Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings1993

Director: Jon Turteltaub, Phedon Papmichael
Stars: Doug E. Doug, John Candy, Paul Coeur, Malik Yoba, Larry Gilman
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 98 minutes

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 … more »



Sanka Coffie:
I'm the driver.

Irv:
You're not. You're the brakeman.

Sanka Coffie:
You don't understand, I am Sanka Coffie, I am the best pushcart driver in all of Jamaica! I must drive! Do you dig where I'm coming from?

Irv:
Yeah, I dig where you're coming from.

Sanka Coffie:
Good.

Irv:
Now dig where I'm coming from. I'm coming from two gold medals. I'm coming from nine world records in both the two- and four-man events. I'm coming from ten years of intense competition with the best athletes in the world.

Sanka Coffie:
That's a hell of a place to be coming from!

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