A movie it is impossible to dislike. Disney added stuff for drama, though - in real life the Jamaicans faced no discrimination from the other teams - in fact they all supported them and purchased their sled for them.
Swiss here. This film is also very popular here in Switzerland. Especially because our team is so prominently featured in the film. Fun fact: 25 years ago (man, am I old...) the brakewoman of the Swiss doubles bobsleigh team was my coworker. In fact, they were training together with the Jamaican men's team at the time. Not the one shown in the film, but a later one.
As a Calgarian, I assure you: these four Jamaican boys, and Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, will forever be considered honourary Calgarians. We absolutely ADORED these guys and rooted for them!
This movie always makes me smile. It's a wholesome, fun movie with a lot of heart. The chemistry with this cast can't be beat. One of John Candy's last roles. The team carrying their sled to the finish line actually happened at the Olympics.
at the 2022 winter olympics, Jamaica sent a 4 man bobsled team for the first time since 1998 and created a lot of hype that Jamaica had returned after so long
This was an instant classic when it came out. It's such an amazing journey, and the messages of honesty, standing up for yourself, chasing your dreams, and teamwork just made it perfect.
The 88 Calgary Olympics were a magical time.... with two underdogs winning the hearts of everyone, The Jamaican Bobsled team and then Englands Eddy The Eagle...
AND my Wife! She is a Japanese Modern dancer and she & her dance troupe dancing amongst migrating Chinese Red Crested Herons was shown on the main-screen during the 88 C O
"How bout I draw a line down your head so it looks like a butt?" "Rise and Shine. It's but whuppin time." My brothers and I still quote this movie to each other.
Oh man, I haven't seen this in at least 20 years and I still was quoting lines right on cue. As soon as I saw your thumbnail, I said "It's bobsled time!" So fun. Take care!
Not-so-fun fact: the bridge, where the coach has a bunch of snowballs lined up to throw at his team but they hit him first with their own snowballs, was EXTREMELY popular in Calgary because of the way it swayed as you took each step - but it was sadly destroyed in the 2013 Flood Of The Century.
The best sports movie ever made! It's my pre-Winter Olympics tradition. 🥰 The Olympic flame passed through my town in Ontario that year, and my elementary school class was taken to see it. I always think of that when I watch this movie!
It was the end of sixth grade, and we were having a party with all of the classrooms in our year. One of the events was an auction where we were allowed to spend the imaginary points we had earned throughout the year. I bid all of my points on a large "cool runnings" poster for my bedroom 😅 And then all of the teachers made me give the poster to my friend Romney who I had out bid by quite a bit. She was crying and she was upset. I think they wanted her to have it for some obvious reasons - you don't think about these things when you're a kid. I was disappointed because I love the movie and I really wanted the poster, but Romney was really cool and I admired her athleticism / personality. I don't remember when I got in exchange for the poster, but I do remember how happy she was to receive it. 😊 I can't watch this movie now without thinking of my friend from all those years ago. Absolutely priceless.
Man, the guys in this movie had the comedy, the chemistry and the charisma down, and they really make the audience feel like we felt when we were rooting for the actual team, in the late 80s! Also, gorgeously filmed by Disney, with that warm, colorful "live action feature" look Disney always had, and which fits this movie/story perfectly, especially the Jamaican sections. I never noticed that when I saw it way back. Unless it had some wild, weird camera angle or unusual cutting, I would take cinematography like this for granted. Thanks again, Shadowcat! This was such a great surprise! I NEVER know what you're going to react to next, and I love that.
Their American coach was played by The late John Candy who was Canadian. He was born and raised in Toronto. He started his comedy career on Second City in Toronto and also on Canadian TV before making it big in Hollywood in movies like"Planes, Trains, and Automobiles", "Home Alone", and many others. "Cool Runnings" was one of the last roles he was in before he suddenly died way too young. He was only 43.
Glad to have someone else react to this great movie, seems like it's not known enough by the younger generation. It's impossible not to love it, it's pretty wholesome, has a nice message about chasing your dreams, and overall I think it does good to make you cheer for the underdog. Plus people are now always hyped to see Jamaica in the winter Olympics for bobsled!
