Description: Starring Academy AwardÂ(r) nominee* Eric Roberts (Runaway Train) and Emmy winner** Greta Scacchi (The Red Violin), this 'wacky comedy' (Leonard Maltin) is full of clever fun, lighthearted romance, and an enchanting Aussie-American charm! 'Abundantly rewarding' (Los Angeles Times) and 'filled with moments of inspiration' (Roger Ebert), The Coca-Cola Kid celebrates both the Outback way of life and American pride! Ex-marine turned Coca-Cola marketing guru Becker (Roberts) is on a mission to boost sales in Australia when he discovers a dry spot in the Outback, where everyone is guzzling a homegrown brewand not a drop of his company's cola! Determined to pop the top off his competitor, Becker tries to reason with the crafty soda maker but ends upfalling for his free-spirited daughter (Scacchi) who really shakes things up. Will everything fizzle or end up in perfect harmony? The answer is a delightful blend of romance and comedy that's sure to refresh you! *Supporting Actor, Runaway Train (1985) **Supporting Actressin a Miniseries, 'Rasputin' (1996)
Amazon.com: Eric Roberts, young, charming, and handsome, does a rare comic turn as an American Coca-Cola executive with a honeyed Georgia drawl sent Down Under in this congenial little Australian comedy. As the zealous, unfailingly polite eccentric declares economic war on a veritable back-country feudal lord who runs his own steam-powered soda plant (Bill Kerr), Roberts’s enchantingly goofy secretary (Greta Scacchi) plots a campaign of seduction that includes a Santa suit that explodes in an orgiastic blizzard of feathers. Yugoslavian director Dusan Makavejev (Montenegro), hardly known for romantic comedy, brings a surprisingly light touch to the comedy and a sweet sexiness to the offbeat love story. The script veers into scenes that make no sense and gets bogged down in the cola wars, but Makavejev buoys the film with unexpected turns, delightful moments of beauty and joy, and a genial, generous sense of humor. --Sean Axmaker
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Rating: - A quirky and interesting story
A funny and well written story of culture clash. Also a very odd love story.
Rating: - I was not entertained.
While I respect the opinions of others, I just don't get why anyone would like this movie. I had to force myself to finish watching this film and was very disappointed with pretty much every aspect of it. The leading lady, Greta Scacchi, plays a likable quirky character that I was able to get behind, but I could not get past how much I disliked Becker (Eric Roberts' character). I bought this movie after reading all the good reviews and just thought a negative one should be posted for the benefit of potential purchasers.
Rating: - To bad for Coca-Cola!
I loved this very different film and have seen it several times. It is not for everyone but if you love a different story with some great music, this is for you. To bad Coca-Cola never made use of the jingle in the movie. If you don't fall in love with Greta Scacchi your heart is made of stone!
Rating: - Response to Mr Tamm
I'm not making any comments about this film, as it's a long time since I last saw it, but I do want to register my objection to Mr Tamm's calling "Smash Palace" an Australian film. It was a New Zealand film, made in New Zealand, by a New Zealand director (Roger Donaldson), about New Zealand characters and starring mainly New Zealand actors (Bruno Lawrence, Greer Robson, Keith Aberdeen). It has no connection whatsoever with Australia. This is almost as bad as when Peter Jackson's third "Lord of the Rings" movie won all 11 academy Awards for which it was nominated, and after Billy Crystal had been making jokes all night about everyone in New Zealand having been thanked in the various acceptance speeches, the following morning a prominent US newspaper referred to Peter Jackson as "an Australian director"! We are NOT Australians!!!!
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