Over the years, Disney has made an entire genre out of the inspirational sports movie, but of all the movies about athletes overcoming adversity, there isn’t one quite like "Cool Runnings," the movie about the historic Jamaican bobsled team. The biggest name in the cast was comedian John Candy, and 30 years after the film’s release, the cast and crew remembered what it was like working with the star on set, and it’s all equally beautiful and heartbreaking.

The Independent spoke with several of the stars of "Cool Runnings" in celebration of the film’s anniversary, and co-star Malik Yoba, who played Yul Brenner in the film, remembered a conversation he had with John Candy about the fact that the comedian had never taken a significant break in his career, because he was afraid if he did, Hollywood would forget about him.