I'm Swiss and this is one of my favourite movies from my teenage years. I was living in Portugal, a country where soccer is king and I sucked at it and loved winter sports.
Oh, Shadowcat what a special reaction!!! This commentary will never be bettered! I learned so much! And I remember when this happened! (not just the movie, the actual story!) Jamaican-Canadian, what a heritage!!! You are a child of the sun and the snow!!!! You are north and south! I have affection and gratitude for both countries, just for the litany of incredible musicians to come out of both! You must be super proud, the list is endless! And Canada's no slouch for famous actors and comedy legends, either, which brings me to......... this movie has John Candy! From SCTV! What could be more Canadian than that?!!! I totally forgot!! This movie could not be MORE Jamaican-Canadian, holy smokes! Then we add YOU to the mix.......it's so diabolically mindblowing, they should just put this reaction on the DVD!!!!!!!
PS: I almost forgot: The Olympics letter you wrote when you were a little girl! That was awesome!☺ It's like.....what DOESN'T this reaction video have?!
Yay what a fun reaction 😊 this is one of my favourite movies, I saw it in the cinema when I was a kid. I love how bright and fun and colourful it is, just a wonderful classic movie ❤
Loved this movie as a kid,, saw it soooo many times. It still holds up to this day. I'm pretty sure most people my age (30's) still can quote "Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, IT'S BOBSLED TIME!"
I grew up on this movie, it was one of my childhood favorites and it'll always hold a special place in my heart. It was one of the few movies we had on VHS that I'd watch on repeat when I was sick. I've seen it SO many times 😂 My family would quote the "Sanka ya dead? Ya mon" line all the time 🤣 And I cry every single time I watch it. That scene where they crash and then carry the bobsled across the finish line was so well done it's so emotional and powerful. Gets me every time.
Your accent is like my family's African-American, upstate New York accent, with the fading deep south vowels swapped with fading Jamaican vowels. Was wondering why you remind me of my cousins. Neat!
🇯🇲 love this movie I could watch it over and over again salsa rest in peace John Candy, what an incredible story to be honest a true story and still continuing the legacy to this day with a Jamaican bobsled team and a couple more Jamaican winter competitors like they have a two woman bobsled team as well
11:09 I love Shadowcat's 2nd Grade art. She was probably around 8 years old❤I wonder if "odins" is her 2nd Grade shorthand for "audience" 🥰Even at that young age, she had the whole thing down; staggered height stage over the blonde and brunette, and her upside down hair affected by gravity😉
I've only seen this once forever ago so I'm super excited to watch it again with you. I only remember the basic plot but I already know you're gonna make this so much fun.
I watched this "COOL RUNNINGS" reaction not because I ever cared for the movie, but because of Shadowcat's "E.T." reaction, now I'll watch anything she puts up❤
Yup, that comment sounds like Florida/Georgia to me, lol. Lenny Bruce used to do a great bit about people like you posing for pictures, so funny, I wish I could attach it.
I remember watching that crash live; obviously not exactly as in the movie, but there were some mightily relieved tears when they were revealed to be okay, kerk
One of my favourite movies of all times, love it so much! Will never stop quoting it :) FEEL THE RHYTHM, FEEL THE RHYME, GET ON UP, IT'S BOBSLED TIME, COOL RUNNINGS!
I love this movie!! We quote this movie once in a while, usually Sanka with ice. Bring from North Dakota, cold, snow and ice are pretty abundant lol. It’s just such a fun film. I am so glad I grew up with this film 💚💛🖤
The Olympic Qualifiers are not about beating each other, they are about beating a minimum level of performance. A minute two is what they all have to beat.
Another unique movie everyone should see is The Legend of 1900. It stars Tim Roth as a man who was born on an ocean-liner and couldn't leave because he didn't have a passport. Also, the rhythm of the ocean turned him into a prodigy piano player. It's a great movie.
I have always loved John Candy's "“A Gold medal is a wonderful thing, but if you're not enough without it, you'll never be enough with it." One of my favourite lines in the whole movie. Also I can attest as someone who has lived in Alberta most of my life... I hate winters.
Living when this happened I remember how excited we all were for the Jamaican team and Eddy the Eagle (the English sky jumper) because they were ultimate underdogs. I was kind of sad they could not progress farther than they did.
