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JJ [ "Love You Want By Wailing Souls ]

J Ah, if I give the love you want you won't forget J

J Girl, if I give the love you want you won't forget J

J If I give the love you want you won't forget J

J Girl, if I give the love you want you won't forget J

J Come on to me, baby J

J And take my blues away J

J What I need to see now J

J ls brighter days J

J I want to take away my dark skies J

J Take away my tears J

J Take away my sufferin' J

J People feel for all these years J

J If I give the love you want you won't forget J

J Girl, if I give the love you want you won't forget J

- [ Children Laughing ] J If I give the love you want you won't forget J

J Girl, if I give the love you want you won't forget J

J Let this love light shine J

J Let it in your soul J

[ Kids Shouting, Chattering ] - J Steady on forever J

J lt's time to take control J

On your mark, get set, go!

J We don't need no darkness We don't need no fear J

J We don't need no sadness J

J lt's already bright here J

[ Cheering ]

J Don't get upset if you ain't got nobody J

J Don't get upset if you have no fun J

- J Don't get angry J J Don't get upset when you wake up J

- J In the morning J - [ Man] Hey, Derice, where you runnin', man ?

- Yeah. Mornin

- How are ya ? J ...new day life's just begun J

J Ooo, yeah J

J Give thanks and praises J

Hey, there - Derice.

J Love is comin' your way J

J Don't get upset if you ain't got nobody J

J Don't get upset if you have no fun J

J Don't get angry J

J Don't get upset when you wake up in the mornin' J

J 'Cause every new day life's just begun J

J Ooh, yeah J

- [ People Chattering ] J Give thanks and praises J

- Mornin'. Faster, Bannock, faster

Come on, child. You have an Olympics to get to

Handsome as a lion, that one

I could watch that backside all day [ Laughing ]

Come on !

J If I give the love you want you won't forget J

J Girl, if I give the love you want you won't forget J

J Take away my sadness J

J Take away my fears JJ

[ People Chattering ]

[ Chattering Continues ]

Hey, Sanka, this steering wheel is finished

All right, team, let's get ready for the pre-race cheer.

Ready ? Ready ? Yes, sir ! Yes, sir !

All right. One, two, three, toot !

[ Chanting ] Who's the captain of our crew ? Who's a friend to me and you ?

Kinda nice, good-lookin' too. Sanka, Sanka ! Yea, Sanka !

[ Laughs ] Get back to work

[ Man ] Who's the big, hot bag of air who doesn't have to comb his hair ?

Who doesn't bathe and doesn't care ? Sanka ! Sanka !

Yea, Sanka ! Hey ! - Sanka !

What's happenin', star ? Where you been man ? You almost missed...

my all-time, world record seventh derby in a row.

Easy, Rasta

- l'm not gonna forget my best friend on his day of days - [ Boy ] Derice.

My grandfather says you're definitely going to make it to the Olympics.

He says you're even faster than your father.

- [ Boy #2 ] Do it for Jamaica. You know what my grandfather says ?

[ Together ] What ? - Get back to work !

Booie, booie ! [ Protesting ]

Good luck, man. l'll see you at the finish line, all right ?

[ Laughing ]

Hi, Momma Coffie - Hi, Derice.

Derice, is Sanka ready ? - Who knows ?

That boy's never ready. He's a lazy, crazy, sorry, no-good bag of bones

- [ Laughing ] So what you laughing at ?

All pushcarts to the start position

Ready, little man ? - Ready, big man.

Kiss the lucky egg

[ Crowd Cheering, Shouting ] - Let's go.

- On your marks. Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme

Get on up, it's pushcart time !

- And go ! [ Horn Blaring ]

°!

[ Sanka ] Here we go, Winston ! Me rocket has been launched !

Hey, pokey ! Where'd you get that cart ?

Clear out ! Move out ! Look out ! [ Laughs ]

Sanka Coffie ! Pushcart champion !

- Pushcart champion ! Get away ! Get away !

[ Sanka ] Hey, grandma ! Outta my way !

Hey, Sunday driver ! Make room for the Rasta Rockett ! Make room !

Sanka ! Four more carts left - Pee wee, move ! Move out !

[ Sanka ] I love Jamaica and Jamaica loves me !

Champion ! Champion ! You can't mess with the best !

- Move over ! Move over ! [ Winston ] Get away ! Get off me !

Come on, Sanka, get - Get him ! Get him !

One more time, Sanka Go, go, go !

[ Sanka ] Yes ! We win ! Oh ! Oh, no !

- No ! [ Screaming ]

Jump, Winston ! Jump ! Ohhh !

Uhhh ! Sanka !

[ Chicken Clucking ]

[ Derice ] Move, man, move, move, move !

Sanka. You dead ?

Yeah, man. [ Groans ]

And where do you think you're going ?

You caught me [ Laughs ]

- You have papers to grade. l'm just getting in one last run

Mm-hmm

Can't believe the trials are finally here.

- You nervous ? l'm not nervous. l'm ready

l've been ready for this day my whole life.

I don't care how fast they run l'm gonna run faster.

I don't care how much they want it

I want it more

l'm goin' to the Olympics, baby

I feel it. l'm gonna win the gold

Derice, are you nervous ?

l'm terrified. [ Laughing ]

lt's my turn, Joy lt's my turn.

[ Man On P.A. ] Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the final event...

of today's Olympic tryouts

- [ Crowd Chattering ] - We have now come to the main event of our games

the running of the 100-meter finals

We've had a most successful afternoon

and l'd like to congratulate all of the athletes...

who have participated in today's events.

You sure no one can beat him ? - Oh, sure, l'm sure.

l'm just a little concerned about that big baldy.

[ Growling ]

Let me first congratulate our athletes on a splendid performance.

And let me remind them that only the top four finishers...

will earn the right to represent Jamaica

in the forthcoming summer games in Seoul, Korea

W-Wait. You're Derice Bannock, right ? - That's me.

Oh. I hope I make the team

It would be a real honor to run with you.

Good luck to you Good luck to you

Derice Bannock. Hey, good luck to you too

Runners, take your marks !

Get set !

[ Starter's Pistol Fires ]

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Derice ] Mr. Coolidge, please. You have to run the race over

[ Coolidge ] l'm sorry, Derice nothing can be done.

But I was born to compete in the Olympics

Then you're gonna have to work on your boxing or your cycling.

Those are the only other two sports in which Jamaica competes.

I am not a boxer I am a runner.

And it wasn't fair

It rarely is, my boy It rarely is.

Well, Poppa, what do I do now ?

Look, Derice. Let it go, will you ? Let it go

You will have another chance in four years

Yeah

Mr. Coolidge, who's the other man in the picture with my father ?

Irving Blitzer. He's an American who lives here

Unless, of course, he's been arrested or shot

- Excuse me ? Well, he's a bookie now

Takes his bets in a small pool hall just past Sandy Bay.

lsn't that a gold medal around his neck ?

Oh, yeah. That lunatic was an Olympic bobsledder

who tried to get your father to switch sports.

He had some theory about using track sprinters to push the bobsled

Some ridiculous thing like that Can you imagine,

a Jamaican bobsledder ?

And you sure this man, he lives on the island ? - Oh, yes.

Mr. Coolidge, thanks a lot - Good, Derice.

