Irving Blitzer disgraced himself when putting extra weights into his team's bob in the Olympics, resulting in his gold medal being taken away from him. Years later, Derice Bannock, son to a former friend of Irv, fails to qualify for the 100-yard sprint for the Olympics due to a stupid accident. But when he hears of Irving Blitzer living also on Jamaica, Derice decides to go to the Games anyway. If not as a sprinter, then as a bobsledder. After some starting problems, the first Jamaican bobsledding team is formed and heads for Calgary. In the freezing weather Derice, Sanka, Junior and Yul are ... only laughed at, since nobody can take a Jamaican bobsledding team led by a disgraced trainer for serious. But team spirit and a healthy self confidence may lead to a few surprises in the upcoming Winter Games.
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It's important to know that this film's story is based on fact: beyond any likely expectations, a group of Jamaicans entered the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Canada. Their chosen sport was bobsledding, and practice, which made far from perfect, was on sleds with wheels. Once in wintry Calgary they could test their prowess on ice. From this curious endeavour, a spirited - if sentimental and conventional - movie has been constructed. Should you care about such competitions and their attendant commercialism and jingoism, the film may appeal. Sadly, we gain no understanding of whether the quartet's anarchic notion produced anything other than a warm glow in the icy sunshi...
It's important to know that this film's story is based on fact: beyond any likely expectations, a group of Jamaicans entered the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Canada. Their chosen sport was bobsledding, and practice, which made far from perfect, was on sleds with wheels. Once in wintry Calgary they could test their prowess on ice. From this curious endeavour, a spirited - if sentimental and conventional - movie has been constructed. Should you care about such competitions and their attendant commercialism and jingoism, the film may appeal. Sadly, we gain no understanding of whether the quartet's anarchic notion produced anything other than a warm glow in the icy sunshine.
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I worked for over two weeks on the set in Calgary, Alberta. I never thought it was going to be that good. You know the director made them spray white foam on the snow to make it look fresh and new. I got to meet John Candy so it was worth it. I'm was just an extra but am in there in parts.
Gotta say something its the only movie I worked on.
