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* RealityIsUnrealistic: Despite what the movie implies, Jamaica was not the first tropical country to compete in the Winter Olympics (that was Mexico way back in 1928) or even the only tropical country competing that year. Also, the idea of Jamaicans in Canada isn't a stretch either. Canada has a ''huge'' Caribbean population, to the extent that one in three Black Canadians are of Caribbean descent, with a majority of immigrants and their descendants being Jamaican (except Quebec, whose Caribbean community is predominantly Haitian [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench for obvious reasons]]).
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** Creator/KurtRussell was Disney's original choice for Irv Blitzer, until John Candy learned about the project and campaigned for it.
** Creator/CubaGoodingJr, Creator/JeffreyWright, and Creator/EriqLaSalle were all considered for roles as the Jamaican team.
** Creator/KurtRussell was Disney's original choice for Irv Blitzer, until John Candy learned about the project and campaigned for it.
** Creator/CubaGoodingJr, Creator/JeffreyWright, and Creator/EriqLaSalle were all considered for roles as the Jamaican team.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Singer-actor Leon, who in his cinema acting career had played a ScaryBlackMan in action films such as ''Film/BandOfTheHand'' (opposite Creator/LaurenceFishburne) and ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' (which was released on the same year this film was released), plays a [[NiceGuy friendly lead character]] who wouldn't harm a fly and stated himself to be "not a boxer," as he quoted early in the film (which is ironic as Leon's previous action roles involves pulling punches, especially exhibited in his past character's CurbStompBattle NoHoldsBarredBeatdown PlayedForHorror against Creator/SylvesterStallone in ''Cliffhanger''). Instead, the ScaryBlackMan role is held by character Yul Brenner (Malik Yoba) in this film, although for comedic effect.
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* FakeNationality: The four Jamaican bobsledders are all played by American actors. Meanwhile, Canadian Creator/JohnCandy plays American Irv Blitzer, while fellow Canadian Peter Outerbridge plays East German Josef Grool.
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* FakeNationality: The four Jamaican bobsledders are all played by American actors. Meanwhile, Canadian Creator/JohnCandy plays American Irv Blitzer, while fellow Canadian Peter Outerbridge Creator/PeterOuterbridge plays East German Josef Grool.
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: Despite what the movie implies, Jamaica was not the first tropical country to compete in the Winter Olympics; that would be Mexico way back in 1928. Also, the idea of Jamaicans in Canada isn't a stretch either. Canada has a ''huge'' Caribbean population, to the extent that one in three Black Canadians are of Caribbean descent, with a majority of immigrants and their descendants being from Jamaica (except Quebec, whose Caribbean community is predominantly Haitian [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench for obvious reasons]]).
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Despite what the movie implies, Jamaica was not the first tropical country to compete in the Winter Olympics; that would be Mexico way back in 1928. Also, the idea of Jamaicans in Canada isn't a stretch either. Canada has a ''huge'' Caribbean population, to the extent that one in three Black Canadians are of Caribbean descent, with a majority of immigrants and their descendants being from Jamaica (except Quebec, whose Caribbean community is predominantly Haitian [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench for obvious reasons]]).
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: According to [[BlindIdiotTranslation Google Translate]], foreign titles translate as ''Rasta Rockett'' (France), ''The Apprentice Champions'', ''Jamaica Below Zero'' (Portugal, Israel and Latin America), ''Reggae on Ice'' (Poland), ''Running Below Zero'', ''Coconuts on Ice'' (Czech Republic) and ''Ice Trek''.
** The Russian title of the film is ''Cool Turns/Banks'' (although the Russian word for the slang "cool" can also literally mean "sharp", which works too).
** The Russian title of the film is ''Cool Turns/Banks'' (although the Russian word for the slang "cool" can also literally mean "sharp", which works too).
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: According to [[BlindIdiotTranslation Google Translate]], foreign titles translate as ''Rasta Rockett'' Rocket'' (France), ''The Apprentice Champions'', ''Jamaica Below Zero'' (Portugal, Israel and Latin America), ''Reggae on Ice'' (Poland), ''Running Below Zero'', ''Coconuts on Ice'' (Czech Republic) and ''Ice Trek''.
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: Despite what the movie implies, Jamaica was not the first tropical country to compete in the Winter Olympics; that would be Mexico way back in 1928. Also, the The idea of Jamaicans in Canada isn't a huge stretch.stretch either. Canada has a ''huge'' Caribbean population, to the extent that one in three Black Canadians are of Caribbean descent, with a majority of immigrants and their descendants being from Jamaica (except Quebec, whose Caribbean community is predominantly Haitian [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench for obvious reasons]]).