Oh. Could I borrow this picture ? - Bring it back.

Yes. Thanks a lot Mr. Coolidge.

Oh. Just one more thing - Hmm ?

What's a bobsled ?

That's a bobsled !

Oh ! So a bobsled is a pushcart with no wheels

That's what it looks like here - Let me see that.

All right. "The key elements for a successful sled team...

are a steady driver and three strong runners to push off down the ice.”

Ice ! Ice !

Well... it's kind of a winter sport, you know

You mean winter as in ice ? - Maybe.

You mean winter as in igloos and Eskimos and penguins and ice ?

Possibly - See ya.

- Where you goin' ? l'm gonna take a hot bath

l'm gettin' cold just thinkin about all this ice.

No, man ! You're gonna be part of my bobsled team.

What you need me for ?

Who... is the best pushcart driver...

- in all of Jamaica ? You're lookin' at him !

Then you're gonna do it ? - No !

Hey, man, you could be famous

You could have your picture on a Wheaties box.

But you said no, and that's all right because I don't need ya.

Everybody is gonna want to be on my bobsled team.

Look, star, let me tell you a little somethin', all right ?

When you need something from me, you don't have to hand me a bunch of lines.

All you have to do is look at me in the eye and say

Sanka, you are my best friend

We've been through a whole heap together and I really, really need you.”

Sanka, you're right

And you are my best friend. And we've been through a whole lot together.

- Heap. Heap. Sorry, man. A whole heap together

And I really, really need you

And I really, really need you - Forget it !

But you just said if I said that, man -All right, all right,

all right

All right, man

[ Sanka ] So, let's talk about this "billsled" team

[ Derice ] No. Bobsled team - Whoever.

[ Sanka ] Now about the Wheaties box l'm gonna be on it by myself, right ?

No, man, you're gonna be on it with me.

[ Man On Radio ] And down the stretch they come ! Tumbleweed is holding on...

as Captain Video is still running on the outside. Yes, Tumbleweed, yes !

- ...is dropping back as Tumbleweed holds the rail - Come on ! That's it !

Good Tumbleweed ! Good Tumbleweed !

- Tumbleweed is slowing ! No, Tumbleweed, no ! Bad Tumbleweed !

- What are you doin' ? Tumbleweed can't hold it as he gets pinned against the rail.

Don't do that ! Let him out !

Tumbleweed is running gamely but Captain Video... - Don't ! I need this one !

is just a little bit too strong - Please ! Come on !

Here they come ! Yes ! - No !

Tumbleweed can't hold it as Captain Video takes charge

And it's Brewster finishing in second. Susan's Pride... - What ?

finishes third and Tumbleweed is nowhere in sight.

But my, oh, my, the odds-on favorite showed his true colors with that late stretch run.

- Uh-huh. Tumbleweed held on momentarily but realistically,

only a fool would put their money on Tumbleweed

That horse had no chance whatsoev - Uh-huh ! Uh-huh ! Uh-huh !

Uh-huh ! Uh-huh !

That guy won two gold medals ?

I think so

[ Sighs ]

That's Tumbleweed gone Okay, next race.

Excuse, me. Are you Mr. Irving Blitzer ?

Well, that depends on who's asking.

My name is Derice Bannock. This is my teammate, Sanka Coffie

Greetings, sled god

We were just wondering if you'd be interested...

in coaching the first Jamaican bobsled team

Derice, remember the radio ? Radio ?

Stick. Shooting with the stick. Let's go !

Let's go, Derice !

Come on, coach

Just help me get started

[ Derice Groans ]

- Oh ! Greetings, sled god

Sorry to bother you, but you're the only one who can help us. - Get out ! Get out !

[ Sighs, Groans ]

[ Toilet Flushing ]

Go away - Okay.

Nice to meet you !

Maybe today is a bad day - Yeah.

l'll come back tomorrow. And the next day. And the next day

No ! Look, whatever your name is - Derice.

All right, Derice. Let me lay out some difficulties for you.

Snow. You don't have any. lt's 900 degrees out there

Time. You don't have any. The Olympics are in three months

And me. You don't have me

As far as l'm concerned, the sport of bobsledding no longer exists.

I don't want to do it, I don't want to coach it

and most of all, and I mean most of all,

I don't want to be within 2,000 miles of anyone who does

Now, did you follow all that ?

Then how come you still have that poster on the wall ?

ls that what's bothering you ?

There. ls that better ? Are you happy ?

Like I said... my name is Derice Bannock

l'm Ben Bannock's son

I haven't seen this picture in 20 years.

Huh. Would you look at me then ?

Whoo. Would you look at me now

Please, Mr. Blitzer, just give me a chance

If I don't have what it takes we'll forget the whole thing

Believe me, kid, you do not have what it takes

But you thought my father did - Your father was one of...

the toughest competitors I ever saw

He ran the 100 meters in ten-flat

Well, I run it in nine-nine

Come on. Coach me

Sorry. You're a couple decades late

Oh, I see. It might be easy for you to walk away from me

Mr. Blitzer, but you can't walk away from this:

Twenty years ago you came down here to see

if you could make a Jamaican sprinter into a bobsledder,

and you never got that chance

Look at me, Mr. Blitzer l'm your chance.

Take it

[ Exhaling ]

[ Crowd Chattering ] - JJ [ Reggae]

All right. Everyone quiet down

Nice group here. Now, for two of you lucky people

our trip to the Olympics starts right now.

And I want to introduce you to Mr. Irving Blitzer...

who's going to be our expert bobsled coach

Sanka. Hit it, man

You're on the air, sled god

Gentlemen, a bobsled is a simple thing.

[ Man ] Yeah, so's a toilet !

[ Crowd Laughing ]

Thank you. Thank you very much. Basically, what you're looking to do

is get your sorry rear ends from the top of an icy chute to the bottom.

You're ziggin', you're zaggin

lt's the biggest, coldest roller coaster you've ever been on

Oooh. Ooh. [ Chuckles ]

[ Irv ] Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah

I almost forgot, uh

One minor drawback to this delightful winter sport

is the high-speed crash

That hurt. Ah

Always remember, your bones will not break in a bobsled.

No, no. They shatter

Eee !

So... who wants in ?

Look. Baldy's here

Glad you could make it, man

Don't touch me ! - No problem.

So what's your name ? - Yul Brenner.

Well, it's good to have you as a teammate, Brenner.

Let's get one thing straight Bannock.

We may be on the same team but I am no one's teammate.

Long as you come here to bobsled - Hey, listen, man,

the only reason why I come here

is to get off of this stinkin' island

If I have to take one of those bobsleds to do it, then all right.

- No problem. [ Irv ] Ah, yes

Yes, I have a problem. There's no such thing as a three-man sled

You're one Jamaican short

9

The meeting start yet ? Uh-oh.

You ! l'll kill you

[Derice] Wait! Hold on! - College boy, l'll kill you !

[ Sanka ] Hey, think, man, think ! Easy ! Whoa ! Down, boy !

[ Men Shouting, Chair Clattering ]

Kill him and we don't have a team

l'm not ridin' in the same sled as that

He tripped me too, you know. But in case you haven't noticed

there's no one else here

You're crowdin' me, slinky head - [ Chuckling ]

Slinky head. That's a good one

What are you laughing about ? - Nothing.

