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starring: Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, John Candydirected by: Jon Turteltaub
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303039459
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6303039456
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Release Date: November 11, 1994
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 7372
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 01, 1993
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Based on a true story, this is the comedic saga of four Jamaican athletes going to extremes to compete as bobsled racers at the Winter Olympics. With few resources and virtually no clue about winter sports, it's an uphill course for this troupe from the tropics who are sliding on thin ice as they go for the gold in Calgary, Canada. Refusing to let anything stand in their way, these four Jamaicans enlist the help of a down-and-out ex-champion American slider named Irv. Unavoidably drawn back to a sport he had come to loathe, Irv is faced with coaching a team of complete novices. But once committed, he is determined to turn them around and to somehow right the wrongs of his own failed career. It's a bumpy ride but with pride, determination, and dignity, the bobsledders make their impossible dreams come true.
Amazon.com:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - amazing
I was so excited to find this movie on DVD. It was one of my favorites as a kid! came rather timely although dvd case came a little crunched which i attribute to the mail. other than that everything was fine! the dvd works great.
thanks!
Rating: - Cool Runnings
I have been hearing about this movie for a very long time and never got the chance to see it. It was hilarious. I love it. Typical Jamaicans anything considered a challenge is worth trying (at least once). The sky is the limit. Sanka never experience cold weather before except when he was put in the Ice cream truck had to put all the clothes he took with him to ward off the cold. I almost die laughing. Great Movie and no profanity
Rating: - Seeking Gold Medals in the Game of Life
Loosely based on the long-shot Jamaican Bobsled Team that debuted in the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, this comedy delivers a storm of laughs, but also has an inspirational message.
John Candy portrays a disgraced former bobsled competitor who finds redemption as the initially reluctant coach of the four-member squad. From team members who suffered great disappointment in other athletic endeavors to the doors nearly shut in their faces due to being outsiders in the world ... Read More
Rating: - COOLING RUNNING
JMJ JULY09,2008
COOL RUNNING IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE, IT HAVE ACTION,COMMITMENT,PERSISTENT
COURAGE AND MOST OF ALL NEVER NEVER SAY I CAN'T DO IT. I RECOMMEND THIS
FLIM FOR A FAMILY TO SEE WITH THEIR CHILDERN AND AFTER HAVE THE PARENTS
TO ASK THEIR CHILDERN WHAT DID THEY LEARN FROM THIS FLIM.
THANK,YOU
GOD BLESS
MARIE L. BILLS
Rating: - Cool Runnings
This is such a great movie - I loved it in the theater and now my kids love it!
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