Directed by:
Jon TurteltaubCinematography:
Phedon PapamichaelCast:
Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, John Candy, Raymond J. Barry, Peter Outerbridge, Paul Coeur, Jay Brazeau, Christopher Gaze, David Lovgren (more)VOD (4)
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Based on a true story, this is the comedic saga of four Jamaican athletes going to extremes to compete as bobsled racers at the Winter Olympics. With few resources and virtually no clue about winter sports, it's an uphill course for this troupe from the tropics who are sliding on thin ice as they go for the gold in Calgary, Canada. Refusing to let anything stand in their way, these four Jamaicans enlist the help of a down-and-out ex-champion American slider named Irv. Unavoidably drawn back to a sport he had come to loathe, Irv is faced with coaching a team of complete novices. But once committed, he is determined to turn them around and to somehow right the wrongs of his own failed career. It's a bumpy ride but with pride, determination, and dignity, the bobsledders make their impossible dreams come true. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Leon
USA
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Doug E. Doug
USA
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Rawle D. Lewis
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Malik Yoba
USA
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John Candy
Canada
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Raymond J. Barry
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Peter Outerbridge
Canada
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Paul Coeur
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Jay Brazeau
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Christopher Gaze
UK
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David Lovgren
Canada
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Bill Dow
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Matthew Walker
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Matthew Robert Kelly
Canada
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Campbell Lane
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