Cool Runnings


1h 38m 1993

Brief Synopsis

The improbable but true story of Jamaica's first bobsled team--comprising a helicopter pilot, a reggae singer and a sprinter--which took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Film Details

Also Known As
Rasta Rockett
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Sports
Release Date
1993
Production Company
ABC Sports; Bell Media; Cinema Research Corporation; Eastman Film; Eastman Kodak; Karl Bennett; Panavision, Ltd.; Per Asplund; Technicolor; Touchstone Pictures; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Buena Vista International; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Jamaica

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Synopsis

The improbable but true story of Jamaica's first bobsled team--comprising a helicopter pilot, a reggae singer and a sprinter--which took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Crew

"tiger"

Song Performer ("Cool Me Down")

Joene Acord

Assistant Accountant (Jamaica Crew)

Guy Adan

Unit Publicist

Stuart Aikins

Canadian Casting

Donnie Allen

Electric Bestboy

Charles Andre

Stunts

Charles Andre

Stunts

Nigel Arscott

Transportation Captain (Jamaica Crew)

Per Asplund

Cableman

Per Asplund

Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)

Kevin Bailey

Assistant Wrangler (Jamaica Crew)

Patrick Barrett

Song ("Sweet Jamaica")

Kevin Bartnoff

Assistant Sound Editor

Lesley Beale

Set Decorator

Michael J. Benavente

Sound Editor

Brian Bennett

Stunts

Karl Bennett

Cableman (Jamaica Crew)

Tom Benz

Location Manager

Tom Benz

Locations Manager/Unit Manager (2nd Unit)

Jean Bereziuk

Script Supervisor

Chemin Sylvia Bernard

Casting

Douglas Berquist

2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Guy Bews

Stunts

Patricia Blazy

Other

Jim Brebner

3rd Assistant Director

Jaki Brown-karman

Casting

David Byrne

Song ("Wild Wild Life")

Yves Cameron

Stunts

Jennifer Chang

Assistant Art Director (Jamaica Crew)

Kirk Chiswell

2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)

Veronica Ciandre

Key Hairdresser

Jimmy Cliff

Song Performer ("I Can See Clearly Now")

Sabrina Cohen

Song ("Jamaican Bobsledding Chant")

Christopher Conkling

1st Assistant Accountant

Kevin Craig

Transportation Coordinator (Jamaica Crew)

Curtis Crowe

Assistant Construction Coordinator (Jamaica Crew)

Peter Curry

Song ("Rise Above It")

Gregg Dandridge

Stunts

A W Davidson

Gaffer

Kelsee Devoreaux

Stunts

Roxroy Dinham

Additional Costumer (Jamaica Crew)

Joe A Dodds

Transportation Coordinator (2nd Unit)

Joe A Dodds

Transportation Captain

John Dodds

Transportation Captain

Vete Dorchak

Rigging Gaffer/Bestboy

Kiante Elam

Stunts

Ousaun Elam

Stunts

Tom Erickson

Stunts

Julia Evershade

Supervising Adr Editor

Richard Feldman

Song ("Love You Want")

George Fitch

Other

Lynda Foote

Costume Supervisor (Jamaica Crew)

Bruce L. Fowler

Original Music

Jeremy Francis

Location Manager (Jamaica Crew)

Bruce Franklin

1st Assistant Director

Errol Gee

Stunts

Susan Genard

Assistant (To Jon Turteltaub)

David Gertz

Foley Mixer

Melanie Ghisays

Wardrobe Costumer (Jamaica Crew)

Anthony Giacinti

Boom Operator

Bruce Giesbrecht

Assistant Editor

Alain Giguere

Scenic Artist (Jamaica Crew)

Jason Glass

Stunts

Tom Glass

Stunts

Nick Glennie-smith

Original Music

Nick Glennie-smith

Additional Music

Michael Goldberg

Screenwriter

Dean Goodine

Assistant Props

Sean Gorman

Property Master (2nd Unit)

Casey Grant

Unit Production Manager

Marianne Gray

Assistant (To Dawn Steel)

Bruce Green

Editor

Layne Guise

Assistant Location Manager

Juul Haalmeyer

John Candy' Dresser

Bill Haines

Canadian Casting Assistant

Michele Binder Hall

Production Assistant

Michele Hall

Production Assistant (Jamaica Crew)

Warren Hamilton

Sound Editor

Joanne Hansen

Costume Supervisor

Devon Harris

Other

P C Harris

Other

P C Harris

Song ("Rise Above It")

Phaedra Harris

Casting Associate

Ivan Hawkes

Key Grip (2nd Unit)

Dan Heather

B Camera 2nd Assistant

Norma Hill-patton

Key Makeup Artist

Mary Cay Hollander

Production Coordinator (Jamaica Crew)

David J Hudson

Re-Recording Mixer

Jim Hurford

Key Grip

Ernie Jackson

Stunts

Norman Jackson

Song ("Cool Me Down")

Scott Jacobson

Set Decorator (Jamaica Crew)

Ernie Johnson

Stunts

Daighn Jones

Production Assistant (Jamaica Crew)

Doc Kane

Adr Mixer

Daryl Kell

Assistant Music Editor

Diana King

Song Performer ("Stir It Up")

Ken Kirzinger

Stunts

Avi Kleinberger

1st Additional Assistant Director (Jamaica Crew)