If it wasn't for you, rich boy, l'd be in the Olympics right now

I don't know what you all are arguing about 'cause Derice was gonna...

beat both of your butts anyway - What are you talkin' about ?

How 'bout I beat your butt right now ? - How 'bout I draw a line...

down the middle of your head so it looks like a butt ?

[ Chuckling ]

Forget it, man, l'm gone

[ Derice ] Fine. Stay here on the island

We're going to Canada

All right. l'll do it

But you better tell this mama's boy...

to stay the hell away from me

You understand ?

No problem

Hey, Irv. Say hello to the first

Jamaican bobsled team

Oh, goody

Gentlemen, this... is a bobsled

Sort of

- All right, here's what we're gonna do. Yul-- - Don't touch me.

Of course. Sorry. You're gonna be the second middleman

You're strong, you're fast and you're gonna love that seat

Junior, you're the first middleman

You're quick, you're sharp Hop in. Sanka.

I know. l'm the driver, right ? - No, you're the brakeman.

- No, no, l'm the driver. No, you're not. You're the brakeman

- l'm the driver. You're not. You're the brakeman

You don't understand I am Sanka Coffie.

l'm the best pushcart driver in all of Jamaica.

I must drive. Do you dig where l'm coming from ?

Yeah, I dig where you're coming from - Good.

Now dig where l'm coming from. l'm coming from two gold medals

l'm coming from nine world records in both the two and four-man events

l'm coming from ten years of intense competition...

with the best athletes in the world.

That's a hell of a place to be comin' from.

You see, Sanka, the driver has to work harder than anyone

He's the first to show up and the last to leave.

When his teammates are all out drinkin' beer

he's up in his room studying pictures of turns

You see, a driver must remain focused 100% at all times.

Not only is he responsible for knowing every inch of every course he races,

he's also responsible for the lives of the other three people in his sled

Now, do you want that responsibility ?

I say we make Derice the driver.

So do I, Sanka. So do I

[ Sighs ]

Oh. The back is nice

[ Junior ] All right, Father, listen here

Ya see, l've made up my mind. I am going to be a bobsledder

That's right. A bobsledder

[ Dog Barks, Whines ] - Oh, really ?

Well, l'm sorry you feel that way

Fine. Cut off my allowance because you see, Father,

a man has got to do what a man has got to do

[ Car Horn Honking ]

Just who I want to see - M-M-Me ?

You know where I just came from ? - W-Where ?

I got you a job. With Webster, Webster and Cohen

the biggest brokerage house in Miami

Oh, right. Webster, Webster and Cohen

[ Chuckling ] That's right. And you start end of the month

Yes, but I thought that I would - Look.

We went along with this track nonsense long enough

And we agreed that it's time to get on with your real future

Right 12

I know-- Right 12

Yes, sir - Good.

[ Chuckles ]

l'm gonna tell your mother [ Chuckling ]

I guess we sure told him - [ Whining ]

Winning a bobsled race is about one thing: the push start.

Now I know you dainty little track stars think you're fast

Well, heh, let's see how fast you are when you push a 600-pound sled.

Now a respectable start time is 5.7 seconds.

If you speed demons can't whip off an even six-flat,

then you have a better chance of becoming a barbershop quartet.

[ Groaning ]

Derice, come on ! Hey !

Junior, get in. Never mind - Ow !

- [ Laughing ] - Come on, fellas, move it back. Let's go !

J Here on this mountain top oh-oh J

- 14.3. No good. J l've got some wild, wild life J

- 13.5. 11.7. J l've got some bills to pay, oh-oh J

This is what it's all about. This is where you win or lose the race

Right here in the push start. This is where you're gonna practice

right here, right here in a Volkswagen you're gonna practice.

- [ Yelling ] No ! Junior, quit falling down

Come on, hustle ! Catch up to them. There you go

Whoa. No ! Do it again

[Sanka] Whoa, whoa. Stop, Derice! Stop! Wait for me! Wait!

l'm in ! Stop ! Slow down !

[ Yelling, Crashing ]

Great. Very good Try it again.

If l've said it once, l've said it 46 times

Cold weather endurance is vital to building a successful sled team

Cold enough ? [ Chuckling ]

One, two, three !

[ All ] Aaaah !

- J Wild, wild life J [Sanka] Go! Go! Go!

J Here on this mountain top J [ Sanka ] Whoa ! Slow down !

- J Oh-oh JJ [ Derice ] Sanka, hit the brakes, man!

lcan't! lt's stuck! [Derice] Hold on!

Look out !

[ Yelling ]

[ Groaning ]

[ lndistinct Police Radio ] - [ People Chattering ]

Sanka, you dead ? - [ Groaning ]

Yeah, man

[ Man ] What have you done to the police unit ? I should arrest you.

[ Man #2 ] Who owns this thing ? - We do, sir.

- And who are you ? The Jamaican bobsled team, sir

[ Laughing ] [ Laughing ]

Don't give me that business I wasn't born yesterday.

5.9! 5.9! You did it! You did it! 5.9!

We did it ! We did it ! 5.9 ! Get outta the way ! Get outta the way !

5.9, guys ! What ?

- Who are you ? l'm their coach. You guys okay ?

- Yeah, man. [ Irv ] How's the sled ?

Sled's okay ? Well, it's in the wrong place

Get it back to the top of the hill ! Let's move it right now, you slackers !

- Move it ! Let's hustle ! Come on, you guys, move it ! - [ Team Groaning ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Irv ] l'm not asking for a winter sports program

All I need is a lousy 20 grand so I can get us to the Olympics. That's all

[ Coolidge ] How in God's name are you going to get to the Olympics ?

These boys have never even seen a sled race before.

Mr. Coolidge, I have been looking at sledders since I was 12 years old

If I say these kids can make it to the Olympics, they can make it to the Olympics

Okay. Well, l'll tell you what we'll do

Practice down here with the boys a bit more

and when you're a little further along l'll come along and see you--

- No ! No, no ! Now just a minute, Mr. Blitzer !

This country enjoys a fine athletic tradition

And if you think l'm gonna give you the little money we have...

so that you can parade us around in front of the world like a freak show

you've got another thing coming

lt's bad enough how you embarrassed your own country

l'm certainly not gonna allow you to embarrass ours

No go, kid

That's okay, coach. We'll get the money

Do the words "give up" mean anything to you ?

Not a thing

[ Sanka ] J Some people say you know they can't believe J

J Jamaica we have a bobsled team J

J 'Nuff people say you know they can't believe J

J Jamaica we have a bobsled team JJ

Hi. l'm here to offer you an opportunity of a lifetime

We're lookin' for a sponsor for the first Jamaican bobsled team

[ Laughing ]

[ Crowd Chattering ]

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Crowd Chattering ]

- Oh ! [ Smacks Lips ]

J We have the one Derice and the one Junior JJ

l'll pay you a dollar to shut up

[ JOY I You got $9.52 from Yul Brenner

Thank you. We got $184 from Derice and me

Sanka, how did your singing on the street go ?

How did it go ? It went like this

J 'Nuff people say you know they can't believe J

- Sanka, we know. J Jamaica, we have a bobsled team J

- Sanka. J We have the one Derice-- JJ

[ All ] How much ?