My brother in law was like Dalton in the Roadhouse movie (1989). He knew a lot about the bar business he ran all bars in Kearney Nebraska back in the 1990s. Kearney Nebraska was known as the #1 party college in the USA in the 1990s. My brother in law had a bouncer that worked for him Curtis Harry. Curtis went to the 1994 winter Olympics in Lillehammer Norway with the Trinidad and Tobago bobsled team.
I remember watching the actual team in the Olympics that year. I really rooted for them and was sad when they flunked out. It’s like Eddie the Eagle except actually good.
Great reaction episode, butbit boggles my mind how many people don't know it was based on a true story, I actually was watching this live (the actual race when they crashed). Still my favorite bodsled team though.
I was just thinking about this movie yesterday at the skate rink because someone tried questioning my teaching methods with two new skaters to trios and trains. We were in the middle of the rink (safest spot) and stationary, practicing how to link our arms and switch sides comfortably, when the boyfriend of one of the skaters with me interrupted us to tell us “y’all should be moving” and I stopped him with a “thank you for your input, I’ll let you know if we have questions,” because I did not ask for his advice, nor did we need or want it at that moment. Later on I thought about the scene where they’re sitting in the bobsled practicing shifting their weight and responding to calls accurately, since that exactly what we were doing.
i think she should do a video about jamaican culture. they are caribbean like me, but they were colonized by england instead of spain, so it would be interesting to see the cultural differences as well.
A Jamaican-Canadian watching a movie about Jamaicans going to Canada? I’m in.
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Don't you love the irony?
More like a Canadian with a Jamaican family
A movie it is impossible to dislike. Disney added stuff for drama, though - in real life the Jamaicans faced no discrimination from the other teams - in fact they all supported them and purchased their sled for them.
The team was made up of military too, not outcast types.
Swiss here. This film is also very popular here in Switzerland. Especially because our team is so prominently featured in the film. Fun fact: 25 years ago (man, am I old...) the brakewoman of the Swiss doubles bobsleigh team was my coworker. In fact, they were training together with the Jamaican men's team at the time. Not the one shown in the film, but a later one.
That's awesome. I would have asked my coworker enough questions to drive them nuts.
@@cwcm1985 haha me too! Although I think they would have enjoyed it since it's such a niche sport.
"Whatcha smoking'?" "I ain't smoking'. I'm breathing'."
One of the best lines 🤣
As a Calgarian, I assure you: these four Jamaican boys, and Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, will forever be considered honourary Calgarians. We absolutely ADORED these guys and rooted for them!
This movie always makes me smile. It's a wholesome, fun movie with a lot of heart. The chemistry with this cast can't be beat. One of John Candy's last roles. The team carrying their sled to the finish line actually happened at the Olympics.
at the 2022 winter olympics, Jamaica sent a 4 man bobsled team for the first time since 1998 and created a lot of hype that Jamaica had returned after so long
This was an instant classic when it came out. It's such an amazing journey, and the messages of honesty, standing up for yourself, chasing your dreams, and teamwork just made it perfect.
The 88 Calgary Olympics were a magical time.... with two underdogs winning the hearts of everyone, The Jamaican Bobsled team and then Englands Eddy The Eagle...
It's cool that you remember that fondly. I was too young to understand everything, and my family was all wrapped up with the 49ers Superbowl win.
AND my Wife! She is a Japanese Modern dancer and she & her dance troupe dancing amongst migrating Chinese Red Crested Herons was shown on the main-screen during the 88 C O
"Hey Sanka, ya dead?" Everyone talks about the Disney movie they watched over and over again when they were a kid; this one was mine.
Whatcha smoking sanka? I'm not smoking I'm breathing.
Funny line
Same! It was one of the first movies I saw in theaters.
"How bout I draw a line down your head so it looks like a butt?"
"Rise and Shine. It's but whuppin time."
My brothers and I still quote this movie to each other.
I’m sure they will remake this movie with a transgender involved or an an all gay/women Jamaican bobsled team it’s the Disney way
6:08 This actor, the late John Candy, was _extraordinarily_ popular the year this came out.
Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's Shadowcat reaction time! Cool Runnings!
the crash footage and a lot of the race footage came from the actual races and the crash
this movie has the perfect amount of drama and comedy.
I love this movie, because it’s so full of heart and optimism. 🥰
Oh man, I haven't seen this in at least 20 years and I still was quoting lines right on cue. As soon as I saw your thumbnail, I said "It's bobsled time!" So fun. Take care!
This was a great movie. I remember watching it when it happened. We all were routing for the Jamaican Team.
Not-so-fun fact: the bridge, where the coach has a bunch of snowballs lined up to throw at his team but they hit him first with their own snowballs, was EXTREMELY popular in Calgary because of the way it swayed as you took each step - but it was sadly destroyed in the 2013 Flood Of The Century.
Hans Zimmer?! The idea of Cool Runnings with the Interstellar soundtrack is amazing.
The best sports movie ever made! It's my pre-Winter Olympics tradition. 🥰
The Olympic flame passed through my town in Ontario that year, and my elementary school class was taken to see it. I always think of that when I watch this movie!
What a very fun movie with the dearly missed John Candy!
It is also a big love letter I feel for Jamaica itself.
It was the end of sixth grade, and we were having a party with all of the classrooms in our year.
One of the events was an auction where we were allowed to spend the imaginary points we had earned throughout the year.
I bid all of my points on a large "cool runnings" poster for my bedroom 😅
And then all of the teachers made me give the poster to my friend Romney who I had out bid by quite a bit.
She was crying and she was upset. I think they wanted her to have it for some obvious reasons - you don't think about these things when you're a kid.
I was disappointed because I love the movie and I really wanted the poster, but Romney was really cool and I admired her athleticism / personality.
I don't remember when I got in exchange for the poster, but I do remember how happy she was to receive it. 😊
I can't watch this movie now without thinking of my friend from all those years ago. Absolutely priceless.
I remember my mom showing this to me when i was very young. Been a favorite ever since.
Man, the guys in this movie had the comedy, the chemistry and the charisma down, and they really make the audience feel like we felt when we were rooting for the actual team, in the late 80s! Also, gorgeously filmed by Disney, with that warm, colorful "live action feature" look Disney always had, and which fits this movie/story perfectly, especially the Jamaican sections. I never noticed that when I saw it way back. Unless it had some wild, weird camera angle or unusual cutting, I would take cinematography like this for granted. Thanks again, Shadowcat! This was such a great surprise! I NEVER know what you're going to react to next, and I love that.
Your Canadian-ness will definitely appreciate the late, great John Candy.
Their American coach was played by The late John Candy who was Canadian. He was born and raised in Toronto. He started his comedy career on Second City in Toronto and also on Canadian TV before making it big in Hollywood in movies like"Planes, Trains, and Automobiles", "Home Alone", and many others. "Cool Runnings" was one of the last roles he was in before he suddenly died way too young. He was only 43.
When I saw this in the theater, everyone cheered at that scene 27:26
"Where are these guys from?"
"Jamaica!"
Glad to have someone else react to this great movie, seems like it's not known enough by the younger generation. It's impossible not to love it, it's pretty wholesome, has a nice message about chasing your dreams, and overall I think it does good to make you cheer for the underdog. Plus people are now always hyped to see Jamaica in the winter Olympics for bobsled!
I'm Swiss and this is one of my favourite movies from my teenage years. I was living in Portugal, a country where soccer is king and I sucked at it and loved winter sports.
Oh, Shadowcat what a special reaction!!! This commentary will never be bettered! I learned so much! And I remember when this happened! (not just the movie, the actual story!) Jamaican-Canadian, what a heritage!!! You are a child of the sun and the snow!!!! You are north and south! I have affection and gratitude for both countries, just for the litany of incredible musicians to come out of both! You must be super proud, the list is endless! And Canada's no slouch for famous actors and comedy legends, either, which brings me to......... this movie has John Candy! From SCTV! What could be more Canadian than that?!!! I totally forgot!! This movie could not be MORE Jamaican-Canadian, holy smokes! Then we add YOU to the mix.......it's so diabolically mindblowing, they should just put this reaction on the DVD!!!!!!!
PS: I almost forgot: The Olympics letter you wrote when you were a little girl! That was awesome!☺ It's like.....what DOESN'T this reaction video have?!
