Cool Runnings Page #3

Synopsis: Irving Blitzer disgraced himself when putting extra weights into his team's bob in the Olympics, resulting in his gold medal being taken away from him. Years later, Derice Bannock, son of a former friend of Irv, fails to qualify for the 100-yard sprint for the Olympics due to a stupid accident. But when he hears of Irving Blitzer living also on Jamaica, Derice decides to go to the Games anyway, if not as a sprinter, then as a bobsledder. After some starting problems, the first Jamaican bobsledding team is formed and heads for Calgary. In the freezing weather Derice, Sanka, Junior and Yul are only laughed at, since nobody can take a Jamaican bobsledding team led by a disgraced trainer seriously. But team spirit and a healthy self-confidence may lead to a few surprises in the upcoming Winter Games.
Director(s): Jon Turteltaub
Production: Disney
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
PG
Year:
1993
98 min
5,477 Views


- But you just said if I said that...

All right.

All right, all right. All right, man.

So, let's talk about

this bill-sled team.

- No, bobsled team.

- Whoever.

Now, about the Wheaties box...

I'm going to be on it by myself, right?

No, man, you're going to

be on it with me.

And down the stretch they come.!

Tumbleweed is holding on...

- As Captain Video makes it

all the way on the outside.

- Yes, Tumbleweed, yes!

- Come on! That's it!

- Brewster is dropping back

as Tumbleweed holds the rail.

- Good Tumbleweed! Good Tumbleweed!

- And here comes Captain Video

on the outside.!

- Tumbleweed is slowing.!

- No, Tumbleweed! No! Bad

Tumbleweed! What are you doing?

- Tumbleweed can't hold it and he

gets pinned against the rail.

- What? Don't do...

- It's anyone's race

as they approach the rail.!

- Don't do that! Let him out!

- Captain Video makes his move.!

Tumbleweed is running gamely...

- No! I need this one!

- But Captain Video seems

just a little bit too strong.!

- Please! Come on!

- Here they come.!

- No!

Yes.! Tumbleweed can't hold it,

as Captain Video takes charge.

And it's Brewster finishing in second,

Susan's Pride finishes third...

and Tumbleweed

is nowhere in sight.!

But, my, oh, my,

the odds-on favorite...

- Showed his true colors

with that late-stretch run.

- That's all right. Uh-huh.

Tumbleweed held on momentarily,

but realistically...

only a fool would put

their money on Tumbleweed.

That horse had no chance of...

That guy won two gold medals?

I think so.

That's Tumbleweed gone.

Okay, next race.

Excuse me. Are you

Mr. Irving Blitzer?

Well, that depends

on who's asking.

My name is Derice Bannock.

This is my teammate Sanka Coffie.

Greetings, sled god.

We were just wondering if you'd

be interested in coaching the

firstJamaican bobsled team.

Derice, remember the radio?

Radio?

Stick. Shooting with the stick.

Let's go!

Let's go, Derice!

Come on, Coach.

Just help me get started!

- Greetings, sled god.

- Sorry to bother you...

- Get out! Get out!

- But you're the only one

that can help us!

- Go away.

- Okay.

Nice to meet you!

- Maybe today is a bad day.

- Yeah.

I'll come back tomorrow, and

the next day, and the next day,

- No. No!

- And the next day.

- Look, whatever you're name is...

- Derice.

All right, Derice, let me lay

out some difficulties for you.

Snow... you don't have any.

It's 900 degrees out there.

Time... you don't have any.

The Olympics

are in three months.

And me... you don't have me.

As far as I'm concerned, the sport

of bobsledding no longer exists.

I don't want to do it,

I don't want to coach it...

and most of all...

and I mean most of all...

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