- I made $1.16. [ Irv ] Oh, that's great

We're only short about 19,000 bucks - [ Beads Rattling ]

- Sorry l'm late, everybody. [ Irv ] No, really. That is terrific

You can unpack your suitcase, Junior. We're not goin'.

Hmm, that's too bad

- [ Sanka Whistles ] - [ Derice ] Whoa. Where'd you get it, man ?

- I sold my car. [ lnhales ] Yes, man

- I am goin' ! No, we're not

Look here, Junior, I appreciate what you're trying to do here.

But we can't accept this money It just wouldn't be proper.

Aw, Derice, if I hadn't tripped you fellas,

we'd already been goin to the Olympics.

I want you to have it

You mean you want us to have it, right ?

Right. Us

Thanks a lot, Junior. Thanks a whole heap, man

[ Yul ] Remember. This doesn't mean that I like you

- You understand ? [ Joy ] Be sure to thank your father for us...

'cause Lord knows he didn't have to let you sell that car.

Well, uh, he doesn't know I sold the car.

Um-- [ Clears Throat ]

He doesn't know l'm on the team, actually

He thinks l'm off to Miami

and I loaned the car to a friend to work for

Webster, Webster and Cohen some place like that.

- [ All Laughing ] J Some people say you know them can't believe J

J Jamaica we have a bobsled team J

J We have the one Derice J - J And the one Junior J

J Yu-- Sanka J

[ Derice ] J The fastest of the fastest of Jamaican sprinters J

J Go to Olympics Fight for Jamaica JJ

[ Man On P.A. Speaking French ]

[ Man On P.A. ] Welcome to Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Come on. Home of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games

- This is it. We hope you all enjoy your stay

Sanka, man, what you smokin' ?

[ Coughing ] l'm not smokin'. l'm breathin

[ Coughing ]

All right, fellas, this is us. Let's go

[ Yelling ]

What's the matter ? You guys cold ?

lt's not so much the heat, it's the humidity that'll kill ya

[ People Chattering In Foreign Languages ]

[ P.A. Announcer Speaking In Foreign Languages ]

Excuse me, do you know where you register for bobsled ?

[ Chattering, P.A. Continue ]

Do you know where you register for bobsled ?

- See ya. l'll see ya around

Hey, Mike. Good to see ya again, pal. Take care.

Ja ? Okay, ja - All the best.

-Can I help you ? Yeah, l'd like to register for tryouts

- What country ? [ Clears Throat ] Jamaica

What country ? - Jamaica.

- [ Sighs ] [ Computer Beeps ]

Well, what do you know ? Jamaican bobsled team.

Okay. Here it is It says here...

your qualifying run will be held on the evening of the tenth.

Your judges will be Shindler Gremmer and Kroychzech.

I know Kroychzech. He's a good guy - Yeah. [ Clears Throat ]

In order to qualify, you must complete the course safely...

in one-minute, two-seconds flat or under

Used to be a minute-five - Yeah.

Times change

- Irv ? ls that you ? Roger, how ya doin' ?

Hello, Kurt. Been a long time

Obviously not long enough Hello, Larry.

Jesus Christ, Irv. What the hell'd you do to yourself ?

- Don't worry about them, Irv. Roger, you gotta do me a favor

- What ? - Please. You know that revolving restaurant thing ?

- Yeah. Half an hour ? Meet me there in half an hour. Yeah

- Please ! [ Man ] Roger, come on !

[ Roger ] l'll try.

- Thanks, Roger. Yeah, well. What's up, Irv ?

- How about a drink ? - No, l'm fine. What's so important it couldn't wait ?

You want something to eat ? - No, I m fine. What's up ?

A salad or something - Irv !

I need a sled

You came all the way to Calgary without a sled ?

I got $4,800. I just need something competitive

[ Laughs ] For five grand ?

l know you got something lying around, Roger. - But, Irv--

- Anything. You know I can't do that

Wait a minute, Roger. Remember when you were desperate

to make that last slot on the '68 Grenoble team

and you pleaded with me to talk to Kurt ?

Did I say, "Sorry, Roger, I can't do it" ?

Come on, don't make me beg Roger, it's me.

All right. Maybe I can get you one of our practice sleds.

You're a saint. You know that ? You haven't changed a bit. You're still a saint.

Don't get all mushy on me Just tell me one thing.

ls this whole thing a big joke ?

Or do you really expect these Jamaicans to qualify ?

Not only are they gonna qualify, they're gonna turn some heads doin' it

Listen, three of these guys can run the hundred in under ten-flat

I don't care who you are that's lightning.

Yeah. But can lightning run on ice ?

No problem, man - [ Chuckles ]

- God ! [ Grunting ]

Irv! These special shoes aren't very effective.

Grip with your toes

All right, you sugarcoated track stars.

Move out and let the ice-Rasta show you how it's done.

- Whoa ! Ah ! Yeah, like that. Yeah. Good

[ Junior ] Hey, fellas, look at my progress

Touchin' me ! [ Grunts ]

[ Buzzer Buzzing ]

All right, fellas, that's it. Let's get off the ice before practice

What practice ? - That practice.

[ Speaking Russian ]

Whoa. Ah ! - Oh !

[ Grunting ]

That's right. Ah !

Good team this year

Eins, zwei, drei

[ Grunting ]

Nice. Bobsleds

Oh, my. You should see this on the hill lt's like a miracle.

What's "schweiz" ? - No, man, Swiss.

[ Yul ] This is the real thing, man

Gentlemen. l'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our team

[ Irv ] Uh, you won't believe what I had to go through ....

to get us a sled in such good shape

[ Clears Throat ] If we're gonna make it into the Olympics,

this is the boat that's gonna take us there

Well, l'm told she's actually quite fast

[ Metal Clattering On Floor ]

I, uh, know she's not much to look at, but, uh-- - Shh !

She's beautiful

[ Speaking Russian ]

[ P.A. ] All coaches must sign teams in before approaching bob run.

[ Irv ] Here we go - [ Grunting ]

[ Irv ] Let's go. Here we go

- Hold on. All right, come on

[ Irv ] Grab ahold. Here we go

[ Sanka ] Ah. This is good

[ Irv ] This is it. Everybody climb in

Hold up. I don't understand

- We're not gonna push start ? No, we're gonna push start next time

For your first run, l'm just gonna nudge you off

Okay, everybody in. Let's go let's go. Come on, come on.

- [ Yul ] Don't touch me. Hey, baldy, get off my foot

- Don't touch me ! Here we go. Come on

Hey, Blitzer. Why don't you put some training wheels on that sled ?

- [ Crowd Laughing ] That's funny. Ha-ha. Very funny

You want to kiss my egg ? - l'm not kissin' no egg.

- Suit yourself. [ Irv ] Listen up, fellas

- I don't want you to worry about lookin' good out there - Ah, Blitzy.

You're going to tuck them in too ?

Hey. Seemin' to you like nobody likes us ?

We're different. People always afraid of what's different

Hey, Jamaica !

Watch out for number 12 turn lt's scary, ja ?

Oooh !

What's his problem ?

He's Josef Grool. He's one of the best drivers in the world

Yeah, he's one of the biggest assholes in the world too.

Don't listen to him; you listen to me Derice, right here. You got it ?

