jamaican-canadian watches *COOL RUNNINGS* for the first time

Watching Cool Runnings (1993) for the first time.
Source: Disney's Cool Runnings
Intro/ Outro music: Sunset by MusicByAden
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2:09 Reaction
30:52 Outro/ Initial Thoughts

[@arwyss]

A Jamaican-Canadian watching a movie about Jamaicans going to Canada? I’m in.

[@calebmarmon1310]

The best kind of clickbait is the kind that does exactly what it says.

[@kaygee2121]

😂💯

[@sabin97]

@@calebmarmon1310 i think the term "clickbait" means exactly the opposite. this is was real advertisement, not false advertisement.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

Don't you love the irony?

[@barryross8382]

More like a Canadian with a Jamaican family

[@CharlesDickens111]

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.

[@TheMKCrab]

"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.

[@nickschnider9191]

Whatcha smoking sanka? I'm not smoking I'm breathing.

[@andrewgrove1691]

Funny line

[@adamromero]

Same! It was one of the first movies I saw in theaters.

[@DorkQueen23]

"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.

[@dabbadoo2226]

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

[@DerHitsch]

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.

[@cwcm1985]

That's awesome. I would have asked my coworker enough questions to drive them nuts.

[@willvr4]

@@cwcm1985 haha me too! Although I think they would have enjoyed it since it's such a niche sport.

[@exile220ify]

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!

[@WilliamScavengerFish]

"Whatcha smoking'?" "I ain't smoking'. I'm breathing'."

[@hallyhop]

One of the best lines 🤣

[@deadlyice2042]

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

[@ChefPatrickChase]

the crash footage and a lot of the race footage came from the actual races and the crash

[@SurvivorBri]

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.

[@tricitymorte1]

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.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

6:08 This actor, the late John Candy, was _extraordinarily_ popular the year this came out.

[@cclapew]

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...

[@beccas.7762]

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.

[@kurtn4819]

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

[@gotreactions]

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!

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's Shadowcat reaction time! Cool Runnings!

[@laurab68707]

This was a great movie. I remember watching it when it happened. We all were routing for the Jamaican Team.

[@Faye_L]

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!

[@kitkompo]

this movie has the perfect amount of drama and comedy. I love this movie, because it’s so full of heart and optimism. 🥰

[@poolhall9632]

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.

[@firbolg]

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.

[@TTM9691]

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.

[@lordjimbo2]

Hans Zimmer?! The idea of Cool Runnings with the Interstellar soundtrack is amazing.

[@willvr4]

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!"

[@shinyagumon7015]

What a very fun movie with the dearly missed John Candy! It is also a big love letter I feel for Jamaica itself.

[@nickschnider9191]

I remember my mom showing this to me when i was very young. Been a favorite ever since.

[@pelijer]

When I saw this in the theater, everyone cheered at that scene 27:26 "Where are these guys from?" "Jamaica!"

[@David_C_83]

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!

[@smithwilliams8831]

The end always makes me tear up with his father at the race

[@exile220ify]

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.

[@J.Castle]

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. 😊

[@beccas.7762]

Your Canadian-ness will definitely appreciate the late, great John Candy.

[@narotic6133]

Love this movie, shout out to the lucky egg

[@Qu33nMary444]

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 ❤

[@bmatt2626]

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!

[@kaygee2121]

I loved this movie growing up in the 90s! It's so fun, sweet, and inspirational 💖

[@VisifromDA]

this is my comfort movie, i absolutely love it.

[@rayharley597]

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

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

🇯🇲 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

[@TTM9691]

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!!!!!!!

[@TTM9691]

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?!

[@hallyhop]

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.

[@FloridaGeorgia]

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😉

[@TTM9691]

Adorable!!! And super cool!

[@raistlinrodriguez5696]

This is when Disney made actual movies with substance instead of focused on agendas from their directors or executives how they are now. This was a great movie.

[@beccas.7762]

Amen!

[@Ejay669]

I rented this VHS so many times as a kid, probably would've been cheaper to just buy it outright!

[@jamestaylor3805]

The mirror speech... "and I won't take no..."

[@ajjbs7580]

Finally someone watching this great movie!

[@kitkompo]

the bobsled uniforms they end up with are so clean 🥰

[@sangorilla1]

This is such a delightful movie. The comedy elements are just so perfectly timed.

[@beastly.warner]

"How about i draw a line down da middle o yo head an make it look like a butt?!" 😂😂😂😂

[@jamestaylor3805]

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.

[@StressBurger]

this movie was such a great part of my childhood

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

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!

[@LCCWPresents]

There was the possibility of Jamaca being a part of Canada at one point in the 20th century.

[@SCH0IE1]

Love this film! Can't believe you cut ''feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it's bobsled time!'' haha

[@timmiller6454]

"How bout I draw a line down your head and call it a butt" 😂😂😂 best line ever

[@mattmccullough1093]

This is one of the greatest movies ever made.I watches this movie when I was like 12.

[@matthewzeller5026]

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.

