When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
Directed by Jon Turteltaub
underdog
sports
winter
olympic games
jamaica
trainer
training camp
reggae
bobsleighing
based on true story
bobsled
winter sport
calgary
inspirational
hilarious
excited
Rank
#48 in 1993·#3593 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Leon
Derice Bannock
Doug E. Doug
Sanka Coffie
Rawle D. Lewis
Junior Bevil
Malik Yoba
Yul Brenner
John Candy
Irv
Raymond J. Barry
Kurt Hemphill
Peter Outerbridge
Josef Grool
Paul Cœur
Roger
Larry Gilman
Larry
Bertina Macauley
Joy Bannock
Bill Dow
Registration Official
Jay Brazeau
Kroychzech
Crew
Jon Turteltaub
Director
Tommy Swerdlow
Screenplay
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Phedon Papamichael
Director of Photography
Chris Meledandri
Executive Producer
Jaki Brown
Casting
Michael Ritchie
Story
Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director
Mark Mangini
Supervising Sound Editor
Ernie Jackson
Stunts
Ken Kirzinger
Stunts
Guy Bews
Stunts
Popular Reviews
1097 reviews
Adrian LopesPRO
7.6★ · 01/23/26
“Feel the Riddum, Feel the rhyme!” Great classic film. John Candy is a gem.
“Feel the Riddum, Feel the rhyme!” Great classic film. John Candy is a gem.
2
Disha ManderPRO
9.0★ · 04/22/26
Sanka is deadass my spirit animal, guys constantly cold
Sanka is deadass my spirit animal, guys constantly cold
1
Robbie
8.0★ · 05/25/26
one of my favourite childhood films, i was so obsessed with rewatching it. if letterboxd was around when i was a kid this would've definitely been in my top 4
one of my favourite childhood films, i was so obsessed with rewatching it. if letterboxd was around when i was a kid this would've definitely been in my top 4
Lennon Broadfoot
7.0★ · 05/20/26
haile selassie being mentioned may have activated the sleeper agent inside of me
haile selassie being mentioned may have activated the sleeper agent inside of me
