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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+6)
Critics 68Audiences 74GoodWatch 70
Box office
11×its budget
- Budget
- $14 M
- Worldwide
- $155 M
Worldwide it earned $141 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10098Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 69 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
+59
Released
1993
October 1, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
ComedyAdventureDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanRussianFrenchMade in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-Provoking37 people
LeonDerice Bannock
Doug E. DougSanka Coffie
Rawle D. LewisJunior Bevil
Malik YobaYul Brenner
John CandyIrv
Raymond J. BarryKurt Hemphill
Peter OuterbridgeJosef Grool
Paul CœurRoger
Larry GilmanLarry
Charles HyattWhitby Bevil, Sr.
Winston StonaCoolidge
Bertina MacauleyJoy Bannock- PSPauline Stone MyrieMomma Coffie
- KCKristoffer CooperWinston
Bill DowRegistration Official
Jay BrazeauKroychzech
Campbell LaneShindler
Matthew WalkerGerman Official
Christopher GazeBritish Official
Jack GothGremmer
David LovgrenSwiss Captain- KKKerwin KerrBoy #1
- DRDeamion RobinsonBoy #2
- BBBeverly BrownLady #1
Directing · 5
- Jon Turteltaub Director
- Bruce Franklin First Assistant Director
- Michael D. Moore Second Unit Director
- Kim H. Winther Second Assistant Director
- Jean Bereziuk Script Supervisor
Writing · 4
- Tommy Swerdlow Screenplay
- Michael Goldberg Screenplay
- Lynn Siefert Story, Screenplay
- Michael Ritchie Story
Production · 8
- Chris Meledandri Executive Producer
- Susan B. Landau Executive Producer
- Dawn Steel Producer
- Jaki Brown Casting
- Chemin Sylvia Bernard Casting
- Natalie Thompson Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Phedon Papamichael Director of Photography
- Peter F. Woeste Camera Operator
- Rexford L. Metz Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Bruce Green Editor
Sound · 4
- Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer
- Mark Mangini Supervising Sound Editor
- Larry Sutton Sound Mixer
- Laura Perlman Music Editor
Art · 5
- Stephen Marsh Production Design
- Rick Roberts Art Direction
- Bruce Sinski Assistant Art Director
- Lesley Beale Set Decoration
- Mary-Lou Storey Assistant Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Grania Preston Costume Design
- Norma Patton-Lowin Key Makeup Artist
- Veronica Ciandre Key Hairdresser
Lighting · 1
- Andrew W. Davidson Gaffer
Other crew · 23
- Jacob Rupp Stunt Coordinator
- Ken Kirzinger Stunts
- Irving E. Lewis Stunts
- Jason Glass Stunts
- Ernie Jackson Stunts
- Brent Woolsey Stunts
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