The satire is peculiarly fizzless
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:7
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In an offbeat romantic drama/comedy, a hotshot Coca-Cola marketing troubleshooter from Atlanta, Georgia shows up at the headquarters in Australia, and immediately sets out to boost revenue by... In an offbeat romantic drama/comedy, a hotshot Coca-Cola marketing troubleshooter from Atlanta, Georgia shows up at the headquarters in Australia, and immediately sets out to boost revenue by venturing into the Outback, where a very independent and cagey soft drink manufacturer has successfully kept out all competition. [More]
Starring: Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Chris Haywood, Bill Kerr
Starring: Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Chris Haywood, Bill Kerr
Director: Dusan Makavejev
Director: Dusan Makavejev
Story: Frank Moorhouse
Producer: David Roe
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Reviews for The Coca-Cola Kid
The film that has spread the director's political message to the widest audience.
Yhe mix of earthy symbolism, offbeat eroticism, the picaresque and the rough-and-tumble social, rather unpolitical satire now seems poured from a bottle that has been left uncapped overnight.
A plot that goes AWOL in the interests of true love, and Roberts, as the kid from Coke, who is well on his way to becoming the world's worst actor.
The first half is far better than the resolution, which eventually meanders off to the point of silliness.
An oddball comedy that is particularly well-timed to coincide with the current Coke marketing circus.
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