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Cool Runnings

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Original title

Cool Runnings

Year

1993

Running time

95 min.

Country

United States

Director

Jon Turteltaub

Screenwriter

Lynn Siefert, Michael Goldberg, Tommy Swerdlow, Michael Ritchie

Cast

Music

Hans Zimmer

Cinematography

Phedon Papamichael

Producer

Walt Disney Pictures

Genre

Comedy. Adventure | Sports. Olympic Games. Family-friendly. Based on a true story

Synopsis

When the Jamaican sprinter Derice Bannock (Leon) is disqualified to the Olympic Games due to a silly accident, he envision the chance to participate in bobsleigh modality. He meets the dishonored couch Irving Blitzer (John Candy), who is living in the tropical country after two gold medals and elimination due to cheating, and convinces him to couch the first Jamaican Bobsled Team. They form a group with the push-cart driver Sanka Coffie (Doug E. Doug), the sprinter Yul Brenner (Malik Yoba) and the rich Junior Bevil (Rawle D. Lewis) and without any sponsor, fly to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to participate of the XV Olympic Winter Games.

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