Yay what a fun reaction 😊 this is one of my favourite movies, I saw it in the cinema when I was a kid. I love how bright and fun and colourful it is, just a wonderful classic movie ❤
Loved this movie as a kid,, saw it soooo many times. It still holds up to this day. I'm pretty sure most people my age (30's) still can quote "Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, IT'S BOBSLED TIME!"
this is my comfort movie, i absolutely love it.
I loved this movie growing up in the 90s! It's so fun, sweet, and inspirational 💖
I grew up on this movie, it was one of my childhood favorites and it'll always hold a special place in my heart. It was one of the few movies we had on VHS that I'd watch on repeat when I was sick. I've seen it SO many times 😂 My family would quote the "Sanka ya dead? Ya mon" line all the time 🤣 And I cry every single time I watch it. That scene where they crash and then carry the bobsled across the finish line was so well done it's so emotional and powerful. Gets me every time.
Im Mexican. I grew up watching this movie. Back when we had vhs. I watch it over and over. Especially during the summer. Love it. 😊
Your accent is like my family's African-American, upstate New York accent, with the fading deep south vowels swapped with fading Jamaican vowels. Was wondering why you remind me of my cousins. Neat!
🇯🇲 love this movie I could watch it over and over again salsa rest in peace John Candy, what an incredible story to be honest a true story and still continuing the legacy to this day with a Jamaican bobsled team and a couple more Jamaican winter competitors like they have a two woman bobsled team as well
The end always makes me tear up with his father at the race
11:09 I love Shadowcat's 2nd Grade art. She was probably around 8 years old❤I wonder if "odins" is her 2nd Grade shorthand for "audience" 🥰Even at that young age, she had the whole thing down; staggered height stage over the blonde and brunette, and her upside down hair affected by gravity😉
Adorable!!! And super cool!
This is one of the movies I was raised on. Seeing you watch it for the first time was a lot of fun. It was also nice learning more about you!
This is such a delightful movie. The comedy elements are just so perfectly timed.
I've only seen this once forever ago so I'm super excited to watch it again with you. I only remember the basic plot but I already know you're gonna make this so much fun.
I rented this VHS so many times as a kid, probably would've been cheaper to just buy it outright!
Love this movie, shout out to the lucky egg
Love this film! Can't believe you cut ''feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it's bobsled time!'' haha
I’ve seen this several times and I’m still crying with you this time.
That first song by Wailing Souls gives me life.
Great movie with a great soundtrack.
Finally someone watching this great movie!
Haven't watched it since I was a kid, but man, we watched it a ton back then. Great reaction!
The mirror speech... "and I won't take no..."
Really enjoyed your reaction 💜 Thank you for sharing!
the bobsled uniforms they end up with are so clean 🥰
I watched this "COOL RUNNINGS" reaction not because I ever cared for the movie, but because of Shadowcat's "E.T." reaction, now I'll watch anything she puts up❤
Yup, that comment sounds like Florida/Georgia to me, lol. Lenny Bruce used to do a great bit about people like you posing for pictures, so funny, I wish I could attach it.
This was one of my favorite movies when i was young
My younger sister and I watched this movie so much growing up that we could say all the lines with the actors
One of my favorite movies growing up.
I remember watching that crash live; obviously not exactly as in the movie, but there were some mightily relieved tears when they were revealed to be okay, kerk
They also used some footage from the actual crash in the movie
"How about i draw a line down da middle o yo head an make it look like a butt?!"
😂😂😂😂
the guy that junior got into a scrap with was an East German (this takes place prior to the reunification of germany.)
this movie was such a great part of my childhood
One of my favourite movies of all times, love it so much! Will never stop quoting it :)
FEEL THE RHYTHM, FEEL THE RHYME, GET ON UP, IT'S BOBSLED TIME, COOL RUNNINGS!
One of my favorite movies groing up and trained at the Calgary Olympic training center
Great reaction. And the personal touch at 11:11 is fantastic.
I love this movie!! We quote this movie once in a while, usually Sanka with ice. Bring from North Dakota, cold, snow and ice are pretty abundant lol. It’s just such a fun film. I am so glad I grew up with this film 💚💛🖤
The Olympic Qualifiers are not about beating each other, they are about beating a minimum level of performance. A minute two is what they all have to beat.
