernie Jackson	....	stunts
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunt double: Winston
Shane Le Mar	....	stunt driver
Shane Le Mar	....	stunts
Robert Paisley	....	stunts
Jacob Rupp	....	stunt coordinator
Jacob Rupp	....	stunts
David Stevenson	....	stunt man
Gene Williams	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Kirk Chiswell	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Drew Davidson	....	gaffer
James L. Hurford	....	key grip
Marvin Lee	....	camera loader
Rob McEwan	....	still photographer
Rexford L. Metz	....	director of photography: second unit
Rob Parisien	....	video assist operator
Gordon Schmidt	....	lamp operator
Pat Williams	....	assistant camera
Peter F. Woeste	....	camera operator
David Emmerichs	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Eileen Dillon	....	casting assistant
Phaedra Harris	....	casting associate
Leslie Swan	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carol Case	....	set costumer
Lynda Foote	....	costume supervisor
Melanie Ghisays	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Mark L. Levine	....	assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Sheila MacDowell	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Daryl B. Kell	....	assistant music editor
Laura Perlman	....	music editor
Pamela Turbov	....	soundtrack supervisor: A&R
Christopher Ward	....	assistant composer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Nigel Arscott	....	transportation captain: Jamaica
Kevin Craig	....	transportation coordinator: Jamaica
Ron Reynolds	....	transportation co-captain: Jamaica

Other crew
Guy Adan	....	unit publicist
Tom Benz	....	location manager
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Susan Genard	....	assistant to director
Mary Cay Hollander	....	production coordinator: Jamaica
Howard Horwitz	....	production assistant
Matthew Kershaw	....	production assistant
John Lacroix	....	payroll accountant
Yvonne Melville	....	production coordinator
Martin Pedersen	....	location production assistant
Trevor Seitz	....	office production assistant
Trevor Seitz	....	set production assistant
Darryl Solly	....	location production assistant
Jesse Merz	....	market researcher (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• C.B. Films (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1997) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Gativideo (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• Walt Disney Pictures and Television  for purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom this picture was created by

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and brief violence.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Russian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Peru:PT | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

During the opening ceremonies scene, Blitzer is seen wearing a white Smithbilt cowboy hat. The white Smithbilt is a trademark of the City of Calgary, where the XV Winter Olympics were held in 1988.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the final run, when the crashed sled is coming to a stop, one of the heads is bent at nearly a 90 degree angle and the neck is wedged between the sled and side of the track. When the overhead shot follows, all the sledders are tucked completely inside of the bobsled.

Quotes:

Yul Brenner: [the guys start climbing into the bobsled] Don't touch me!
Sanka Coffie: Hey, Baldie, get off my foot!
Yul Brenner: Don't touch me!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The King of Queens: Sold-Y Locks (#8.18)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

I Can See Clearly Now

cool movie

This entertaining movie, based on the true story of the Jamaican Bob Sled Team's (yes, you heard right - Jamaican Bob Sled Team) participation in the 1985 Winter Olympics is a funny film with a warm heart that moves to an inspiring ending. The story, about a group of Jamaican athletes who were prevented from competing as runners and so sought a different (!) venue in order to participate, has many funny moments. The late John Candy, of whom I am no fan, is very good here; his role as the coach with a checkered past calls for some real dramatic work as well as comedy. The team is a very likeable bunch (with varying acting abilities) and the viewer is rooting for them all the way as they demonstrate great courage in snatching their own kind of victory from the jaws of defeat; the ending is a real lump-in-the-throater.

Good flick, but a caveat for viewing with the kiddos - the language is a tad rough in a couple of spots.