The Coca Cola Kid
The CocaCola Kid is an Australian romantic comedy film, released in 1985. It was directed by Duan 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.
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 CocaColas giant corporate machinery. Along the way there are humorous subplots involving the office managers violent exhusband, Beckers attempt to find the Australian sound, and an odd waiter who is under the mistaken belief that Becker is a secret agent.David Stratton gave a copy of Frank Moorhouses book The Americans Baby to Dusan Makavejev when he attended the Sydney Film Festival in 1975 with Sweet Movie. Production of the movie was difficult in part because of Makavejevs work methods, which were different from the way films were normally made in Australia. Denny Lawrence came on board the film as a consultant. ........
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