Cool Runnings

"One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero."

1993 1h 38m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 2,365

ComedyAdventureDrama

Synopsis

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When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.

“One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.”

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Cast

Leon
Derice Bannock
Doug E. Doug
Sanka Coffie
Rawle D. Lewis
Junior Bevil
Malik Yoba
Yul Brenner
John Candy
Irv
Raymond J. Barry
Kurt Hemphill
Peter Outerbridge
Josef Grool
Paul Cœur
Roger

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Writers: Tommy Swerdlow, Lynn Siefert, Michael Goldberg
Languages: English, German, Russian, French
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $155M — a 11.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, German, Russian, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jon Turteltaub, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Leon and Doug E. Doug and Rawle D. Lewis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jon Turteltaub directs. Phedon Papamichael behind the camera. Hans Zimmer scores. Bruce Green cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German, Russian, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $155M — a 11.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, German, Russian, French.
4Directed by Jon Turteltaub, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Leon and Doug E. Doug and Rawle D. Lewis carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.".
9IMDB entry: tt0106611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "underdog", "sports", "winter", "olympic games".