Cool Runnings

Date: 1993
Director: John Turteltaub
Production Company: Wlat Disney

Stars: Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, John Candy
Location(s): Jamaica, Calgary, Canada.

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Jamaican bob sleigh team vies for the Winter Olympics: a true story. I’ve just grabbed the Jamaican locations, so a work in progress. SJ

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Jamaica, somewhere on the west coast between Negril and Montego Bay

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Training is in earnest. Click the date to see if the match is convincing.

Bit of a long shot this one, as the building's a wreck. This field and goalpost are outside Ruseas High School, near Lucea, Hanover province. SJ

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Looks like the Lucea, Hanover area.

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This location is called Point and is now the location of the Grand Palladium Hotel, Lucea. It was the place from which molasses were shipped ... With thanks to Maxine Edwards-Wells for this identification (SJ)

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Went up and down the west coast to look for this jetty.

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Raising funds for the team and click the date for the location.

At last, a match. This is Lucea Municipal Building aka Hanover Parish Council, visible from the A1 which every tourist takes from Montego Bay to Negril. SJ

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Probably Montego Bay or Kingston, taking off for Calgary.