COCA COLA KID - BLU

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• Release Year: 1985
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: When a small-town Australian soda maker refuses to convert his factory to Coca-Cola production, the parent company sends in its whiz kid “troubleshooter” Becker (Eric Roberts, The Pope of Greenwich Village and Star 80) to resolve the issue. The previously unflappable Becker, however, finds his own resolve challenged by Australia’s unique character and characters—namely Terri (Greta Scacchi, The Player and White Mischief), his beautiful and very eccentric secretary, and McDowell (Bill Kerr, Gallipoli and Razorback), the stubbornly independent soft drink entrepreneur. Serbian auteur Dušan Makavejev (Montenegro and W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism) brings his celebrated off-kilter and boundary-pushing sensibilities to this classic screwball comic set-up, so that the narrative remains refreshingly unpredictable, unconventional and subversive throughout.; ; Becker, Terri and McDowell originate in the short stories of award-winning Australian writer Frank Moorhouse, who adapted them for the film’s screenplay. The film’s attractive primary locations—cosmopolitan Sydney and the stunning Blue Mountains region—are stylishly shot by Mad Max cinematographer Dean Semler. The original songs, including the incredibly catchy “Coca-Cola Jingle,” come from Tim Finn, founding member of popular New Zealand rock band Split Enz. For this worldwide Blu-ray premiere, The Coca-Cola Kid has been restored in 2K from its 35mm interpositive.
• Cast: Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood, Kris McQuade, Max Gillies, Tony Barry, Paul Chubb, David Slingsby, Tim Finn, Colleen Clifford, Rebecca Smart, Esben Storm, Steve Dodd, Ian Gilmour, David Argue, Linda Nagle, Julie Nihill, Fiona Hallett, Ricky Fataar, Mark Moffatt, Paul Hester, Rex Goh, Jane Markey, Mic Conway, Palz Vaughan, Kim Cook, Jim Niven, Kim Constable, Angelo D'Angelo, Gia Carides, David Bracks, Ian Nimmo, Scott J. Ateah, Bernard Ledger, Chris Hession, Peter Armstrong, David Roe, Pola, Deborah Conway, Adam Bowen, Paul Dowsey-Magog, Dusan Makavejev, Frank Moorhouse, Denny Lawrence
• Director: Dusan Makavejev
• Runtime: 1:38
• Company: Village Roadshow Limited (Roadshow Films, Roadshow Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures), Cinema Enterprises, Pty. Ltd., Grand Bay Films, Pty. Ltd., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Vinegar Syndrome LLC
• Media Format: Movie