Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings


Starring:Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, John Candy, Raymond J. Barry, Peter Outerbridge, Paul Coeur, Larry Gilman, Charles Hyatt, Winston Stona, Bertina Macauley, Pauline Stone Myrie, Kristoffer Cooper, Bill Dow, Jay Brazeau, Campbell Lane, Jack Goth, Matthew Walker, Christopher Gaze
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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
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.
Cool Runnings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • COOL RUNNINGS DVD
  • One of the best!
  • Ya man!!!
  • Funny, heartwarming...truly one of my all time favorite films...
  • A wonderful, inspiring movie
 Cool Runnings
Starring: Leon , Doug E. Doug , Rawle D. Lewis , Malik Yoba , and John Candy
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 6305428387
Release Date: 1999-08-24

Product 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:

5 out of 5 stars COOL RUNNINGS DVD .......2007-05-07

It's amazing the whole family love it. It's entertaining and the kids love it too.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best!.......2007-02-02

My family has loved this movie for years. The comedy is wholesome and clean, but still extremely funny. One of my favorite movies of all time.

5 out of 5 stars Ya man!!!.......2006-10-25

What a great comedy this is. The humour it has is timeless and gives you some really heartfelt laughs.

Most of all what an important message it has in this dope infested world of sports! This film in a masterful way shows that what matters is not the victory but just being there and participating. These movie should be shown to the kids that participate in sports in all schools colleges academies . Not to leave out the parents that sometimes push their kids in an unreasonable way.

Finally this movie shows in a very eloquent way that regardless of what your circumstances are you can fulfil any goal you set and pursue in an elaborate way.

Really clean family entertainment with John Cndy in one of his best roles. I highly recommend it to everyone.

5 out of 5 stars Funny, heartwarming...truly one of my all time favorite films..........2006-09-28

`Cool Runnings' is one of those movies I can watch over and over again and never get sick of it. Based on a true story that is both touching and inspirational, Jon Turteltaub does a magnificent job of infusing enough humor and wit into this script to make it one of the most entertaining movies I've ever seen. The story is about a young group of Jamaicans who are vying for a way to the Olympics. Derice Bannock (Leon) has dreamed of running in the Olympics all his life. His father was a famous Olympic runner and he dreamed of doing the same. Junior Bevil (Lewis) lives under the strict watch of his wealthy father who humors Junior's fantasy about running in the Olympics but doesn't wholeheartedly support it. And then we have Yul Brenner (Yoba) who lacks a good education but makes up for that with brute strength and arrogance. On the day of the tryouts Junior takes a fall and trips up Yul and Derice ending all of their chances to make it to the Olympics.

That is until they meet Irving Blitzer (Candy), an ex-bobsledder who knew Derice's father when they were in the Olympics together. Irving had always believed that runners would make the best Bobsled team and now he had the opportunity to try that out. With the help of Sanka Coffie (Doug E. Doug) they form the first Jamaican Bobsled team and head off to Canada to compete.

They are met with serious scrutiny, not only because they are Jamaican but also because their coach, Irv, is hated among the Olympic community. Irving was disqualified back in his Olympic days for hiding weights in the front of a sled to make it go faster, thus disqualifying, and humiliating his country, his teammates and his coach. Thus, they don't like him very much and because of that the Jamaicans have to work extra hard to make an impression. The film has plenty of funny scenes but it also has plenty of heart and by the end of the movie you'll be wiping away the tears and pushing through with a smile. They don't make many movies like this one, so when they do we need to grab them and never let go. `Cool Runnings' is definitely a one of a kind film, a film that's entertaining and suitable for the whole family, and one that any DVD library would be incomplete without!

5 out of 5 stars A wonderful, inspiring movie.......2006-04-07

I just love Cool Runnings, it's the funniest and most heartwarming comedy I know, I'm glad I own it on DVD because I have watched it many times, and every time it makes me laugh and I have to admit I usually shed a few tears at the end because it is so moving. And it's a great family movie - I even know 2-year-olds who watched it and enjoyed it!
Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
    Starring: Gregory Isaacs , Rita Marley , Melody Makers , Musical Youth , and Gil Scott-Heron
    Director: Robert Mugge
    Manufacturer: Xenon
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    ASIN: B0009R1SPA
    Release Date: 2005-08-02