[@cshubs]

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.

[@lukenshazard127]

I’ve seen this several times and I’m still crying with you this time.

[@ChefPatrickChase]

the guy that junior got into a scrap with was an East German (this takes place prior to the reunification of germany.)

[@FloridaGeorgia]

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❤

[@TTM9691]

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.

[@ReymundoCortez]

This was one of my favorite movies when i was young

[@m.hernandez1404]

You need to see John candy in his sctv years. He was a comic genius.

[@hallyhop]

Really enjoyed your reaction 💜 Thank you for sharing!

[@sudhisira]

Great reaction. And the personal touch at 11:11 is fantastic.

[@Dylan_Platt]

Haven't watched it since I was a kid, but man, we watched it a ton back then. Great reaction!

[@ravenm6443]

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 💚💛🖤

[@Jon_FM]

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.

[@Jon_FM]

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.

[@skullandbones1832]

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.

[@LudusAurea]

One of my favorite movies growing up.

[@kiplutu]

One of my favorite movies groing up and trained at the Calgary Olympic training center

[@guymon82ify]

Freakin love this movie

[@Wickerrman]

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!

[@johankaewberg8162]

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.

[@Lorijenken]

the irony of you and this movie is palpable

[@Eidlones]

Another event happened at the same Olympics, which got turned into the movie Eddie The Eagle. It's pretty good.

[@Bikeaholic07]

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

[@bhelliom3]

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.

[@Redd21481]

I love this movie. it's really, really. Keep up the terrific work 👌 👏 👍 😀

[@jillk368]

Wonderful reaction! Loved all your commentary.

[@mr.fancipants6639]

Thank you! Loved this reaction!

[@milliechook7375]

"Greetings, sled god!"

[@Bornagain7202]

love this movie, my family is from Ontario Toronto, and originally Scotland

[@huitzi10scooby76]

Great reaction to one of my favorite 90 s movies! Classic!

[@sabin97]

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.

[@KpXDrgn]

I’m Korean and I find it egregious you haven’t seen this movie 😂

[@secretsofthepastsparahisto2993]

Hello from Windsor a new subsriber here I saw this movie when it first came out looking forward too seeing more reactions from you .

[@nolanhenshallentertainment]

freaking loved this reaction :)

[@DarkChaos87]

The bobsled used in the movie sits on display at Calgary Olympic Park.

[@maryhughes6372]

Awww your drawing is so cute

[@mattreedah]

I loved this movie as a kid

[@ravenm6443]

I cry every time at the end. Also, totally relate to the helmet, hair issue lol. I have a ton of Afro hair too!

[@jamiemacdonald436]

23:53 The TV coverage shot that you saw of the accident in the last race was actual footage.

[@outlawking4106]

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

[@Zitolos]

"Ya ded " & "feel the rhythm..." Are two of the most quotable Disney lines of all time !!

[@joejackson4202]

"A true inspiration for the children."

[@rammsteinrulz16]

That first song by Wailing Souls gives me life. Great movie with a great soundtrack.

[@WilliamScavengerFish]

Your bones don't break in a bobsled. No. They shatter.

[@snakesnoteyes]

This before your reaction starts, if you love smart, snappy, dialogue then I have to recommend “His Girl Friday”

[@snakesnoteyes]

Edit: made this comment while looking at your Casablanca thumbnail lol

[@katashworth41]

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.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

I'm _really_ dating myself, here, but I was 15 when I first saw this, in theaters. It was an _amazing movie._ It surprised me, recently, when I went to the local library where I was living at the time in search of it and they didn't have it. The librarian said she had never heard of it, but she ordered it, and when it came in, she seemed very impressed with it and puzzled that she had not heard of it before. When it came out, one of the critics that saw it described it as being, "like _Rocky_ on ice." But since then, the _Rocky_ franchise has gone on to be _incredibly_ well known while this movie has turned out to be largely _forgotten._ 🤷‍♂

[@jamestaylor3805]

It has not been largely forgotten. One person not knowing it doesn't make it forgotten.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

@@jamestaylor3805 "One person...?" Which "person" would that be? No, see. I'm not talking about that single _librarian._ I'm talking about the fact that this film was not available in the local public _library._ So apparently, since it came out, _no_ one went to that library in _search_ of it. No one until _I_ did.

[@jamestaylor3805]

@@lazyperfectionist1 rare is a library that keeps an item more than 2 years that isnt a "top performer". That shelf space is limited and a million books and movies are released every year. They aren't blockbusters with 2000 square feet for movies.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

@@jamestaylor3805 And librarians regularly interact with the public. I don't know how much of her career had been spent at that particular library or what she did beforehand, but in _all_ that time, she had _never_ dealt with anyone who had looked for this movie or she would've _recognized_ it.

[@jamestaylor3805]

@@lazyperfectionist1 still conflating people searching for with people remembering it. Your logic is flawed. Accept it. Seriously, if one remembers it why would they be looking for it?

[@exploringwithasmr]

Classic movie.