Episode 45: It's Bobsled Time!

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“Feature Film” – Cool Runnings

Synopsis -  

Derice Bannock, a top 100m runner, fails to qualify for the Jamacian team going to the 1988 Summer Olympics when fellow runner Junior trips and falls, taking Derice and another runner, Yul Brenner, with him. To compete in the Olympics, Derice and his best friend, Sanka, a champion push cart racer, seek out Irv Blitzer, an old friend of Derice's father Ben who tried to recruit sprinters to the bobsled team years ago. Irving is an American bobsled two time Gold Medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics who finished first in two events again during the 1972 Winter Olympics but was disqualified from the latter for cheating and retired in disgrace to Jamaica, where he leads an impoverished life as a bookie. Derice's persistence eventually convinces Irving to be their coach and return to the life he left behind. They eventually recruit Junior and Yul, though Yul is still upset over Junior's mistake at the Olympic Trial. The rest is, literally, history.

Trivia - 

Contrary to the story in movie, the Jamaican team was met with open arms by the international Bobsledding teams. One of the other teams even went so far as to lend the Jamaican team a back-up sled so they could qualify.

The Jamaican bobsledder characters in the movie were all fictional characterizations and were not based on their real life counterparts. John Candy's Irving "Irv" Blitzer coach character is also fictional.

Final John Candy starring film to be released before he died of a heart attack five months later.

The original cast who was envisaged by Disney for the film was Denzel Washington as Derice, Eddie Murphy as Sanka, Wesley Snipes as Yul, Marlon Wayans as Junior and John Candy as Irving Blitzer. Finally, only Candy played in this film.

The crash scene at the end of the movie, except for the close-up shots, was the real footage of the actual Jamaican bobsled team crash taken from the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.

Contrary to the movie, the infamous crash wasn't due to a mechanical error, but more or less losing control of the sled at such a high speed.

Segment: News/Announcements  “The Newsies Banner”

 Due to Covid-19  the Disney has postponed the release of the following movies: Mulan, Black Widow, New Mutants, Antlers, Personal History of David Copperfield, Woman in the Window, 

Production has been halted on the following: Live Action Little Mermaid, Shang - Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings, Home Alone remake, Avatar sequel, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, WandaVision.

Disney is shockingly closed still. Which is good. Stay Home and wash your hands.

If you missed Onward in Theaters, Disney is releasing it on Disney + on April 3.

Disney Released Frozen 2 onto Disney + early as well

Segment: Miscellaneous “whosits and whatsits galore”

Trivia - 

Segment: Top 4 Ranking “Let’s get down to business” 

Disney Sports Movies

1. Remember the Titans

2. Secretariat

3. Motocrossed

4. Air Bud

Tease Next Episode Feature Film: Benji the Hunted

Top 4: Live Action Dogs