Remember, keep your hands soft and your mind clear.

High in, low out. What is it ? - High in, low out.

All right, put your helmets on everybody. Let's go.

Here we go, come on Helmets on.

Hey, coach ? - Yeah.

I cannot get my helmet on

- Thanks, coach. That's what l'm here for

Oh, coach ? I-I gotta go. You know - Yeah ?

Hold it ! Hold it ?

Hold it ! Yeah, hold it ! - Hold it ?

B-But, coach, I, I can't hold it We're not bobsledding yet.

Oh, yes, we are. Coach ! Coach !

Coach ! Coach !

[ P.A. ] On the track

[ Sanka ] Coach ! Aaaaah !

[ Sanka ] Aaaaah !

Slow down! Oh! Slow down ! Slow down !

Oh, my God ! Oh ! Oh, Derice ! Oh, Derice ! I hate you !

I hate you ! lhate you! Ohhhh!

[ Sanka Yelling ]

[ Crashing ]

[ Derice ] Sanka, you dead ?

Yeah, man

Well, you can pee now

Oh, too late

This is embarrassing

[ Coughing ]

[ Yul ] Man, shut down that hot plate, fool.

Those bananas are stinkin like a dead dog.

Back off, back off, you eight ball ! This is my mama's secret recipe.

And I hope you don't mind keepin' quiet while I catch up on my reading.

What are you talkin' about, readin' ? This is a children's book.

Oh, is that so ? Yes, that's so.

If that's a children's book, that mean's it's too advanced for the likes of you.

What are you trying to say ? That l'm not smarter than a little child ?

No. What I am saying to you is that you are the kind of club-totin'...

raw meat-eatin', me-Tarzan-you-Janein',

big, bald bubblehead that can only count to ten

if he's barefoot or wearing sandals

Say whatever it is that you want.

Because you're just like every other fool on the island

You're going nowhere, Sanka, and you're thrilled to death about it

But you see me ? You see me ?

l'm different cause I know exactly

where l'm going

And after I, Yul Brenner

win the Olympics and become famous

l'm gonna leave the island

and live right down there

[ Laughing ]

What are you laughing about ?

What are you laughing about ? - That's Buckingham Palace.

You plan on livin' there, you're gonna have to marry the Queen

Yul, that's where the Queen of England lives

[ Sanka ] Face it, Yul Brenner. You can start callin' yourself Madonna

but you're still gonna end up in an outhouse shanty like every other dockworking nobody

- Says who ? - Says me, rich boy. What you know about it ?

Well, I know my father started off in a one-room hut

Now, he lives in one of the biggest homes in Kingston

Well, he ain't your father - He doesn't have to be.

All he has to do is know what he wants and work hard for it.

And if he wants it bad enough he'll get it.

Look, believe me, Sanka

the more Yul Brenners we got makin' it in this world,

the better off this world would be

Especially for Jamaicans

Go ahead, Yul Brenner. You go get your palace

[ Yelling ]

Move, move !

[ P.A. ] On the track

What do you have in there a baby ?

I can't believe you're still cold, man -Cold ?

l'm freezin' my royal, Rastafarian nay-nays off !

All right, we're up. Let's go, guys. This is it

Gimme that thing

Okay. Now this is our first real push start

but don't worry about it, okay ?

I-lt's no different than what we practiced. We've done it a hundred times

Derice, right here. Okay, get your helmets on

- Coach. Okay, okay

- Thanks, coach. - All right. Let's go, Derice. lt's yours

Ridiculous. What's he doing ? - [ Irv ] Ready !

One, two, three

- [ Yelling ] GO, 90, 90, 9° I

[ Derice ] Hold on ! Wait ! - Now !

- Now! Now! Whoa! Look out!

- Now. [ Sanka Yelling ]

[ Speaking German ]

Those guys are pretty good aren't they ?

Good ? They're the best

- So you guys been having a little trouble out there, huh ? - Ah, we'll be fine.

I sure hope so. lt'd be a real shame to waste all that talent.

l'm not worried. And we have a good coach

[ Laughs ]

Kid, I hate to say it, but you gotta wake up

Coach Blitzer's what's killin' ya.

He's been useless since the day he was busted

What you mean, "busted" ? - The '72 Games.

The guy hid weights in the front of the sled to make it go faster.

So what ? lt's no big deal

Having your gold medals taken away for cheating is a big deal.

Derice, let's go. We've got a meeting

Givin' my kid a few pointers, Larry ?

Your kid's gonna need all the help he can get.

Coach

[ Knocking ]

Maid service, sir. Would you like your bed turned down ?

Mint? Perhaps I could dust your head.

Whatever's wrong with you is no little thing.

Hurry up, man. I have a dead grandmother that moves faster than you.

Wait, wait. [ Knocking ]

What that fool want now ?

What ? Sorry.

What do you have there, man ? - A telegram.

I know it's a telegram What's it say ?

From my father

He says I have to come home right now

[ Sighs ]

J Workin' J

J Workin' from payday to payday J

J Every time payday comes you know l'm down to my last J

J Well, l'm dreamin' J

J Dreamin' of you all day J

J When the working's done we're gonna love that night away J

J 'Cause we're goin' nowhere and we're gettin' there fast J

J When we finally make it we can both look back J

J On these hard times J

J Just for a laugh J

- Hi. Howdy, partner

J 'Cause when you got love you don't need too much money J

J l'm in love with you and don't you know, honey J

J We're goin' nowhere J

- J And we're gettin' there fast J You've worked too hard and too long

And let me tell you somethin' else, Junior Bevil

If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't be here right now

Wait. But you don't understand

He is really mad

I mean, you don't know him like I do, you know.

[ Sighs ] I think I better just do what he wants..

and go back home

And forget about your teammates ? Blood fire !

The man, you act like he's the king of the whole world

But what should I do ? What should I do ?

Hey, Jamaica ! Keep it down. You are not owning this place

Sorry, sir, sorry. I

I didn't mean to bother anyone

You have no business here, Jamaica.

You and your stupid friend, playing like you are bobsledders, ja

Why don't you tourists go back to where it is you came from...

and leave the bobsledding to the real men.

Well, um, l'm a real man

You want to say something, Jamaica ? Come on out with it.

J You know that money can't buy J

J This feelin' J

J That we're sharing tonight J

J 'Cause we're goin' nowhere and gettin' there fast JJ

Come here, man. Out. Right now !

Now, look in the mirror and tell me what you see

- I see Junior. You see Junior

Well, you wanna know what I see ?

I see pride. I see power !

I see a badass mother who don't take no crap off nobody !

You really see all that ? - Yeah, man.

But it's not about what I see

lt's about what you see

Now look in this mirror and tell me again what you see

[ Clears Throat ] I see-- [ Sighing ]

- Pride ! Pride ! Right

Power ! Power.

- And I see-- A badass mother

- who don't take no--- Who won't take no crap off of nobody !

Again ! Can't hear you ! - I see pride !

I see power ! I see a badass mother who won't take no crap off of nobody !

Once again ! Junior ! - I see pride !

I see power ! I see a badass mother who won't take no crap off of nobody !

- That's right ! That's right ! Junior Bevil !

Where ya-- Where he going ?

