
Cool Runnings

One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.
Rating: 7.0 out of 10TMDB(2.4K votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie (1994)
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Box office
Grossed $155M worldwide, about 11.1 times its $14M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Setting
Set in Jamaica, Canada and Calgary
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Music
Music by Hans Zimmer
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Phedon Papamichael
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Tommy SwerdlowScreenplay
- Lynn SiefertScreenplay, Story
- Michael GoldbergScreenplay
- Michael RitchieStory
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 1, 1993
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $14M
- Revenue
- $154.9M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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