    Description

    Welcome to the 1983 edition of Jamaica's annual Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay, a week-long showcase for some of the greatest names in reggae, ska, funk and dub poetry. This magnificent snapshot of the Jamaican music scene of the early '80s includes legends such as Gil Scott-Heron, Alton Ellis, and the reunited Skatalites, newcomers the Melody Makers featuring Ziggy Marley, and hitmakers Third World and Musical Youth. Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie is a must-have for any World Music fan, and a wonderful memento of this golden age in Jamaican culture.
    Cool Runnings [Region 2]
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • COOL RUNNINGS DVD
    • One of the best!
    • Ya man!!!
    • Funny, heartwarming...truly one of my all time favorite films...
    • A wonderful, inspiring movie
    		 Cool Runnings [Region 2]
    Starring: Leon , Doug E. Doug , Rawle D. Lewis , Malik Yoba , and John Candy
    Director: Jon Turteltaub
    ProductGroup: DVD
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    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:

    5 out of 5 stars COOL RUNNINGS DVD .......2007-05-07

    It's amazing the whole family love it. It's entertaining and the kids love it too.

    5 out of 5 stars One of the best!.......2007-02-02

    My family has loved this movie for years. The comedy is wholesome and clean, but still extremely funny. One of my favorite movies of all time.

    5 out of 5 stars Ya man!!!.......2006-10-25

    What a great comedy this is. The humour it has is timeless and gives you some really heartfelt laughs.

    Most of all what an important message it has in this dope infested world of sports! This film in a masterful way shows that what matters is not the victory but just being there and participating. These movie should be shown to the kids that participate in sports in all schools colleges academies . Not to leave out the parents that sometimes push their kids in an unreasonable way.

    Finally this movie shows in a very eloquent way that regardless of what your circumstances are you can fulfil any goal you set and pursue in an elaborate way.

    Really clean family entertainment with John Cndy in one of his best roles. I highly recommend it to everyone.

    5 out of 5 stars Funny, heartwarming...truly one of my all time favorite films..........2006-09-28

    `Cool Runnings' is one of those movies I can watch over and over again and never get sick of it. Based on a true story that is both touching and inspirational, Jon Turteltaub does a magnificent job of infusing enough humor and wit into this script to make it one of the most entertaining movies I've ever seen. The story is about a young group of Jamaicans who are vying for a way to the Olympics. Derice Bannock (Leon) has dreamed of running in the Olympics all his life. His father was a famous Olympic runner and he dreamed of doing the same. Junior Bevil (Lewis) lives under the strict watch of his wealthy father who humors Junior's fantasy about running in the Olympics but doesn't wholeheartedly support it. And then we have Yul Brenner (Yoba) who lacks a good education but makes up for that with brute strength and arrogance. On the day of the tryouts Junior takes a fall and trips up Yul and Derice ending all of their chances to make it to the Olympics.

    That is until they meet Irving Blitzer (Candy), an ex-bobsledder who knew Derice's father when they were in the Olympics together. Irving had always believed that runners would make the best Bobsled team and now he had the opportunity to try that out. With the help of Sanka Coffie (Doug E. Doug) they form the first Jamaican Bobsled team and head off to Canada to compete.

    They are met with serious scrutiny, not only because they are Jamaican but also because their coach, Irv, is hated among the Olympic community. Irving was disqualified back in his Olympic days for hiding weights in the front of a sled to make it go faster, thus disqualifying, and humiliating his country, his teammates and his coach. Thus, they don't like him very much and because of that the Jamaicans have to work extra hard to make an impression. The film has plenty of funny scenes but it also has plenty of heart and by the end of the movie you'll be wiping away the tears and pushing through with a smile. They don't make many movies like this one, so when they do we need to grab them and never let go. `Cool Runnings' is definitely a one of a kind film, a film that's entertaining and suitable for the whole family, and one that any DVD library would be incomplete without!

    5 out of 5 stars A wonderful, inspiring movie.......2006-04-07

    I just love Cool Runnings, it's the funniest and most heartwarming comedy I know, I'm glad I own it on DVD because I have watched it many times, and every time it makes me laugh and I have to admit I usually shed a few tears at the end because it is so moving. And it's a great family movie - I even know 2-year-olds who watched it and enjoyed it!
    Cool Runnings & Three Musketeers (1993) (2pc)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Cool Runnings & Three Musketeers (1993) (2pc)
      Starring: Leon , Doug E. Doug , Rawle D. Lewis , Malik Yoba , and John Candy
      Director: Jon Turteltaub , and Stephen Herek
      Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
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      ASIN: B000067DHH
      Release Date: 2002-07-02

