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The Coca-Cola Kid 
Promotional movie poster for the filmDirected by Dušan Makavejev Produced by Les Lithgow
Sylvie Le Clezio
David RoeWritten by Frank Moorhouse Starring Eric Roberts
Greta Scacchi
Bill KerrMusic by William Motzing Cinematography Dean Semler Editing by John Scott Distributed by Cinecom Pictures Release date(s) United States 14 July 1985
UK 19 July 1985
Australia 29 August 1985Running time 98 minutes Country Australia Language English The Coca Cola Kid is a romantic comedy Australian film, released in 1985. It was directed by Dušan Makavejev and starred Eric Roberts and Greta Scacchi. The film is based on short stories in The Americans, Baby, and The Electrical Experience by Frank Moorhouse, who wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Plot
Becker, a hotshot American marketing executive (played by Roberts) from The Coca-Cola Company visits their Australian operations and tries to figure out why a tiny corner of Australia (the fictional town of Anderson Valley) has so far resisted all of Coke's products. He literally bumps into the very pretty secretary (played by Scacchi) who is assigned to help him.
Eventually Becker discovers that a local producer of soft drinks run by an old eccentric has been successfully fending off the American brand name products. The executive vows an all out marketing war with the eccentric but eventually comes to reconsider his role as a cog in Coca-Cola's giant corporate machinery. Along the way there are humorous subplots involving the office manager's violent ex-husband, Becker's attempt to find the 'Australian sound', and an odd waiter who is under the mistaken belief that Becker is a secret agent.
Cast
- Eric Roberts - Becker
- Greta Scacchi - Terri
- Bill Kerr - T. George McDowell
- Chris Haywood - Kim
- Kris McQuade - Juliana
- Max Gillies - Frank Hunter
- Tony Barry - Bushman
- Paul Chubb - Fred
- David Slingsby - Waiter
- Tim Finn - Philip
- Colleen Clifford - Mrs. Haversham
- Rebecca Smart - DMZ
- Esben Storm - Country Hotel Manager
- Steve Dodd - Mr. Joe
- Ian Gilmour - Marjorie
Box Office
The Coca-Cola Kid grossed $36,365 at the box office in Australia.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Coca-Cola Kid". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/931/year/1985.html. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
External links
- The Coca-Cola Kid at the Internet Movie Database
- The Coca-Cola Kid at AllRovi
Films directed by Dušan Makavejev 1960s Man Is Not a Bird (1965) · Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (1967) · Innocence Unprotected (1968)1970s W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (1971) · Sweet Movie (1974)1980s 1990s Gorilla Bathes at Noon (1993)Categories:- Australian films
- English-language films
- 1985 films
- 1980s romantic comedy films
- Coca-Cola
- Australian comedy films
- Australian romantic comedy films
- Films directed by Dušan Makavejev
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