|
|
Cool Runnings (1993) 6.9
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified to the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team. Director:Jon Turteltaub |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
Editors' Spotlight
IMDb at SXSW 2015
The 2015 SXSW Film Festival runs March 13-22, 2015, and we're in Austin to cover the event! Head to our special section for full coverage.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Related Items
Search for "Cool Runnings" on Amazon.com
Share this Rating
Title: Cool Runnings (1993)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Uncle Buck
(1989)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Family
Director:
John Hughes
Stars:
John Candy,
Macaulay Culkin,
Jean Louisa Kelly
The Mighty Ducks
(1992)
Action
|
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Stephen Herek
Stars:
Emilio Estevez,
Joss Ackland,
Lane Smith
Rookie of the Year
(1993)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
Daniel Stern
Stars:
Thomas Ian Nicholas,
Gary Busey,
Albert Hall
Space Jam
(1996)
Animation
|
Adventure
|
Comedy
Director:
Joe Pytka
Stars:
Michael Jordan,
Wayne Knight,
Theresa Randle
D2: The Mighty Ducks
(1994)
Action
|
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Sam Weisman
Stars:
Emilio Estevez,
Kathryn Erbe,
Michael Tucker
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
(1989)
Adventure
|
Comedy
|
Family
Director:
Joe Johnston
Stars:
Rick Moranis,
Matt Frewer,
Marcia Strassman
Little Giants
(1994)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Sport
Director:
Duwayne Dunham
Stars:
Rick Moranis,
Ed O'Neill,
Shawna Waldron
Home Alone
(1990)
Comedy
|
Family
Director:
Chris Columbus
Stars:
Macaulay Culkin,
Joe Pesci,
Daniel Stern
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Leon | ... | ||
| Doug E. Doug | ... | ||
| Rawle D. Lewis | ... | ||
| Malik Yoba | ... | ||
| John Candy | ... | ||
| Raymond J. Barry | ... | ||
| Peter Outerbridge | ... | ||
|
|
Paul Coeur | ... | |
|
|
Larry Gilman | ... | |
|
|
Charles Hyatt | ... | |
|
|
Winston Stona | ... |
Coolidge
|
|
|
Bertina Macauley | ... |
Joy Bannock
|
|
|
Pauline Stone Myrie | ... |
Momma Coffie
|
|
|
Kristoffer Cooper | ... |
Winston
|
|
|
Bill Dow | ... |
Registration Official
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
Taglines:
Jamaican Bobsledders? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for mild language and brief violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USARelease Date:
1 October 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Jamaica Abaixo de Zero See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£2,503,138 (UK) (4 March 1994)Gross:
£9,209,124 (UK) (20 May 1994)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
Sanka Coffie: Oh, wait. Coach, I gotta go. You know?
Irv: Hold it.
Sanka Coffie: Hold it?
Irv: Hold it.
Sanka Coffie: Hold it?
Irv: Yeah, hold it!
Sanka Coffie: But, Coach, I can't hold it. We're not bobsledding yet.
Irv: Oh, yes we are.
[pushes them off]
[...]
See more »
Written by Bob Marley
Performed by Diana King
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Contrary to the story in movie, the Jamaican team was met with open arms by the international Bobsledding teams. One of the other teams even went so far as to lend the Jamaican team a back-up sled so they could qualify. See more »Goofs
When Junior is looking in the mirror at the bar, his words don't match with lips. See more »Quotes
[about to be pushed off start]Sanka Coffie: Oh, wait. Coach, I gotta go. You know?
Irv: Hold it.
Sanka Coffie: Hold it?
Irv: Hold it.
Sanka Coffie: Hold it?
Irv: Yeah, hold it!
Sanka Coffie: But, Coach, I can't hold it. We're not bobsledding yet.
Irv: Oh, yes we are.
[pushes them off]
[...]
See more »
Soundtracks
Stir It UpWritten by Bob Marley
Performed by Diana King
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
See more »
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.