      Description

      Cool Runnings - DVD- 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 Three Musketeers - DVD- Nab the star-studded comedy-adventure that dazzled moviegoers everywhere! It's the action-packed tale of three loyal swordsmen (Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt) who are joined by an eager recruit (Chris O'Donnell) to protect the King of France. Together, the foursome battle enormous odds in their attempt to defeat an evil royal advisor (Tim Curry) and a seductive envoy (Rebecca De Mornay) plotting to overthrow France's crown -- fighting against both time and scores of enemies! You'll cheer out loud when these exciting muskeeteers face danger, fun, and adventure at every turn -- proving they are the greatest swashbucklers who ever lived!
      Cool Runnings [Region 2]
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • COOL RUNNINGS DVD
      • One of the best!
      • Ya man!!!
      • Funny, heartwarming...truly one of my all time favorite films...
      • A wonderful, inspiring movie
      		 Cool Runnings [Region 2]
      Starring: Leon , Doug E. Doug , Rawle D. Lewis , Malik Yoba , and John Candy
      Director: Jon Turteltaub
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      ASIN: B00005AXJX

      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:

      5 out of 5 stars COOL RUNNINGS DVD .......2007-05-07

      It's amazing the whole family love it. It's entertaining and the kids love it too.

      5 out of 5 stars One of the best!.......2007-02-02

      My family has loved this movie for years. The comedy is wholesome and clean, but still extremely funny. One of my favorite movies of all time.

      5 out of 5 stars Ya man!!!.......2006-10-25

      What a great comedy this is. The humour it has is timeless and gives you some really heartfelt laughs.

      Most of all what an important message it has in this dope infested world of sports! This film in a masterful way shows that what matters is not the victory but just being there and participating. These movie should be shown to the kids that participate in sports in all schools colleges academies . Not to leave out the parents that sometimes push their kids in an unreasonable way.

      Finally this movie shows in a very eloquent way that regardless of what your circumstances are you can fulfil any goal you set and pursue in an elaborate way.

      Really clean family entertainment with John Cndy in one of his best roles. I highly recommend it to everyone.

      5 out of 5 stars Funny, heartwarming...truly one of my all time favorite films..........2006-09-28

      `Cool Runnings' is one of those movies I can watch over and over again and never get sick of it. Based on a true story that is both touching and inspirational, Jon Turteltaub does a magnificent job of infusing enough humor and wit into this script to make it one of the most entertaining movies I've ever seen. The story is about a young group of Jamaicans who are vying for a way to the Olympics. Derice Bannock (Leon) has dreamed of running in the Olympics all his life. His father was a famous Olympic runner and he dreamed of doing the same. Junior Bevil (Lewis) lives under the strict watch of his wealthy father who humors Junior's fantasy about running in the Olympics but doesn't wholeheartedly support it. And then we have Yul Brenner (Yoba) who lacks a good education but makes up for that with brute strength and arrogance. On the day of the tryouts Junior takes a fall and trips up Yul and Derice ending all of their chances to make it to the Olympics.

      That is until they meet Irving Blitzer (Candy), an ex-bobsledder who knew Derice's father when they were in the Olympics together. Irving had always believed that runners would make the best Bobsled team and now he had the opportunity to try that out. With the help of Sanka Coffie (Doug E. Doug) they form the first Jamaican Bobsled team and head off to Canada to compete.

      They are met with serious scrutiny, not only because they are Jamaican but also because their coach, Irv, is hated among the Olympic community. Irving was disqualified back in his Olympic days for hiding weights in the front of a sled to make it go faster, thus disqualifying, and humiliating his country, his teammates and his coach. Thus, they don't like him very much and because of that the Jamaicans have to work extra hard to make an impression. The film has plenty of funny scenes but it also has plenty of heart and by the end of the movie you'll be wiping away the tears and pushing through with a smile. They don't make many movies like this one, so when they do we need to grab them and never let go. `Cool Runnings' is definitely a one of a kind film, a film that's entertaining and suitable for the whole family, and one that any DVD library would be incomplete without!

