Description
The Cool Runnings DVD is a comedy about a Jamaican bob-sled team's attempt to qualify for the 1988 Olympics. The team is made up of Derice Bannock, a track star who was injured in an accident, and Irv Blitzer, a former US resident and bob-sled champion. They must convince Blitzer to coach them and train them for the Olympics. However, the team has never sat in a bob-sled before and they have never seen snow.
Based on a real scenario at the 1988 Olympics, this comedy focuses on the trials and tribulations of the first ever Jamaican bob-sled team and their coach (John Candy). Derice Bannock is due to qualify for Jamaica's track team but due to an accident his hopes are dashed. He finds out that a gold-medallist lives in Jamaica, former US resident and bob-sled champion Irv Blitzer (Candy) and persuades him to coach a team for entry into the 1988 Olympics. However, the team Bannock puts together has never sat in a bob-sled let alone seen snow.
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