Pride. Power. Pride

Now you listen to me, buddy. I will not be talked to that way

so you better come up with a damn good apology... or else

Or else what ? - Ow !

Eh, Jamaica ?

Or else what ? - Whoa !

Come on, Jamaica Say something.

No problem, man

[ People Screaming ]

[ Men Grunting, Glass Breaking ]

Excuse me, missy !

Yippee-ki-yooo !

[ Grunting Continues ]

[ Sanka ] Oh, come on, that hurt Let me go. Oh-oh.

- [ Snickering ] I can't believe this

I just can't believe this

Didn't one of you have the sense to know better ? Go on, laugh.

I wanna see who's laughing when Irv gets here.

Now, wait, wait

When that East German fellow go out and push my teammate,

and blood fire, we have to fight back

You don't see the Swiss team fightin', do you ?

You don't see the Swiss team drinkin' and carryin' on and such

And you don't see the Swiss team smilin' neither.

In fact, if one of those Swiss boys ever come across a pretty girl,

he probably yell 'Eins, zwei, drei,

and try to push her down some ice [ Laughing ]

- What happened ? Oh, I took care of the whole thing

I told the owner of the bar these guys were...

mentally disturbed, so he's not gonna press any charges

All right, sled god does it again

Just shut up, Sanka

Now maybe you haven't noticed

but we aren't exactly winning any popularity contests here.

They hate me, they hate you they hate us.

Now, if we're even gonna think about qualifying,

we're each gonna have to sit down and take a nice, deep look inside.

I didn't come all this way to get my butt whipped.

As a matter of fact now that l'm here,

I thought l'd do a little whipping of my own

Good night, gentlemen

[ Door Opening ] [ Clock Ticking ]

[ Alarm Ringing ] - Aaah !

- Rise and shine. lt's butt-whipping time

JJ [ Whistling ]

JJ [ "Rise Above lt" By Lock, Stock And Barrel ]

J Rise above it J

J Rise above it J

Not bad. Pick it up though - JJ [ Continues ]

Come on, come on, come on, come on ! Now, now, now, now !

J Just rise above it J

J Come on then Rise above it J

- Good. That's it. - J Even though the road seems very long and narrow J

- Five more. Come on, five more. J Baby need to sharpen his pin J

Push it, push it, come on That's it, that's it. - J Just like an arrow J

- That's it. Good, good. J Got-a no place to go J

Good. You're doin' fine You got any more ? - J Believe us baby J

Come on, come on. Get in !

Oh ! Hey ! [ Grunting ]

- J You gotta learn to believe in yourself, yeah J - [ Grunting ]

J This, little man, is what you can achieve if you work hard and sacrifice J

J If you've got a problem J - [ Whistle Blows ]

J You've got to rise above it Yes you do J - Go, go, go, go. That's it.

J And when you face a challenge J - Gotta grip with your toes !

J You've got to rise above it lt's so large J - Go, go, go ! Now, now !

J If those storm clouds reappear Oh, yes J

- [ Grunting Continues ] J You don't never have to fear Just rise above it J

J You, you've got to rise above it J

- [ Grunting Continues ] J I tell ya once and I tell ya twice J

You're gonna have to do this on your own one day.

J Come now, come now and take my advice J

J Rise above it J

- [ Grunts ] J Rise above it J

I Irv ] G0, 90, 90, 90, 90 I Now, now, now, now, now !

Straight. Right - Turn six.

Turn seven. Turn eight - Straight. Right.

J Follow me, follow me, follow me follow me, rise above it J - That's it, that's it !

J Rise above it J

JJ [ Singing In Jamaican ]

J Rise above it You can do it J

J Rise above it You can do it JJ

[ Irv ] Okay, guys

tonight's the night

Now, in a few minutes, you're gonna get a chance

to do something that no one in your country has ever done

I was gonna save this for the Olympics but I figure if we're...

going to convince these judges that we are world-class sledders

then we had better look like world-class sledders

- Oh, man, yes. Oh, man. Nice

I freeze in this

[ Grunting, Yelling ]

[ P.A. ] On the track

Hello, gentlemen

Irv, this is Karl Shindler. He'll be watching the middle track

How do you do ?

- And this is August Gremmer. He'll be judging the push starts - Hi.

l'm your third official up in the tower.

You ? What happened to Kroychzech ?

He came down sick this morning l'm taking his place.

Oh, goody

Oh. The Alliance has decided to change the qualifying time.

from a minute-two to a minute-flat.

ls that clear ?

[ Jamaican Accent ] No problem, man.

Go get 'em, kid

[ On Speaker ] Track is clear for Jamaica One

Eins... zwei... drei

[ Grunting, Yelling ]

Go, go, go ! Now, now, now, now !

All right, what was that time ? - 6.13

Under 60. ls it under 60 ?

- [ Cheering ] Yes ! Derice... Bannock !

Whoo-hoo, 59 points ! [ Laughing ]

Oh. l'm, uh, l'm sorry. l'm outta here. That's terrific

[ Laughing Continues ] [ Cheering Continues ]

Derice !

- JJ [ R99939] [ Irv ] Ah, it was great

[ Derice ] They couldn't beat us I know we were the best.

[ Irv ] inspired you guys, that's all

Nobody had that much fun in a sled since Santa Claus.

Fellas, here's to followin' your dreams

- Yeah, man. [ Together ] Followin' your dreams

I said it to your father the first time I met him, and l'll say it again.

Sprinters make the best bobsledders - Here's to sprinting.

So, what are we gonna name the sled ?

How about "Tallulah" ?

[ Laughter ] - Tallulah.

Tallulah

Sounds like a two-dollar hooker How you come up with that ?

Hey, you idiot, that's my mother's name

lt's a pretty name Tallulah. I like that

So, what's it gonna be, star ?

What are the people gonna be screamin when Jamaica takes the hill ?

I say we call it 'Cool runnings.'

[ Yul ] Beautiful - I like it.

lt's very strong Nice. Very nice.

Uh, what exactly does it mean ?

"Cool runnings" means Peace be the journey.'

[ Together ] Peace be the journey

- Cool runnings. [ Together ] Cool runnings

- [ Clears Throat ] Excuse me. To the man in the orange suit !

[ Laughing, Shouting ]

- To the messenger ! [ Together ] To the messenger

[ Laughing, Shouting Continue ]

[ Sighing ]

We are officially disqualified.

[ Chattering, Laughing ] Excuse me, gentlemen.

Kurt, I really have to talk to you

Excuse me, Irv. l've nothing to say to you

Yes, you do. I want to know why you disqualified my guys

As you were told, your team must compete in an international race to qualify for the Olympics.

But in an Olympic year, the qualifiers count as an international race.

That may have been true in past Olympic years,

but this year the Alliance decided to change its policy

Oh, please. Change its policy ?

The Alliance has the right to do whatever they feel is in the best interest of the sport.

We must also be concerned about the potential for embarrassment.

Oh, forgive me

I didn't realize that four black guys in a bobsled could make you blush.

[ Shindler ] I think we've heard enough

Come on, Kurt. What you're doin is wrong and you know it.

Now, if this is about you and me, then let's get it straight right now

All right, 16 years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life

I cheated. I was stupid

I embarrassed myself my family,

my teammates, my country and my coach.

If it's revenge you want take it.

