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Rating: 4.8 / 5.0 (144 votes)

Released: 1999-08-24

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Cool Runnings by Walt Disney Home Video

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Movie Details

Director
Jon Turteltaub
Studio
Walt Disney Home Vid
Runtime
98
Rated
PG (Parental Guidance)
Binding
DVD

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Description

The filmmakers traveled to Jamaica for the primary filming and shot the Winter Olympics scenes in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Actors

  • Doug E. Doug
  • John Candy
  • Paul Coeur
  • Malik Yoba
  • Larry Gilman

Format

  • Closed-captioned
  • Color
  • Letterboxed
  • NTSC
  • Widescreen

Editorial Review

Based on an improbable but true story, Cool Runnings concerns the Jamaican bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Director Jon Turteltaub (Phenomenon) does a fine job with both the absurdity of the situation (the athletes had never even seen snow) and the passion behind it (their desire to compete and win). John Candy, in one of his last roles, is touching as a disgraced coach who seizes the opportunity to work with the Jamaicans as a chance for redemption. The bobsled scenes look good, and the races are exciting. The climax, which is entirely unexpected, takes the film to a wholly different level, even if events in the story don't quite match the facts. –Tom Keogh

More Details

Binding
DVD
Aspect Ratio
1.85:1
Disks
1
Picture Format
Widescreen

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