Louis Knatchbull

Song Arranger ("Blue Danube")

Gary Kosko

Art Director (Jamaica Crew)

Charmaine Lacosta

Song ("Jamaican Bobsledding Chant")

John Lacroix

Payroll Assistant Accountant

Susan B. Landau

Executive Producer

Kenroy Lawrence

Animal Wrangler (Jamaica Crew)

Marin Lee

Camera Loader

Shane Lemar

Stunts

Lars Lenander

Spfx Assistant/Foreman

Mark Levine

Assistant Editor

Irving Lewis

Stunts

Michael J London

3rd Assistant Director (Jamaica Crew)

Grant Lucibello

3rd Assistant Director

William Maloney

Other

Mark Mangini

Supervising Sound Editor

William Maragh

Song ("Dolly My Baby")

Bob Marley

Song ("Stir It Up")

Stephen Marsh

Production Designer

Franz Marzouca

2nd Assistant Director (Jamaica Crew)

Armin Matter

B Camera Operator

Winston Matthews

Song ("Love You Want")

Steve Mcauliff

Animal Trainer (Jamaica Crew)

Lloyd Mcdonald

Song ("Love You Want" "Picky Picky Head")

Rob Mcewan

Still Photographer

Terry Mcewan

2nd Assistant Camera

Wayne Mclaughlin

Property Master

Christopher Meledandri

Executive Producer

Yvonne Melville

Production Coordinator

Donovan Mendes

Production Assistant (Jamaica Crew)

T Dean Merrells

Spfx Assistant

Mel Metcalfe

Re-Recording Mixer

Rexford Metz

Dp/Cinematographer

Rexford Metz

Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)

Oscar Mitt

Assistant Sound Editor

Brad Moerke

Dgc Trainee

Theresa Repola Mohammed

Negative Cutter

Michael D. Moore

Second Unit Director

Kim Moreau

Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)

Janet Morrison

Jamaica Casting

David Mylrea

Stunts

Johnny Nash

Song ("I Can See Clearly Now")

Clovis Nelson

Special Effects Assistant (Jamaica Crew)

Bill Orr

Special Effects Coordinator

David Orr

Color Timer

Robert Paisley

Stunts

Rob Parisien

Video Playback

Laura Perlman

Music Editor

Sonny Pettijohn

Assistant Sound Editor

Maxine Plummer

Jamaica Casting

Terry Porter

Re-Recording Mixer

Troy Porter

Adr Mixer

Freddie Powell

Other

Grania Preston

Costume Designer

Weddington Productions

Sound Editorial

Peter Provebs

Stunts

Jalon Raney

Stunts

Joel Ransom

Camera Operator (2nd Unit)

Fabienne Rawley

Associate Editor

Tony Rebel

Song Performer ("Sweet Jamaica")

Ronald Reynolds

Transportation Captain (Jamaica Crew)

Jay Rifkin

Music Scoring Mixer

Gary C Ripley

Scenic Artist

Michael Ritchie

From Story

Michael Ritchie

Story By

Rick Roberts

Art Director

Bruce Robinson

Construction Coordinator

Ron Robinson

Stunts

Jacob Rupp

Stunts

Marta Schatz

Assistant Props (Jamaica Crew)

Lizzie Scheck

Assistant (To Susan B Landau)

John Scott

Transportation Coordinator

Linda Scott

Song ("Jamaican Bobsledding Chant")

Randy Shymkiw

Bestboy

Lynn Siefert

Story By

Lynn Siefert

Screenwriter

Lynn Siefert

From Story

Bruce Sinski

Assistant Art Director

Garnett Smith

Song ("Sweet Jamaica")

Mary Ruth Smith

Foley Editor

T Sparks

Song ("Dolly My Baby")

Carlos Spivey

Stunts

Rick Stadder

Dolly Grip

Dawn Steel

Producer

David Stevenson

Stunts

Wendi Stewart

Art Department Production Assistant

Dawn Stofer-rupp

Stunts

Chris Stokes

Other

Dudley Stokes

Other

Sharon Stone

Supervisor

Mary Lou Storey

Assistant Set Decorator

Johann Strauss

Song ("Blue Danube")

Larry Sutton

Sound Mixer

Leslie Swan

Extras Casting

Tommy Swerdlow

Screenwriter

William Tabor

Construction Coordinator (Jamaica Crew)

Gordon Tait

Bestboy Grip

Natalie Thompson

Unit Production Manager (Jamaica Crew)

Stuart Thorpe

Stunts

Terrence Walters

Stunts

Michael White

Other

Brian Whittred

3rd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Film Details

Also Known As
Rasta Rockett
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Sports
Release Date
1993
Production Company
ABC Sports; Bell Media; Cinema Research Corporation; Eastman Film; Eastman Kodak; Karl Bennett; Panavision, Ltd.; Per Asplund; Technicolor; Touchstone Pictures; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Buena Vista International; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Jamaica

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 1, 1993

Expanded Release in United States October 8, 1993

Released in United States on Video April 13, 1994

Released in United States 1993

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 26 - September 6, 1993.

Completed shooting April 6, 1993.

Began shooting February 1, 1993.

Both Jeremiah Chechik and Brian Gibson were once attached to direct.

Released in United States Fall October 1, 1993

Expanded Release in United States October 8, 1993

Released in United States on Video April 13, 1994

Released in United States 1993 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 26 - September 6, 1993.)