Cool Runnings

1993 film directed by Jon Turteltaub
Movie film Q282748
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Summary

Cool Runnings is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,206 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Jon Turteltaub[3]
  • Screenwriter: Michael Goldberg[4], Lynn Siefert[5], Tommy Swerdlow[6]
  • Composer: Hans Zimmer[7]
  • Genre: comedy film[8], sport film[9]
  • Cast member: Leon Robinson[10], Doug E. Doug[11], Rawle D. Lewis[12], Malik Yoba[13], John Candy[14], John Morgan[15], Peter Outerbridge[16], Raymond J. Barry[17], Jay Brazeau[18], David Lovgren[19], Bill Dow[20]
  • Producer: Dawn Steel[21]
  • Depicts: Jamaica national bobsled team[22], bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics[23]
  • Production company: Walt Disney Pictures[24], Dawn Steel Productions[25]
  • Director of photography: Phedon Papamichael[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[28], video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 6.1/10[30], 76%[31], 60/100[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34], Canada[35]
  • Publication date: October 1, 1993[36], February 10, 1994[37], June 24, 1994[38]
  • Sport: bobsleigh[39]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[40], Netflix[41], Disney+[42]
  • Narrative location: Jamaica[43], Canada[44], Calgary[45]
  • Official website: http://movies.disney.com/cool-runnings[46]
  • Film editor: Bruce Green[47]
  • Described by source: The 200 films to see before you almost grow up[48]
  • Nominated for: Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie[49]
  • Executive producer: Chris Meledandri[50], Susan Landau Finch[51]
  • Official name: Les Apprentis Champions[52]
  • Title: Cool Runnings[53]

Why It Matters

Cool Runnings has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 24w ago · ~2026-27039-59 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location → Jamaica, Canada, Calgary
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