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The Coca Cola Kid | Year: 1985 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Dusan Makavejev A hidden gem of a movie I watched this movie when I was on my Greta Scacchi binge. It fared well against the others considering they included Jefferson in Paris and The Red Violin. It is like others have said, pleasingly wacky.<BR>Eric Roberts is one of those actors I love to hate (along with Banderas and Gere) because of his gratingly arrogant manner. But he grew on me (like a wart) in this movie, as the sold-out Coca-Cola marketing man with a mission Down Under. It was funny seeing the disclaimer at the beginning of the movie that this does not represent Coke's actual tactics.<BR>Scacchi is appealing as the pretty but inept secretary who throws herself at Roberts and has a secret related to the cola wars. Smalltown Australia is depicted in much the manner I have come to expect, with a bunch of oddball characters thrown in. Very enjoyable wacky Australian comedy I originally viewed this movie in the 80s and had positive feelings about the story and the cast. When the DVD release became available I purchased and viewed it again. I enjoyed it even more. This is the story of a coca-cola trouble shooter and an independent pop producer in Australia and the Coca-cola man's (Kid)effort to have coca-cola expand into the market area of the independent brand.Doen't sound funny but it is. It is funny and although there is nudity and sexual content,it is a gentle and sweet movie with abundant humor. The US and Australia Rules!!! This is a great movie about an american coca-cola executive trying to invade a difficult sales district down under.Australia and the US rules!!! Buy The Coca Cola Kid at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Coca Cola Kid Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Coca Cola Kid This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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