      5 out of 5 stars A wonderful, inspiring movie.......2006-04-07

      I just love Cool Runnings, it's the funniest and most heartwarming comedy I know, I'm glad I own it on DVD because I have watched it many times, and every time it makes me laugh and I have to admit I usually shed a few tears at the end because it is so moving. And it's a great family movie - I even know 2-year-olds who watched it and enjoyed it!
      Cool Runnings [Region 2]
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • COOL RUNNINGS DVD
      • One of the best!
      • Ya man!!!
      • Funny, heartwarming...truly one of my all time favorite films...
      • A wonderful, inspiring movie
      		 Cool Runnings [Region 2]
      Starring: Leon , Doug E. Doug , Rawle D. Lewis , Malik Yoba , and John Candy
      Director: Jon Turteltaub
      ProductGroup: DVD
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      ASIN: B00004RYJ9

      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:

      5 out of 5 stars COOL RUNNINGS DVD .......2007-05-07

      It's amazing the whole family love it. It's entertaining and the kids love it too.

      5 out of 5 stars One of the best!.......2007-02-02

      My family has loved this movie for years. The comedy is wholesome and clean, but still extremely funny. One of my favorite movies of all time.

      5 out of 5 stars Ya man!!!.......2006-10-25

      What a great comedy this is. The humour it has is timeless and gives you some really heartfelt laughs.

      Most of all what an important message it has in this dope infested world of sports! This film in a masterful way shows that what matters is not the victory but just being there and participating. These movie should be shown to the kids that participate in sports in all schools colleges academies . Not to leave out the parents that sometimes push their kids in an unreasonable way.

      Finally this movie shows in a very eloquent way that regardless of what your circumstances are you can fulfil any goal you set and pursue in an elaborate way.

      Really clean family entertainment with John Cndy in one of his best roles. I highly recommend it to everyone.

      5 out of 5 stars Funny, heartwarming...truly one of my all time favorite films..........2006-09-28

      `Cool Runnings' is one of those movies I can watch over and over again and never get sick of it. Based on a true story that is both touching and inspirational, Jon Turteltaub does a magnificent job of infusing enough humor and wit into this script to make it one of the most entertaining movies I've ever seen. The story is about a young group of Jamaicans who are vying for a way to the Olympics. Derice Bannock (Leon) has dreamed of running in the Olympics all his life. His father was a famous Olympic runner and he dreamed of doing the same. Junior Bevil (Lewis) lives under the strict watch of his wealthy father who humors Junior's fantasy about running in the Olympics but doesn't wholeheartedly support it. And then we have Yul Brenner (Yoba) who lacks a good education but makes up for that with brute strength and arrogance. On the day of the tryouts Junior takes a fall and trips up Yul and Derice ending all of their chances to make it to the Olympics.

      That is until they meet Irving Blitzer (Candy), an ex-bobsledder who knew Derice's father when they were in the Olympics together. Irving had always believed that runners would make the best Bobsled team and now he had the opportunity to try that out. With the help of Sanka Coffie (Doug E. Doug) they form the first Jamaican Bobsled team and head off to Canada to compete.

      They are met with serious scrutiny, not only because they are Jamaican but also because their coach, Irv, is hated among the Olympic community. Irving was disqualified back in his Olympic days for hiding weights in the front of a sled to make it go faster, thus disqualifying, and humiliating his country, his teammates and his coach. Thus, they don't like him very much and because of that the Jamaicans have to work extra hard to make an impression. The film has plenty of funny scenes but it also has plenty of heart and by the end of the movie you'll be wiping away the tears and pushing through with a smile. They don't make many movies like this one, so when they do we need to grab them and never let go. `Cool Runnings' is definitely a one of a kind film, a film that's entertaining and suitable for the whole family, and one that any DVD library would be incomplete without!

      5 out of 5 stars A wonderful, inspiring movie.......2006-04-07

      I just love Cool Runnings, it's the funniest and most heartwarming comedy I know, I'm glad I own it on DVD because I have watched it many times, and every time it makes me laugh and I have to admit I usually shed a few tears at the end because it is so moving. And it's a great family movie - I even know 2-year-olds who watched it and enjoyed it!
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        		Cool Runnings [Region 2]
        Starring: Leon , Doug E. Doug , Rawle D. Lewis , Malik Yoba , and John Candy
        Director: Jon Turteltaub
        ProductGroup: DVD
        Binding: DVD

        Barry, Raymond JBarry, Raymond J | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Brazeau, JayBrazeau, Jay | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Candy, JohnCandy, John | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Doug, Doug EDoug, Doug E | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Dow, BillDow, Bill | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        LeonLeon | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Outerbridge, PeterOuterbridge, Peter | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Walker, MatthewWalker, Matthew | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Yoba, MalikYoba, Malik | ( Y ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Turteltaub, JonTurteltaub, Jon | ( T ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
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        ASIN: B00004VYQ9

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