History Awesome / CoolRunnings

-->'''Announcer:''' Where did these guys come from?
-->'''Everyone:''' ''JAMAICA!!!''

-->'''Sanka:''' Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time! ''(the team starts pushing the sled)'' COOL RUNNINGS!

* At the climax, after the bobsled crashes, the team indicates they don't need medical help, and carry the bobsled across the line. This actually happened in RealLife, except they didn't raise it to shoulder-height; they just pushed it along the ground.
** Followed immediately by Josef Grool, the East German captain who had earlier belittled the team, shaking Derice's hand with genuine respect.
--->'''Grool:''' ''Sehr gut'', Jamaica. We'll see you in four years, ''ja''?
--->'''Derice:''' Yeah, man.

* Junior finally standing up to his father, on the heels of a pep talk from Yul.
-->'''Junior:''' Father...when you look at me, what do you see?\\
'''Junior's Father:''' I don't have time for games, Junior.\\
'''Junior:''' Tell me what you see! Please.\\
'''Junior's Father:''' All right, I'll tell you what I see. I see a lost little boy, who is lucky to have a father who knows what's best for him!\\
'''Junior:''' 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 I'm an ''Olympian''! And I'm staying right here.
** Followed by this approving comment from Yul, who's overheard the whole thing: "Hey, Junior Bevil. You're a bad-ass mother."

-->'''Derrice:''' Ya had two gold medals. Ya had it all.

-->'''Grool:''' ''Sehr gut'', Jamaica. We'll see you in four years, ''ja''?
-->'''Derice:''' Yeah, man.

* Junior finally standing up to his father.

* Irv has Derice in mind as TheLeader from the very start, and points out why to Sanka (who had protested he should be the driver):
-->'''Irv:''' [[TheChainsOfCommanding 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 buddies are all out drinking beer, he's up in his room studying pictures of turns. You see, a driver must remain focused one hundred percent 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 the sled.]] Now do you want that responsibility?

-->'''Irv''': All right, sixteen years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life: I cheated. I was stupid. I embarrassed myself, my family, my teammates, my country, (''points to Kurt'') 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 fiftieth! 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 all about! Sixteen years ago I forgot that. Don’t you go and do the same.

* The single WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue doubling as a heartwarming.

-->'''Irv:''' Derice... A gold medal is a wonderful thing. But if you’re not enough without it, you’ll ''never'' be enough with it.

-->'''Irv:''' [[TheChainsOfCommanding 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 buddies are all out drinking beer, he's up in his room studying pictures of turns. You see, a driver must remain focused one hundred percent 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 men in the sled.]] Now do you want that responsibility?

-->'''Junior's Father:''' All right, I'll tell you what I see. I see a lost little boy, who is lucky to have a father who knows what's best for him!
-->'''Junior:''' No, no. You don't know what's best for me, father. I am not a lost little boy! I am a man - and I'm an Olympian. And I'm staying right here.

* Sanka's speech to Derice

-->'''Junior:''' No, you don't know what's best for me, father. I am not a lost little boy. I am a man - and I'm an Olympian. And I'm staying right here.

-->'''Yul''': Bad ass mutha.

* Irv has Derice in mind as TheLeader from the very start, and points out why:

* The team's second run, which puts them in eight place. Pretty damn impressive for a group that had only been training for a few months to beat teams that had likely been together for years.

--> ''Announcer'': Where did these guys come from?
--> ''Everyone'': '''JAMAICA!!!'''

* Their sleek black Olympic unitards and sled.

* Irv confronting the Olympic committee, and his former coach Kurt, after the team is disqualified out of the blue. He correctly guesses that Kurt has moved to disqualify them out of lingering spite for the discovery during the 1972 Games that Irv had hidden weights in the sled, and the resulting scandal that led to the team being stripped of their gold medals. The speech that follows is what truly cements Irv's redemption from his past. This film was also one of Creator/JohnCandy’s last performances before his death, and he hit it out of the park in this scene:
-->'''Irv''': All right, sixteen years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life: I cheated. I was stupid! I embarrassed myself, my family, my teammates, my country, (''points to Kurt'') 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 fiftieth! 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 all about! Sixteen years ago I forgot that. Don’t you go and do the same.

* At the climax, [[spoiler:after the bobsled crashes, the team indicates they don't need medical help, and carry the bobsled across the line]]. This actually happened in RealLife, except [[spoiler:they didn't raise it to shoulder-height; they just pushed it along the ground]].
* Irv confronting the Olympic committee, and his former coach Kurt, after the team is disqualified out of the blue. He correctly guesses that Kurt has moved to disqualify them out of lingering spite for [[spoiler:the discovery during the 1972 Games that Irv had hidden weights in the sled, and the resulting scandal that led to the team being stripped of their gold medals]]. The speech that follows is what truly cements Irv's redemption from his past. This film was also one of Creator/JohnCandy’s last performances before his death, and he hit it out of the park in this scene:
-->'''Irv''': All right, sixteen years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life: [[spoiler:I cheated.]] I was stupid! I embarrassed myself, my family, my teammates, my country, (''points to Kurt'') 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 fiftieth! 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 all about! Sixteen years ago I forgot that. Don’t you go and do the same.

* Their sleek black Olympic uniforms and sled.

* Junior standing up to his father.

* Irv confronting the Olympic committee, and his former coach Kurt, after the team is disqualified out of the blue. He correctly guesses that Kurt has moved to disqualify them out of lingering spite for [[spoiler:the discovery during the 1972 Games that Irv had hidden weights in the sled, and the resulting scandal that led to the team being stripped of their gold medals]]. The speech that follows is what truly cements Irv's redemption from his past. This film was also one of JohnCandy’s last performances before his death, and he hit it out of the park in this scene:

-->'''Irv''': All right, sixteen years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life: [[spoiler:I cheated.]] I was stupid! I embarrassed myself, my family, my teammates, my country, (''points to Kurt'') 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 your laughing in their face. Hell, it doesn’t matter if they come in first or fiftieth! 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 all about! Sixteen years ago I forgot that. Don’t you go and do the same.

** Irv confronting the Olympic committee, and his former coach Kurt, after the team is disqualified out of the blue. He correctly guesses that Kurt has moved to disqualify them out of lingering spite for [[spoiler:the discovery during the 1972 Games that Irv had hidden weights in the sled, and the resulting scandal that led to the team being stripped of their gold medals]]. The speech that follows is what truly cements Irv's redemption from his past. This film was also one of JohnCandy’s last performances before his death, and he hit it out of the park in this scene:
--->'''Irv''': All right, sixteen years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life: [[spoiler:I cheated.]] I was stupid! I embarrassed myself, my family, my teammates, my country, (''points to Kurt'') 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 your laughing in their face. Hell, it doesn’t matter if they come in first or fiftieth! 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 all about! Sixteen years ago I forgot that. Don’t you go and do the same.

--->'''Irv''': All right, sixteen years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life: I cheated. I was stupid! I embarrassed myself, my family, my teammates, my country, (''points to Kurt'') 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 your laughing in their face. Hell, it doesn’t matter if they come in first or fiftieth! 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 all about! Sixteen years ago I forgot that. Don’t you go and do the same.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: After the bobsled crashes, they indicate they don't need medical help, and carry the bobsled across the line]]. This actually happened in RealLife, except [[spoiler:they didn't raise it to shoulder-height; they just pushed it along the ground]].