Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: a Jamaican bobsleigh team.
In 1988, Jamaica competed in the bobsleigh events at the Winter Olympics. An incredible true story that aroused the interest of film studios the following year. The project passed from hand to hand before landing at Walt Disney Pictures, under the leadership of Jon Turteltaub.
The latter thus depicts the crazy dream of four Jamaicans, played by Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba and Rawle D. Lewis: to obtain a gold medal in an Olympic discipline which is completely unknown to them and impossible to practice. at their home. Hence the need to go to Canada to train there.
A true reference in terms of feel good movies, Rasta Rockett is also and above all a great family comedy. Behind the improbable situations, the chain gags, the excellent gallery of characters led by John Candy in his last appearance at the cinema, a universal story emerges, or the demonstration by A + B that nothing is ever lost. Good mood guaranteed!
When it was released in 1993, Rasta Rocket enjoyed significant success with both the public and critics. With 154 million dollars in worldwide revenue (for a budget of 14 million), it remains the most profitable live action Disney film from the big-eared firm for a long time. In France, 2.5 million spectators went to see it in theaters.
Rasta Rocket by Jon Turteltaub with Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, John Candy…
Tonight on W9 at 9:05 p.m.