The Coca-Cola Kid

The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)

A movie felt never so refreshing!

An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration. He finds zero penetration in a valley owned by an old man who makes his own soft drinks, and visits the valley to see why. After "the Kid's" persistence is tested he's given a tour of the man's plant, and they begin talking of a joint venture. Things get more complicated when the Coca-Cola man begins falling in love with his temporary secretary, who seems to have connections to the valley.

Date of release
1985-07-14
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (63)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
Dušan Makavejev

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$36.4K
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 7

The Coca-Cola Kid is a 1985 Australian romantic comedy film. It was directed by Dušan Makavejev and stars Eric Roberts and Greta Scacchi. The film is based on the short stories "The Americans, Baby", and "The Electrical Experience" by Frank Moorhouse, who wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

Production

David Stratton gave a copy of Frank Moorhouse's book The Americans, Baby to Dušan Makavejev when he attended the Sydney Film Festival in 1975 with Sweet Movie. Production of the movie was difficult in part because of Makavejev's work methods, which were different from the way films were normally made in Australia. Denny Lawrence came on board the film as a consultant.

The Coca-Cola Kid was shot on location in Sydney and the Blue Mountains.

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