Adventure / Biography / Comedy / Drama / Family / Sport
Synopsis
The outrageously funny comedy hit inspired by the true story of Jamaica's first Olympic bobsled team. They were four unlikely athletes with one impossible dream. Now, with the help of an ex-champion as their coach (John Candy), Derice, Sanka, Junior and Yul leave their sunny island home and enter the chilly winter Olympics to compete for the gold in a sport they know nothing about - bobsled racing!
Directed by
Jon Turteltaub
Written by
Lynn Siefert (story); Michael Ritchie (story); Lynn Siefert (screenplay); Tommy Swerdlow (screenplay); Michael Goldberg (screenplay).
Starring
Leon (Derice Bannock (as Leon Robinson)); Doug E. Doug (Sanka Coffie); Rawle D. Lewis (Junior Bevil); Malik Yoba (Yul Brenner); John Candy (Irving 'Irv' Blitzer); Raymond J. Barry (Kurt Hemphill); Peter Outerbridge (Josef Grool); Paul Coeur (Roger); Larry Gilman (Larry); Charles Hyatt (Whitby Bevil Sr.); Winston Stona (Coolidge); Bertina Macauley (Joy Bannock); Pauline Stone Myrie (Momma Coffie); Kristoffer Cooper (Winston); Bill Dow (Registration Official). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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