Cool Runnings

1993 film directed by Jon Turteltaub
Movie film Q282748
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Cool Runnings

Summary

Cool Runnings is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,394 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cool Runnings's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Cool Runnings's director is recorded as Jon Turteltaub[4].
  • Cool Runnings's screenwriter is recorded as Michael Goldberg[5].
  • Cool Runnings's screenwriter is recorded as Lynn Siefert[6].
  • Cool Runnings's screenwriter is recorded as Tommy Swerdlow[7].
  • Cool Runnings's composer is recorded as Hans Zimmer[8].
  • Cool Runnings's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • Cool Runnings's genre is recorded as sport film[10].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as Leon Robinson[11].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as Doug E. Doug[12].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as Rawle D. Lewis[13].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as Malik Yoba[14].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as John Candy[15].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as John Morgan[16].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as Peter Outerbridge[17].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as Raymond J. Barry[18].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as Jay Brazeau[19].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as David Lovgren[20].
  • Cool Runnings's cast member is recorded as Bill Dow[21].
  • Cool Runnings's producer is recorded as Dawn Steel[22].
  • Cool Runnings's depicts is recorded as Jamaica national bobsled team[23].
  • Cool Runnings's depicts is recorded as bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics[24].
  • Cool Runnings's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4519151002112630280003[25].
  • Cool Runnings's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14291648t[26].
  • Cool Runnings's production company is recorded as Walt Disney Pictures[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cool Runnings's producer is recorded as Dawn Steel[22]. Its director is recorded as Jon Turteltaub[4]. Screenwriters include Michael Goldberg[5], Lynn Siefert[6], and Tommy Swerdlow[7]. Cast members include Leon Robinson[11], Doug E. Doug[12], Rawle D. Lewis[13], Malik Yoba[14], John Candy[15], and John Morgan[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1993-10-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1994-02-10T00:00:00Z[29], and +1994-06-24T00:00:00Z[30]. Cool Runnings's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include comedy film[9] and sport film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 6.1/10[32], 76%[33], and 60/100[34].

Why It Matters

Cool Runnings ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,394 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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