The Coca-Cola Kid

The Coca-Cola Kid

A movie felt never so refreshing!

R 1985 · 98 min · ★ 5.4 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Dušan Makavejev · Written by Frank Moorhouse

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