Go ahead. Disqualify me, banish me

Do whatever you want but do it to me.

It was me who let you down, Kurt It wasn't my guys.

They've done everything you've asked of them.

And they did it with all of you laughing in their face.

Hell, it doesn't matter if they come in first or 50th

Those guys have earned the right to represent their country.

They've earned the right to march into that stadium

and wave their nation's flag

That's the single greatest honor an athlete could ever have.

That's what the Olympics are about.

Sixteen years ago I forgot that.

Don't you go and do the same

[ Sighing ] l'm sorry if I interrupted your meeting

[ Ringing ]

Hello ? Yes

Yeah

Right. Good-bye

- What ? Oh, it's the Alliance. God

What did they say ?

Aw, they said we're back in

[ Cheering ]

Yes ! Yes, yes !

[ Cheering Continues ]

[ Man On Television ] And a lot is expected of the Italian team

Did I miss it ? Did I miss it ?

No, child, you didn't miss a thing

[ Broadcast Continues ] ...of Jamaica made it all the way here to Calgary...

to compete in the bobsled event

Their flag bearer is the sled captain Derice Bannock

Derice's father, Ben Bannock, was a gold medalist in the 200 meters

at the Summer Olympic Games over 20 years ago.

And perhaps there's gold in two generations of this family

That's quite a story. The Jamaican bobsled team

lt's a beautiful afternoon in Calgary and there is a lot more coming up.

So stay tuned for more exciting coverage of the opening ceremonies...

of the 15th Winter Olympiad from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Gentlemen, let's go check into our new home. Come on, Junior

[ Irv ] Junior ! Hey !

Junior !

Now, a lot of coaches would be giving you...

one of those "Win one for the Gipper speeches.

l'm not good at that stuff Instead, I thought l'd, uh,

lead you in a psalm of inspiration.

Let's bow our heads

Who's the "Gipper" ? - Shh.

Our Father who art in Calgary bobsled be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come gold medals won...

- I Gi99|i09 I on Earth as it is in turn seven

With liberty and justice for Jamaica and Haile Selassie

- Amen. All right

- Respect. [ Knock At Door ]

- All right. Jah Rastafari

[ Chattering ]

[ Chattering Continues ]

Junior ?

Now, you listen to me, boy

You might not have done what you were asked,

but you will do what you're told

- You're coming home. But, Father, you know I just want

But nothing

I didn't send you to the finest school

for you to go around sliding on your backside

- You must be mad. Yeah, but the team needs me

I don't want to hear any more about it -[ Elevator Bell Rings ]

Go and get your things

l'll wait in the lobby

[ Elevator Bell Rings ] - Pride. Power.

Father, when you look at me what do you see ?

I don't have time for games, Junior - Tell me what you see, please !

All right, l'll tell you what I see

I see a lost little boy

who's lucky to have a father who knows what's best for him

[ Elevator Bell Rings ]

No, no, no, no, you don't know what's best for me, Father.

I am not a lost little boy Father.

I am a man. And l'm an Olympian

l'm stayin' right here

[ Elevator Bell Rings ]

Hey, Junior Bevil

You're a badass mother

[ Chattering ]

Here, I got a couple - I like this one, yes.

[ Foreign Languages ]

Oh, Canada, indeed. This is Al Trautwig along with John Morgan.

We're live at Olympic Park, the brand-new bobsledding venue

just a few miles outside of downtown Calgary.

Everybody, shut up. lt's starting - ...extremely intense,

exciting competition for the next three days

[ Chattering ]

I am feeling very Olympic today How about you ?

[ Al Trautwig On TV ] This sport, as we well know, is made up of athletes...

who go to the edge and sometimes beyond and it is why we believe...

the next three days is going to be extremely competitive and exciting

And already, John, on day one we're starting things off with a gold medal favorite.

Well, the Swiss were fortunate enough to draw number one in the competition.

We gotta make them the odds-on favorite to win the gold.

But the East Germans, they're coming off the gold medal win in 1984.

The Canadians, it's their home track You gotta favor them too.

And they've been doin' very well in practice all week

[ Shouting In German ]

Eins, zwei, drei Eins, zwei, drei

[ Grunting ] [ Cheering ]

One, two, three, go !

[ Cheering Continues ]

[ Al Trautwig On TV ] Eighty miles an hour or close to it

You know, Al, l'm looking at the times here, and the course is gettin' extremely fast.

I was worried about the Austrian team's safety in that last big 180 degree whiparound.

Well, if you were worried about them, what are you thinking about our last and next team ?

Yes, it certainly seems strange that surrounded by the ice and snow of Calgary,

we are about to watch a team from the tiny island of Jamaica

- [ Cheering ] Yeah, from Jamaica !

Quite a story for them to even get here They came out of nowhere.

And you know, there's a lot of teams up here on top of the hill...

that sort of feel that Jamaicans don't belong here.

[ Booing ]

Hey ! Hey ! What are you doin' ? Hey, what are you doin', man ?

That's what the Swiss do to psyche themselves up.

They also make them little pocketknives too, but I don't see you doin' that.

All right, guys, we're up. Come on. Hey knock it off. Knock it off, will ya ?

Okay, let's go. Come on. Get in your start positions

We don't have to win the gold in the first day. lt's just like any other run.

Except this time, 100 million people watchin

[ Irv ] Derice, did you forget something ? Thank you.

Ready Ready

[ Sanka ] Ready [ Junior ] Ready.

Eins... zwei

rei

Go ! Go, go, go ! Go! Go!

[ Crowd Cheering, lndistinct P.A. ] -Get in! Get in!

[ Al ] The Jamaican team attempts its first ever Winter Olympic event.

[ Chuckling ] And look at this. They've got to get into that sled

l've never seen anything like this. I know it's not funny but how embarrassing.

Thank goodness. For a minute I didn't think they'd ever get all four of them in.

And that could have been a disaster.

[ Cheering, Shouting ]

[ John Morgan ] Well, most importantly here, when you do get in the sled,

you have to get in with catlike movements; you need to get relaxed

Look at the high line in Omega ! He bounces off the wall, ricochets like a pinball.

The driver here, Derice Bannock, looks like the sled's really drivin' him.

That fool better watch his mouth He better watch more than that.

This is the time when this team may be thinking, "This may not have been such a great idea."

Their heads are bouncing around This is amazing.

Like rag dolls as they come through the finish

at a time of 58.04

which will be good enough for last place.

[ Quiet Chattering ]

You choked. It was yours for the taking and you choked

You were ready and you choked

Well, maybe we should go over the turns again ?

You know the turns. You know everything there is to know about this sport.

l'll tell you something

You had all better figure out how to stay loose out there.

That's something I can't help you with

l'll see you tomorrow on the hill.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

You know, when the Swiss want to get relaxed-- - [ Groaning ]

Oh, will you shut up about the damn Swiss ?

I mean, it was all that "eins, zwei, drei" nonsense that got us all nervous in the first place.

Hey, man, look here. l'm just tryin to get us off on the right foot.

Well, the right foot for us is not the Swiss foot. I mean, come on, Derice

We can't be copyin' nobody else's style We have our own style.

Kissin' an egg is no kind of style

This is the Olympics here. lt's no stupid pushcart derby

Let me tell ya somethin', Rasta

I didn't come up here to forget who I am and where I come from

And neither did I. l'm just tryin' to be the best I can be

So am I. And the best I can be is Jamaican.

