Cool Runnings - Bobsledding is Hella Dangerous

Lieography - A Podcast About Movies Based on True Stories

Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 1993 Disney sports movie Cool Runnings, directed by John Turteltaub and starring John Candy, Leon, and Doug E. Doug, in which we learn just how close to the truth this movie stays (spoiler alert: not very!). We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

http://en.espn.co.uk/olympic-sports/sport/story/280229.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-real-story-of-the-cool-runnings-bobsled-team-2014-2

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jamaican-bobsledder-tal-stokes-takes-to-reddit-and-reveals-cool-runnings-was-mostly-made-up?ref=scroll

http://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/film-and-tv-interesting-sport-the-true-story-behind-cool-runnings-was-very-different-to-the-film-20180109

https://www.insideedition.com/real-cool-runnings-1988-jamaican-bobsledder-says-true-story-was-even-more-remarkable-40754

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/07/jamaica-bobsled-calgary-olympics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/02/19/jamaicans-are-bobsledding-again-but-cool-runnings-is-still-racist/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.364fd64c3ea3

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