Cool Runnings (1993) 

 

Release Date: October 1, 1993

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Writer(s): Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, Michael Goldberg

Starring: John Candy, Leon, Doug E. Doug 

Estimated budget: $14 million

U.S. Box office: $68,856,263

Foreign: $86,000,000

Worldwide: $154,856,263 

 

Four Jamaican bobsledders dream of competing in the Winter Olympics, despite never having seen snow. With the help of a disgraced former champion desperate to redeem himself, the Jamaicans set out to become worthy of Olympic selection, and go all out for glory.