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Cool Runnings
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Cool Runnings is a 1993 comedy and sport film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Jon Turteltaub, the English-language movie stars John Candy, Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, and Malik Yoba. The screenplay was written by Tommy Swerdlow, with Hans Zimmer composing the music. Phedon Papamichael served as director of photography, while Bruce Green handled film editing. Dawn Steel was a producer, and Chris Meledandri and Susan Landau Finch served as executive producers.
The film has a runtime of 98 minutes and originates from the United States and Canada. Its narrative is set in Jamaica, Canada, and Calgary, focusing on the sport of bobsleigh. The production had a budget of 14,000,000 and generated revenue of 154,856,263. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+.
Audience reception includes a TMDb vote average of 7.017 from 2,283 votes and an IMDb rating of 7.0 from 123,817 votes. The film is categorized as an adventure, comedy, and family film. It passed the Bechdel test assessment.
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7.0When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
Cast
- Leon as Derice Bannock
- Doug E. Doug as Sanka Coffie
- Rawle D. Lewis as Junior Bevil
- Malik Yoba as Yul Brenner
- John Candy as Irv
- Raymond J. Barry as Kurt Hemphill
Themes
- underdog
- sports
- winter
- olympic games
- jamaica
- trainer
- training camp
- reggae
- bobsleighing
- based on true story
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jon Turteltaub
- Screenplay by
- Lynn Siefert Tommy Swerdlow Michael Goldberg
- Story by
- Lynn Siefert Michael Ritchie
- Produced by
- Dawn Steel Chris Meledandri
- Starring
- Leon Doug E. Doug Rawle D. Lewis Malik Yoba John Candy
- Cinematography
- Phedon Papamichael
- Edited by
- Bruce Green
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer
- Production company
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release date
- October 1, 1993 ( 1993-10-01 )
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $17 million
- Box office
- $154.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Cool Runnings is a 1993 American sports comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub from a screenplay by Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, and Michael Goldberg, and a story by Siefert and Michael Ritchie. It is loosely based on the debut of the Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and stars Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba and John Candy. In the film, former Olympian Irving Blitzer (Candy) coaches a novice four-man bobsleigh team from Jamaica, led by sprinter Derice Bannock (Leon).
The film was originally envisaged as a sports drama, and Jeremiah S. Chechik and Brian Gibson were attached to direct before dropping out, leading to Turteltaub being hired. Leon was cast in 1989, followed by Doug and Yoba a year later. Lewis, who had little acting experience prior to the film and was first sought as a dialect coach, joined in November 1992. Principal photography began in February 1993 and lasted until that March, with filming locations including Kingston, Discovery Bay, and Calgary. Cool Runnings is Candy's final film released in his lifetime. Its score was composed by Hans Zimmer.
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