Another unique movie everyone should see is The Legend of 1900. It stars Tim Roth as a man who was born on an ocean-liner and couldn't leave because he didn't have a passport. Also, the rhythm of the ocean turned him into a prodigy piano player. It's a great movie.
I have always loved John Candy's "“A Gold medal is a wonderful thing, but if you're not enough without it, you'll never be enough with it."
One of my favourite lines in the whole movie. Also I can attest as someone who has lived in Alberta most of my life... I hate winters.
Living when this happened I remember how excited we all were for the Jamaican team and Eddy the Eagle (the English sky jumper) because they were ultimate underdogs. I was kind of sad they could not progress farther than they did.
"How bout I draw a line down your head and call it a butt" 😂😂😂 best line ever
Wonderful reaction! Loved all your commentary.
My brother in law was like Dalton in the Roadhouse movie (1989). He knew a lot about the bar business he ran all bars in Kearney Nebraska back in the 1990s. Kearney Nebraska was known as the #1 party college in the USA in the 1990s. My brother in law had a bouncer that worked for him Curtis Harry. Curtis went to the 1994 winter Olympics in Lillehammer Norway with the Trinidad and Tobago bobsled team.
This is one of my three go to movies that always cheer me up. The other two being 'Harry and the Henderson's' & 'batteries not included'. 😊
You need to see John candy in his sctv years. He was a comic genius.
I love this movie. it's really, really. Keep up the terrific work 👌 👏 👍 😀
There was the possibility of Jamaca being a part of Canada at one point in the 20th century.
Freakin love this movie
Thank you! Loved this reaction!
the irony of you and this movie is palpable
I remember watching the actual team in the Olympics that year. I really rooted for them and was sad when they flunked out. It’s like Eddie the Eagle except actually good.
Another event happened at the same Olympics, which got turned into the movie Eddie The Eagle. It's pretty good.
Great reaction episode, butbit boggles my mind how many people don't know it was based on a true story, I actually was watching this live (the actual race when they crashed). Still my favorite bodsled team though.
I’m Korean and I find it egregious you haven’t seen this movie 😂
Beautifully done. Great job!
"Greetings, sled god!"
Hello from Windsor a new subsriber here I saw this movie when it first came out looking forward too seeing more reactions from you .
love this movie, my family is from Ontario Toronto, and originally Scotland
Awww your drawing is so cute
The bobsled used in the movie sits on display at Calgary Olympic Park.
I was just thinking about this movie yesterday at the skate rink because someone tried questioning my teaching methods with two new skaters to trios and trains. We were in the middle of the rink (safest spot) and stationary, practicing how to link our arms and switch sides comfortably, when the boyfriend of one of the skaters with me interrupted us to tell us “y’all should be moving” and I stopped him with a “thank you for your input, I’ll let you know if we have questions,” because I did not ask for his advice, nor did we need or want it at that moment. Later on I thought about the scene where they’re sitting in the bobsled practicing shifting their weight and responding to calls accurately, since that exactly what we were doing.
I cry every time at the end.
Also, totally relate to the helmet, hair issue lol. I have a ton of Afro hair too!
freaking loved this reaction :)
Born in Jamaica and grew up in the US, my whole life I’ve heard “you don’t sound Jamaican “, can you speak it, or other things. So I feel you
Great reaction to one of my favorite 90 s movies! Classic!
There’s another film around the same Olympics, Eddie The Eagle. As a ski jumping nerd there’s a lot wrong but it’s really fun.
I loved this movie as a kid
i think she should do a video about jamaican culture.
they are caribbean like me, but they were colonized by england instead of spain, so it would be interesting to see the cultural differences as well.
Your bones don't break in a bobsled. No. They shatter.
Still to this day if my mates and I haven’t spoken in a while we text each other “Sanka Ya Dead Mun” Great film
This is one of the greatest movies ever made.I watches this movie when I was like 12.
"Ya ded " & "feel the rhythm..." Are two of the most quotable Disney lines of all time !!
23:53 The TV coverage shot that you saw of the accident in the last race was actual footage.