Revealing mistake: When Junior inadvertently trips Derice and Yul Brenner in the trial run, it's clear that his legs do not come in contact with either men; the actors just threw themselves to the ground. It's particularly noticeable due to this shot being played in slow motion.
Cool Runnings (1993)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Starring: John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Leon, Malik Yoba, Rawle D. Lewis
The four Jamaicans and their coach Irv Blitzer (John Candy) make it to the Olympics. Their first run was a disaster, but together they find their spirit again and come back to blow everyone away with an amazing second run. On their third and final run in the bobsled, they were in the running for a medal, when one of the blades comes loose and the sled crashed near the end. Not to be defeated so easily, the four proud Jamacians, hoist the sled onto their shoulders and carry it the rest of the way do the track and to the finish line. Because of this they were unable to walk off with a medal, but they left instead with the respect of everyone who doubted their abilities. Together, the four guys agree that in four years, they will return to compete again.
Mirel
More mistakes in Cool Runnings
Sanka Coffie: You mean winter, as in ICE?
Derice Bannock: Maybe.
Sanka Coffie: You mean winter, as in igloos and Eskimos and penguins and ICE?
Derice Bannock: Possibly.
Sanka Coffie: See ya.
Derice Bannock: Where you going?
Sanka Coffie: I'm going to take a hot bath, I'm getting cold just thinking about all this ICE.
Trivia: When Derice is applying for loans at different banks, the wall behind each bank manager is always the same wall! The plants and decorations are different, but it's the identical wall.
Question: Is it true that the Jamaica bobsled team performed poorly at first during training as shown in in the film?
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Answer: The real Jamaican team performed poorly throughout the Olympics and did not finish.
Greg Dwyer