Cool Runnings (1993)
| Release Date | 01 October 1993 |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $69,000,000 |
| Tagline | One Dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty Below Zero. |
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Sport |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Language | English, German, Russian |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sports Comedy |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Success is the Best Revenge, Underdogs |
| Tones | Humorous, Gentle, Light, Easygoing, Upbeat, Goofy, Quirky |
| Tags | Bobsled, Competition, Determination, Jamaican [nationality], Olympic Games, Sports, Team |
Cool Runnings is a 1993 comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub. It is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team's debut in the bobsleigh competition of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. It stars Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba, and Rawle D. Lewis, with John Candy as Irv Blitzer, the retired bobsledder and coach of the Jamaican bobsledders.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Rawle D. Lewis
Junior Bevil
Paul Coeur
Roger
Larry Gilman
Larry
Charles Hyatt
Whitby Bevil Sr.
Winston Stona
Coolidge
Bertina Macauley
Joy Bannock
Kristoffer Cooper
Winston
Bill Dow
Registration Official
Campbell Lane
Karl Schindler
Jack Goth
August Gremmer
Matthew Walker
German Official
Christopher Gaze
British Official
David Lovgren
Swiss Captain
Kerwin Kerr
Boy #1
Deamion Robinson
Boy #2
Beverly Brown
Lady #1
Cyrene Tomlinson
Lady #2
Oliver Hunter
Joseph
Fitz Weir
Uncle Ferte
Teddy Price
Drunk
Charles Harvey
Cop #1
Clive Anderson
Cop #2
Michael London
Heckler
Lloyd Roache
Push Cart Derby Starter
Cheryl Kroeker
Hotel Clerk
Karyn J. Scott
Line Dancer
Craig Lehto
Bobsled Starter
Al Trautwig
Himself
John Morgan
Himself
Matthew Robert Kelly
Canadian Captain
Rob McEwan
News Photographer
Rob Parisien
Olympic Messenger
Director
Writer
Lynn Siefert
,
Tommy Swerdlow
Michael Goldberg
Producer
Jeffrey Bydalek
assistant producer
Susan B. Landau
executive producer
Christopher Meledandri
executive producer
Original Music
Nick Glennie-Smith
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Cinematographer
Phedon Papamichael
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Editor
Bruce Green
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Casting Director
Chemin Sylvia Bernard
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Jaki Brown
Leslie Swan
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Production Designer
Stephen Marsh
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Art Director
Gary Kosko
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Rick Roberts
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Set Decorator
Lesley Beale
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Costume Designer
Grania Preston
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Makeup Department
Veronica Ciandre
hair stylist
Donna Fuller
assistant makeup artist
Norma Hill-Patton
makeup artist
Production Manager
Casey Grant
production manager
Natalie Thompson
unit production manager: Jamaica
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Brebner
third assistant director
Bruce Franklin
first assistant director
Avi Kleinberger
additional first assistant director: Jamaica
Michael London
third assistant director
Grant Lucibello
third assistant director
Brad Moerke
trainee assistant director
Michael D. Moore
second unit director
Kim H. Winther
second assistant director
Art Department
Curtis Crowe
construction coordinator
Alain Giguère
head scenic painter: Jamaica
Dean Goodine
assistant property master
Marta McLaughlin
assistant prop master: Jamaica
Wayne McLaughlin
property master
Melodi Petrigo
buyer
Gary Clayton Ripley
scenic artist
Michael Sarley
storyboard artist
Bill Merrett
props assistant
Sound Department
Kevin Bartnof
foley artist
Julia Evershade
adr editor, sound editor
Stephanie Flack
dialogue editor
David Gertz
foley mixer
Ellen Heuer
foley artist
Mark A. Mangini
supervising sound editor
Mel Metcalfe
sound re-recording mixer
Oscar Mitt
sound
Terry Porter
sound re-recording mixer
Troy Porter
adr mixer
Larry Sutton
location sound mixer
Special Effects
Lars Lenander
special effects foreman
William H. Orr
special effects
Jak Osmond
special effects assistant
Randy Shymkiw
special effects unit coordinator
Stunts
Jim Finkbeiner
stunts
Ernie Jackson
stunts
Kelsee King-Devoreaux
stunt double: Winston
Shane Le Mar
stunt driver, stunts
Robert Paisley
stunts
Jacob Rupp
stunt coordinator, stunts
Gene Williams
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Kirk Chiswell
second assistant camera: second unit
Drew Davidson
gaffer
James L. Hurford
key grip
Marvin Lee
camera loader
Rob McEwan
still photographer
Rexford L. Metz
director of photography: second unit
Rob Parisien
video assist operator
Gordon Schmidt
lamp operator
Peter F. Woeste
camera operator
David Emmerichs
Steadicam operator
Casting Department
Eileen Dillon
casting assistant
Phaedra Harris
casting associate
Leslie Swan
location casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carol Case
set costumer
Lynda Foote
costume supervisor
Melanie Ghisays
set costumer
Editorial Department
Mark L. Levine
assistant editor
David Orr
color timer
Sheila MacDowell
assistant editor
Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Bruce Fowler
orchestrator
Daryl B. Kell
assistant music editor
Laura Perlman
music editor
Pamela Turbov
soundtrack supervisor: A&R
Christopher Ward
assistant composer
Transportation Department
Nigel Arscott
transportation captain: Jamaica
Kevin Craig
transportation coordinator: Jamaica
Ron Reynolds
transportation co-captain: Jamaica
Other Crew
Guy Adan
unit publicist
Tom Benz
location manager
Susan Genard
assistant to director
Mary Cay Hollander
production coordinator: Jamaica
Howard Horwitz
production assistant
Matthew Kershaw
production assistant
John Lacroix
payroll accountant
Yvonne Melville
production coordinator
Martin Pedersen
location production assistant
Trevor Seitz
office production assistant, set production assistant
Darryl Solly
location production assistant
Jesse Merz
market researcher
Production Company
Walt Disney Pictures
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Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
C.B. Films
Buena Vista International
Fox Network
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Video
Gativideo
Miscellaneous
Columbia Records
soundtrack
Walt Disney Pictures and Television
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