Yes, the games have been amazing so far, but to paraphrase Kanye West, "Yo, Rio, I'm really happy for you, I'mma let you finish, but Cool Runnings is the best Olympics production ever made!" So to celebrate the 1993 classic, here are some film facts you might not be aware of:Under the influenceThe guy who wrote the screenplay for Cool Runnings was high on heroin at the time. The lyrics for the Jamaican Bobsledding Chant were actually written by one of the Cool Runnings stars. They never actually drove a bobsledAn actor known simply as Leon played Derice Bannock, who was the bobsled driver in the movie. Prized propsActors like to take mementos with them once they've finished working on a film, and Doug E. Doug swiped one of the most famous props from Cool Runnings.
Source: New Zealand Herald August 17, 2016 05:26 UTC