Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jon Turteltaub
Screenplay by	Lynn Siefert; Tommy Swerdlow; Michael Goldberg;
Story by	Lynn Siefert; Michael Ritchie;
Produced by	Dawn Steel; Chris Meledandri;
Starring	Leon; Doug E. Doug; Rawle D. Lewis; Malik Yoba; John Candy;
Cinematography	Phedon Papamichael
Edited by	Bruce Green
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production; company	Walt Disney Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	October 1, 1993;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$17 million
Box office	$154.9 million

Cool Runnings is a 1993 American sports comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub from a screenplay by Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, and Michael Goldberg, and a story by Siefert and Michael Ritchie. It is loosely based on the debut of the Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and stars Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba and John Candy. In the film, former Olympian Irving Blitzer (Candy) coaches a novice four-man bobsleigh team from Jamaica, led by sprinter Derice Bannock (Leon).

Originally envisaged as a sports drama, Jeremiah S. Chechik and Brian Gibson were attached to direct before dropping out, causing Turteltaub to be hired. Leon was cast in 1989, followed by Doug and Yoba a year later. Lewis, who had little acting experience prior to the film and was first sought as a dialect coach, joined in November 1992. Principal photography began in February 1993 and lasted until that March, with filming locations including Kingston, Discovery Bay, and Calgary. Cool Runnings is Candy's final film released in his lifetime, while its score was composed by Hans Zimmer.

Cool Runnings was theatrically released in the United States on October 1, 1993, by Buena Vista Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its humor, tone, and cast performances. The film grossed $154.9 million worldwide and its theme song, "I Can See Clearly Now" by Jimmy Cliff, reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

^ Lang, Brent (November 6, 2018). "How Chris Meledandri Became the Most Powerful Man in Animation". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

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