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* PlayingAgainstType: Singer-actor Leon, who in his cinema acting career had played a ScaryBlackMan in action films such as ''Film/BandOfTheHand'' (opposite Creator/LaurenceFishburne) and ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' (which was released on the same year this film was released), plays a [[NiceGuy friendly lead character]] who wouldn't harm a fly and stated himself to be "not a boxer," as he quoted early in the film (which is ironic as Leon's previous action roles involves pulling punches, especially exhibited in his past character's CurbStompBattle against Creator/SylvesterStallone in ''Cliffhanger''). Instead, the ScaryBlackMan role is held by character Yul Brenner (Malik Yoba) in this film.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Singer-actor Leon, who in his cinema acting career had played a ScaryBlackMan in action films such as ''Film/BandOfTheHand'' (opposite Creator/LaurenceFishburne) and ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' (which was released on the same year this film was released), plays a [[NiceGuy friendly lead character]] who wouldn't harm a fly and stated himself to be "not a boxer," as he quoted early in the film (which is ironic as Leon's previous action roles involves pulling punches, especially exhibited in his past character's CurbStompBattle against Creator/SylvesterStallone in ''Cliffhanger''). Instead, the ScaryBlackMan role is held by character Yul Brenner (Malik Yoba) in this film.film.
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Despite what the movie implies, Jamaica was not the first tropical country to compete in the Winter Olympics; that would be Mexico way back in 1928. Also, the idea of Jamaicans in Canada isn't a huge stretch. One in three Black Canadians are of Caribbean descent, with a majority of immigrants and their descendants being from Jamaica.
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Despite what the movie implies, Jamaica was not the first tropical country to compete in the Winter Olympics; that would be Mexico way back in 1928. Also, the idea of Jamaicans in Canada isn't a huge stretch. One in three Black Canadians are of Caribbean descent, with a majority of immigrants and their descendants being from Jamaica.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/JohnCandy lobbied hard for his role in this film and even took a pay cut to help keep the budget down.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Averted. The movie was really filmed in both Jamaica and Calgary. They even used the same bobsled track which was used at the 1988 Winter Olympics, which is how they could seamlessly cut in StockFootage of the real Jamaican bobsled team.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: According to [[BlindIdiotTranslation Google Translate]], foreign titles translate as ''Rasta Rockett'' (France), ''The Apprentice Champions'', ''Jamaica Below Zero'' (Portugal, Israel and Latin America), ''Reggae on Ice'' (Poland), ''Running Below Zero'', ''Coconuts on Ice'' (Czech Republic) and ''Ice Trek''.
** The Russian title of the film is ''Cool Turns/Banks'' (although the Russian word for the slang "cool" can also literally mean "sharp", which works too).
** The Russian title of the film is ''Cool Turns/Banks'' (although the Russian word for the slang "cool" can also literally mean "sharp", which works too).
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* PlayingAgainstType: Singer-actor Leon, who in his cinema acting career had played a ScaryBlackMan in action films such as ''Film/BandOfTheHand'' (opposite Creator/LaurenceFishburne) and ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' (which was released on the same year this film was released), plays a [[NiceGuy friendly lead character]] who wouldn't harm a fly and stated himself to be "not a boxer," as he quoted early in the film (which is ironic as Leon's previous action roles involves pulling punches, especially exhibited in his past character's CurbStompBattle against Creator/SylvesterStallone in ''Cliffhanger''). Instead, the ScaryBlackMan role is held by character Yul Brenner (Malik Yoba) in this film.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Singer-actor Leon, who in his cinema acting career had played a ScaryBlackMan in action films such as ''Film/BandOfTheHand'' (opposite Creator/LaurenceFishburne) and ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' (which was released on the same year this film was released), plays a [[NiceGuy friendly lead character character]] who wouldn't harm a fly and stated himself to be "not a boxer," as he quoted early in the film (which is ironic as Leon's previous action roles involves pulling punches, especially exhibited in his past character's CurbStompBattle against Creator/SylvesterStallone in ''Cliffhanger''). Instead, the ScaryBlackMan role is held by character Yul Brenner in this film.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Singer-actor Leon, who in his cinema acting career had played a ScaryBlackMan in action films such as ''Film/BandOfTheHand'' (opposite Creator/LaurenceFishburne) and ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' (which was released on the same year this film was released), plays a friendly lead character who wouldn't harm a fly and stated himself to be "not a boxer," as he quoted early in the film (which is ironic as Leon's previous action roles involves pulling punches, especially exhibited in his past character's CurbStompBattle against SylvesterStallone Creator/SylvesterStallone in ''Cliffhanger''). Instead, the ScaryBlackMan role is held by character Yul Brenner in this film.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Singer-actor Leon, who in his cinema acting career had played a ScaryBlackMan in action films such as ''Band of the Hand'' ''Film/BandOfTheHand'' (opposite Creator/LaurenceFishburne) and ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' (which was released on the same year this film was released), plays a friendly lead character who wouldn't harm a fly and stated himself to be "not a boxer," as he quoted early in the film (which is ironic as Leon's previous action roles involves pulling punches, especially exhibited in his past character's CurbStompBattle against SylvesterStallone in ''Cliffhanger''). Instead, the ScaryBlackMan role is held by character Yul Brenner in this film.
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* FakeNationality: The four Jamaican bobsledders are all played by American actors. Meanwhile, Canadian Creator/JohnCandy plays American Irv Blitzer, while fellow Canadian Peter Outerbridge plays East German Josef Grool.
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* ColbertBump: Thanks to the everlasting popularity this movie has, the real Jamaican bobsled teams always get a nice share of exposure every time they qualify for the Olympics.
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* FakeNationality: The four Jamaican bobsledders are all played by American actors. Meanwhile, Canadian Creator/JohnCandy plays American Irv Blitzer, while fellow Canadian Peter Outerbridge plays East German Josef Grool.
