Fans of the 1993 cult classic Cool Runnings just received a burst of nostalgia as several cast members from the beloved John Candy film gathered for a heartwarming reunion. The movie, a fictionalized account of the Jamaican bobsled team’s unlikely journey to the 1988 Winter Olympics, is one of the most-loved sports comedies of the 90s. Decades later, the stars who brought that underdog story to life reunited at 90s Con in Hartford, Ct, on Friday.

When Cool Runnings arrived in cinemas in 1993, it seemed like just another comedy about a group of people who would attempt a sporting achievement against all the odds. However, the story of four Jamaican athletes—Derice, Sanka, Yul, and Junior—who competed as a bobsled team in the Calgary Olympics with the help of unorthodox and disgraced coach Irving Blitzer, played by Candy, became an uplifting movie that has transcended generations.

The cast reunion, some...