Feel da riddim, feel da rhyme, get on up, it's bobsleigh time!
You've seen it a million times, and you'll still flick it on when you see it in the TV listings, because 1993 Disney classic Cool Runnings is a universally loved smash shit that has proven to age majestically.
And now it's finally coming to Netflix, so we can dip in and out for a scene whenever we like. Result.
With so many quotable lines, Cool Runnings pops up in general conversation regularly for many of us here in Ireland, largely due to the RTÉ's fondness of making the story of Jamaica's first ever winter Olympians the 'Big Big Movie' back in the day, so we thought it was was time to check back in with the cast we loved so much.
Is Sanka still dominating the push-cart circuit? Did Yul Brenner ever get to live in Buckingham Palace? Let's find out.
Derice Bannock - Leon
Career highlights:
Aside from starring in 'Above The Rim' alongside Tupac Shakur (which is a big favourite of this author by the way), Leon never really played the leading role in a popular film after Cool Runnings. He did feature in Buffalo Soldiers (2001), and Ali (2001) although he was uncredited in that role. He popped up again in rapper 50 Cent's biopic 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2005) as 'Slim' but the rest of his CV is mostly TV, and TV movies.
Today:
Still acting, mostly on American TV. His last release was 'Busted' earlier this year, and he has roles in two films in post production for 2017/18.
Sanka Coffie - Doug E. Doug
Career highlights:
After Cool Runnings came a recurring role on The Cosby Show... It was good publicity at the time. Then came roles in Eight Legged Freaks (2002), Shark Tale (2004), and perhaps most notably Law & Order from 2010 on and Blue Bloods in 2014.
Today:
Also still an actor. Currently starting in a TV show called 'Brown Nation' on US TV.
Yul Brenner - Malik Yoba
Career highlights:
Cool Runnings was Malik's first acting job but he has been the most prolific actor since the movie's release, starring in many movies and TV shows such as Cop Land (1997), The Twilight Zone (2003), Arrested Development (2004), awful rom-com Why Did I Get Married (2007).
Today:
Again, still an actor, now doing mostly TV and has had roles in Empire, Blue Bloods, and Limitless in recent times.
Junior Bevil - Rawle D. Lewis
Career highlights: The only really notable movie that Lewis starred in was Spy Hard (1996) alongside Leslie Nielsen, but there are a number of TV shows and movies dotted in keeping him active over the last two decades.
Today: He now travels the world performing stand-up for months at a time according to his wikipedia page.
Irv Blitzer - John Candy
Sadly, Cool Runnings was one of the last movies that the much-loved Candy ever starred in, as he passed away in 1994 while filming a movie in Mexico.
Asshole Captain of East Germany - Peter Outerbridge
Career highlights: After being known as the dick who said things like 'Go home, Jamaica' he turned to TV where he made many appearances in smaller shows over the next decade before adding the likes of 24, Lucky Number Slevin, Fringe, Saw VI, and even Suits to his CV.
Today:
A consistent TV actor with recurring roles in The Art Of More, and No Easy Days.
Asshole US official who hated Irv - Raymond J. Barry
Career highlights: Flubber (1997), The X-Files (1997), and Training Day (2001) were the standouts for Barry in the decade after Cool Runnings, but most of his work has come since in the likes of Lost, Law & Order, Cold Case, NCIS, and CSI.
Today:
A very busy actor with several projects coming out in 2017, had roles in Ray Donovan and Day Of Reckoning last year.
Bonus
I bet you didn't know this guy was in charge of the score.
He's gone on to do OK for himself.