Look

Derice, l've known you since Julie Jeffries asked to see your ding-a-ling

And l'm tellin' you as a friend...

if we look Jamaican, walk Jamaican,

talk Jamaican and is Jamaican,

then we sure as hell better bobsled Jamaican

[ Chattering, Shouting ]

[ Derice ] Greetings from Jamaica - JJ [ R99939]

J 'Nuff people say you know they can't believe J

J Jamaica, we have a bobsled team J

J 'Nuff people say you know they can't believe J

J Jamaica, we have a bobsled team J

J We have the one Derice and the one Junior J

- Thank you. J Yul Brenner and the man Sanka J

J The fastest of the fastest of Jamaica's sprinters J

J Respect to the man Irv Blitzer JJ

All right, gentlemen, this is it - [ Together ] Respect.

- All right. Whoo, let's go !

[ Al ] We now come to the second chance for the four intrepid men from Jamaica.

What do they have to do, John ?

In reality, Al, I don't think the Jamaicans have any chance of winning a medal.

Dear God, just let them be better than yesterday

Ready ? - Ready.

Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme

get on up, it's bobsled time !

- Cool runnings ! [ Crowd Cheering ]

[ P.A. ] On the track

[ John ] That's a hair faster than the Swiss. That's a real big difference from yesterday

[ Al ] This is an absolute shock in the making. Yesterday, they were falling down at the start.

- Yes ! Now they slide into place

Yesterday, their heads were bobbing everywhere. Today they're almost in unison

[ Al ] Can this really be happening ? - What a difference !

Flying through the Omega. lt's not the same team we saw yesterday

Where did these guys come from ? - [ Together ] Jamaica !

[ Cheering, Shouting ]

Wow, 56.53 !

Whoo ! Yes ! Yes ! Did you hear that time ?

- Yeah. Yes ! Ha-ha !

Whoo-hoo! Yes! Yes! Come on, teammates.

- Jamaica ! Yes ! Yes !

- [ Cheering ] [ John ] That moves them up into eighth place.

[ Al ] Watch out, world, the Jamaicans are coming

Derice, you in here ?

Hey, coach

Oh, there you are. How're ya feelin' ?

- All right. Good, good

- You all set to follow in your father's footsteps ? - I think so.

- You think so ? All right, I know so

That's more like it. We're gonna go grab a bite to eat. You wanna join us ?

- Nah. - I didn't think so. l'll pick you somethin' up

Hey, coach - Yeah.

I have to ask you a question - Sure.

But you don't have to answer if you don't want to.

I mean, I want you to, but

if you can't, I understand

You want to know why I cheated, right? - Yes, I do.

That's a fair question

lt's quite simple, really

I had to win

You see, Derice, l'd made winning my whole life

And when you make winning your whole life, you have to keep on winning.

No matter what. You understand that ?

No, I don't understand, coach

You had two gold medals You had it all.

Derice... a gold medal is a wonderful thing.

But if you're not enough without it,

you'll never be enough with it

Hey, coach

how will I know if l'm enough ?

When you cross that finish line you'll know.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

Welcome back to the bobsledding venue for this, the last day of competition.

lt's medal time

and John, the top six teams are separated by only half a second

- So it's very close. I didn't expect to see you here

Well, my dear, we've got a team in the Olympics, don't we ?

The Jamaicans still have a chance to win an Olympic medal.

Everybody shut up My boy's on TV.

And you're not the only one to get excited about that.

I think the fans here have an extreme case of Jamaican fever

- Al, so do I. Oh, no, no, no, no. So do we

Do I have to tell you whose turn it is now ?

Jamaica to your start positions - [ Together ] Respect !

Hey, dreadlocks, let me kiss your lucky egg

[ P.A. ] Next team up is Jamaica

All right, fellas, that's us ! Let's go !

Here we go ! Today's our day ! This is it !

Come on, guys, we can do it !

Derice... see you at the finish line

All right, it's all yours ! Let's go !

[ Al ] We might actually see the Jamaicans win an Olympic medal

So this is it. We could see history in the making

Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme

get on up, it's bobsled time

- Cool runnings ! [ P.A. ] On the track

[ Cheering ] - Go ! Go !

Go! Move! Go! Move that bobsled ! Go !

[ Al ] One, two, three, four, all of them in, and look at them fly

[ John ] Oh, man, they shaved another couple hundredths off the start.

Al, they get better every time down the track

Go, Derice! Move! Take that bobsled ! Move !

[ John ] Look at the way the sled's coming in and out of the corners. Very smooth

lt's like he's been driving the sled for ten years. Bannock looks really possessed here

[ Al I Well, what the heck. Go, Jams !

[ Al I What a run Bannock is having

He's letting loose on this extremely fast course

And even with that rickety old sled, the Jamaicans are flying through the turns.

This does not look good. Something's gotta be wrong

The Jamaicans on a record pace as they fly almost out of control around the turn.

- Move ! Move that sled ! Now the speed seems too much

and I don't think he's going to be able to hold it. Oh !

Derice, you dead ?

No, man, l'm not dead

We have to finish the race

Excuse me, please

Excuse me

[ Crowd Cheering ]

Sehr gut, Jamaica. We'll see you in four years, ja ?

Yeah, man

Junior Bevil

But it doesn't mean that I like you - We split.

Thanks, Irv Thank you.

[ Laughing ] - All right.

Coach, coach

Hey, guys. l'm so proud of you guys You all right ?

Gentlemen, can I get a picture, please ?

JJ [ "l Can See Clearly Now By Jimmy Cliff ]

J I can see clearly now J

J The rain is gone J

J I can see all obstacles J

J In my way J

J Gone are the dark clouds J

J That had me blind J

J lt's gonna be a bright J

J Bright sunshiney day J

J lt's gonna be a bright J

J Bright sunshiney day J

J Oh, yes, I can make it now J

J The pain is gone J

J All of the bad feelings J

J Have disappeared J

J Here is that rainbow J

J l've been praying for J

J lt's gonna be a bright J

J Bright sunshiney day J

J Look all around J

J There's nothing but blue skies J

J Look straight ahead J

J There's nothing but blue skies JJ

JJ [ "Jamaican Bobsled Chant By Worl-A-Girl ]

J Hey, no people can believe J

J Jamaica have a bobsled team J

J We have no snow Just food and water J

J And the temperature ranges from hot to hotter J

J No Spring, no Fall Much less no Winter J

J And yet we have a bobsled team J

J Holding on to an Olympic dream J

J We say them ready, l'm always sayin' them ready, them ready like Freddy J

J You see them pullin' the sled You see the world steady J

J When they make the motion Them a rock and a dolly J

J A country on a sled with a wish in them body J

J Yes, my four men are my bobsled posse J

J Yul Brenner, Derice, Junior Sanka, the men are ready J

J When them reach the Olympics we're proud and irie, irie, irie J

J Lord, no people can believe J

J Jamaica have a bobsled team J

J Boy, no people can believe J

J Jamaica have a bobsled team J

J Lord, no people can believe J

J Jamaica have a bobsled team J

J Boy, no people can believe J

J Jamaica have a bobsled team J

J Oooh JJ