cool runnings?

[capricciosababs]

(clue to a question on the board about now!)
saw the disney film about the first jamacan bobsleigh team for the worlds winter olym[ics at atlanta in 1988 - wonderful !

[Lilian]

I love that fim Babs!! have seen it quite a few times, that's the one where John Candy died just before they finished it! so sad!

[Irene Clarke]

fab film. Great family watch.

[Karen D]

Its one of my favorite films

[Mochali]

Such a feel good film :)

[spicey]

I love that fim Babs!! have seen it quite a few times, that's the one where John Candy died just before they finished it! so sad!
Oh I didn't realise he died before they got to finish it!! :( How sad, he was one of my favourite actors... loved him in Uncle Buck! :D

[capricciosababs]

yes all better cos the story was all true - recall that bobsleigh team doing their runs on bbc tv winter sports shows too! it is so so hilarious - they dont make them like that anymore...

[spicey]

Just had a look on net and John Candy actually died before they finished filming Wagons East - taken from Wikapedia:

Death
Candy died in his sleep on March 4 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4), 1994 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994), while on location in Durango (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango), Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico), filming Wagons East! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagons_East!). He was 43.