Sadly, one of the inspirations for that very film, former bobsledded/sound engineer Sam Clayton Jr, has passed away today at the age of 58, as another casualty due to complications from the coronavirus.
One of the most iconic –and certainly among the funniest — Disney live-action films of all time has to be director Jon Turteltaub’s Cool Runnings.
The story of the real-life Jamaican bobsled team that competes for a shot at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and also a John Candy classic, has been watched by audiences for decades.