Edit
Storyline
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.
Written by
Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Taglines:
A movie felt never so refreshing!
See more »
Edit
Did You Know?
Trivia
Eric Roberts portrayed a character, Becker, who was from Atlanta, Georgia. In real life, Roberts was raised as a youth there.
See more »
Goofs
The room service man hands Becker a silenced revolver. With the exception of obsolete Russian Nagant M1895, revolvers are not able to be suppressed because the cylinder/barrel gap allows hot gas, and therefore sound, to escape.
See more »
Quotes
[
first lines]
Cabin Steward:
G'day ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Australia.
See more »
Crazy Credits
The film opens with the following disclaimer, in this exact way as written heightening the exact words in capital letters. "This FILM is a WORK of FICTION. Neither the FILM nor its MAKERS have any CONNECTION with THE COCA-COLA COMPANY or any of its SUBSIDIARIES or AFFILIATES. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY has not licensed, sponsored or approved of this FILM in any way. All PERSONS, EVENTS and CHARACTERS in this FILM are entirely fictional. The FILM in no WAY purports to present an accurate ACCOUNT of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, its SUBSIDIARIES or AFFILIATES in AUSTRALIA - PAST, PRESENT or FUTURE. COCA-COLA and COKE are registered TRADEMARKS which identify the same PRODUCT of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY. The DYNAMIC RIBBON DEVICE is also a TRADEMARK of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY."
See more »
Connections
Referenced in
Dead Girl (1996)
See more »
Soundtracks
Home For My Heart
Composed & written by
Tim Finn
Performed by
Tim Finn,
Phil Manzanera, Alan Spenner,
Charlie Morgan &
Guy Fletcher
Produced by
Phil Manzanera, Cup/Enz Productions
With the permission of CBS/Mushroom Records, Mushroom Music & Enz Music
See more »
Lots of local (Australian) colour and fun being made of corporate America. This is what we like. :-)
It's about 10 years since I last saw the film and I still sometimes finding myself humming the song, "choke back the tears when there's no Coca-Cola".
Not a great film, but another welcome Aussie comedy.