Cool Runnings
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.|The filmmakers
traveled to Jamaica for the primary filming and shot the Winter Olympics
scenes in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.|The movie is based on a true story about
the unlikely formation of a Jamaican bobsled team to compete in the 1988
Winter Olympics. The participants have never even seen snow, let alone a
bobsled.
Features:
Product Details:
- Genre: ACTION, Comedy, LIVE
- Format: Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
- Contributor: Bertina Macauley, Winston Stona, Peter Outerbridge, Larry Gilman, Screenplay by Lynn Siefert and Tommy Swerdlow & Mi, Charles Hyatt, Jon Turteltaub, Malik Yoba, Story By Lynn Siefert & Michael Ritchie, Kristoffer Cooper, Paul Coeur, John Candy, Raymond J. Barry, Doug E. Doug, Pauline Stone Myrie, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis See more
- Language: English
- Runtime: 1 hour and 39 minutes
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 0.6 x 5.4 x 7.6 inches; 2.4 Ounces
- Item model number : TM2530
- Director : Jon Turteltaub
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 39 minutes
- Release date : August 24, 1999
- Actors : Doug E. Doug, John Candy, Paul Coeur, Malik Yoba, Larry Gilman
| Dimensions | 7.52 × 5.31 × 0.55 in |
|---|---|
| Ean | 9786305428381 |
| Mpn | TM2530 |
| Upc | 717951002754 |
| GTIN | 00717951002754 |
| Isbn | 0788816071 |
| ISBN10 | 6305428387 |
| ISBN13 | 9786305428381 |
| Brand | Buena Vista Home Video |
| Format | DVD August 24, 1999 |
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