The Coca-Cola Kid Page #2

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Dusan Makavejev
Production: Cinecom Pictures
  8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
R
Year:
1985
98 min
551 Views


Well, they have throats.

l mean,

they must drink something.

There used to be a soft-drink

man down there, but...

that was a long time ago now--

Well, what the hell is he,

Frank, a Pepsi man?

Frank, l asked you a question.

There's no Pepsi or Coke

in Anderson Valley, l'm afraid.

How come she knows that

and you don't, Frank?

l come from there.

l know the man.

ls she telling me that this man

makes his own soft drink, Frank?

Since the beginning of time.

-Good ones.

-And he sells where we can't?

Fred, l want you to get me

all the data on that place.

l want to know why,

in the whole goddamn world...

that we don't sell

a single bottle down there.

He owns Anderson Valley.

He owns the people.

He owns the birds and the trees.

Rent me a four-wheel-drive

for tomorrow morning...

please, will you?

Now.

Sure.

l want to see

this Anderson Valley.

Right.

Fred, what are you doing...

for the next couple of days?

Frank, l want to go alone.

He might prefer

to go alone, Frank.

Take a gun.

''Take a gun.''

Projectionist...

would you see to it

that those tapes...

end up on my office desk,

please.

She'll be right, mate.

-Thank you.

-She's right, China.

-Say what?

-Anytime.

Frank, have you seen

the projectionist?

The guy is wearing

a f***ing Pepsi t-shirt.

l wouldn't worry about it.

He's just having us on.

lt's Australian humor.

lt's product disloyalty

is what it is, Frank.

Come off it, Becker.

l mean, look at it this way.

There's probably

a guy over at Pepsi...

wearing one of our t-shirts.

And he called me China.

Now why in the hell

would he call me China?

l don't know.

Maybe it's your squinty eyes.

l didn't expect

to find anything like this...

on the floor in the office.

l'm sorry.

l was feeding the fish.

l don't want to see anything

like that again, miss.

Terri. The name's Terri.

Yes, ma'am,

l know what your name is.

Speaking of the significance

of personal disorder...

J.F.K.--

John Fitzgerald Kennedy--

he used to comb his hair

fifteen minutes...

before leaving Air Force One.

His aides were,

of course, complaining.

And what did he say?

He said,

''lt is not Jack Kennedy...

''that's going

to walk off this plane...

''but the United States

of America.''

Let's call it a day, shall we?

l'll see you in the morning.

Excuse me, sir, is there

anything l can do for you?

Excuse me, sir.

-Where's my alimony?

-Kim !

You shouldn't have come here.

Wait a minute.

Where's the 227 bucks

for our daughter?

Look, l'm telling you,

just get out of here.

You know l still love you.

Hello, security.

Why isn't anybody there?

Thank you, security.

Who is this?

Cleaning lady!

Kim !

Get off!

Thank you, cleaning lady.

Excuse me, sir, l hate

mixing into family affairs...

but l recommend

you start behaving right now.

What are you, her new protector?

That's a nice tie, eh?

Please, stop.

God damn!

l only came here for my alimony!

Security!

OK. You sit real still.

Security!

Have you got him?

All right. Take him.

Take him. He's yours.

Yeah. Terri,

call the police, please.

l still want a family,

you know.

Excuse me, miss.

What are you doing?

What does it look like?

lt looks like you're making

photocopies of your face.

That's what l'm doing.

Yes, ma'am. No.

What l meant was...

what are you doing

in this office?

l come here all the time.

l'm DMZ.

That's what my parents call me.

lt means demilitarized zone.

When they throw things

at each other...

l'm off-limits.

Come here.

You have a seat right there.

-What's your name?

-Rebecca?

You can call me

the Coca-Cola Kid.

Rebecca!

OK?

-Look, l--

-Hi, Mommy.

l'm really sorry.

Look. Sorry.

That was Kim, my ex-husband.

He's very political...

and he's dedicated

to his beliefs.

You see, he makes his own vodka.

lt's something from potatoes

and chopped wood, l believe.

lt messes him up real bad.

Let's just see to it

that's not repeated, shall we?

Oh, no. Look.

lt won't be repeated.

He never does

the same thing twice.

Bye, Coca-Cola Kid!

Blazes.

And what the hell are you doing?

Sorry, mate.

Must have scared you

shitless, eh?

Yeah, you did.

Look, l'm really sorry.

Got some water in the tank.

Are you hurt, ma'am?

He means you.

Are you hurt?

No. lt's Duncan.

lt's Duncan. Poor soul.

He fell down the well.

-He's broken his arm.

-He's all bunged up.

Looks like l got some

trouble with the plugs.

Can you help us?

You put your hands

around my neck and fall back.

There you go.

That's all right.

You know,

this is what Marines are for.

Oh, you're a dear.

Just imagine, no man has carried

me in his arms since 1945...

and l like it.

Thank you, young man.

You're pretty strong

for someone so cute.

l'm Juliana.

Mr. Marine.

My name's Becker,

Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

This is my aunt Mrs. Haversham.

How do you do, Mrs. Haversham?

We're just taking Duncan

to the vet.

l'll have you there in no time.

Here. l believe this is yours.

Great.

Sweetie.

Duncan.

How's he doing, Mrs. Haversham?

Oh, he's wonderful.

He's so patient.

Grab this.

Hi. How you doing?

All right.

Did your missis

get those roses and manure?

Hello.

My name is Becker.

You need a doctor, sir?

No. l need a room.

Let me get some

medical attention for you, sir.

No. Well, you're

not gonna believe this...

if l tell you,

but l was driving my jeep...

and this plane comes overhead

and lands right in front of me.

This little lady

was sitting there.

l took a fellow

to a hospital.

Oh, l see.

l need a room.

Just put your name there, sir.

What's your business?

Coca-Cola lnternational.

You must be here to

see T. George, then, eh?

No, not at all.

Why? Who's T. George?

Everybody knows T. George, sir.

And every year some fellow

comes from Coca-Cola...

to talk to him.

And they're never heard of

or seen again, right?

Straight across, sir.

-May l speak to Mr. McDowell?

-Who's calling, sir?

My name is Becker.

l'm visiting from

the United States.

-Mr. Becker?

-Yes, ma'am.

ls this a tourist visit, sir?

Why, no, ma'am.

This is not a tourist visit.

l'd like to arrange

a meeting with Mr. McDowell...

to discuss some business,

if l might.

Mr. McDowell isn't

available at the moment.

-Say what?

-l'm sorry.

Mr. McDowell is very busy

at the moment.

l understand that

Mr. McDowell is very busy.

Can l take a message for him?

You got it!

Move it across here.

One, two, three, four, up!

Everything's apple pulp.

Justin!

How you doing tonight?

l'm sorry, sir.

You aren't booked here anymore.

Like hell l'm not.

ls this your luggage, sir?

We thought--the boss said

that you were checked out.

Well, you can tell the boss

l'm checking in again, OK?

There aren't any rooms.

lt looks to me like there's

plenty of keys for rooms.

There are keys, sir,

but there aren't any rooms.

Jesus Christ.

What the hell is going on?

Would you like to have

a steak or a cup of tea?

lt'll calm you right down.

T. George.

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Frank Moorhouse

Frank Moorhouse (born 21 December 1938) is an Australian writer. He has won major Australian national prizes for the short story, the novel, the essay, and for script writing. His work has been published in the United Kingdom, France and the United States and also translated into German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Serbian, and Swedish. Moorhouse is perhaps best known for winning the 2001 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel, Dark Palace; which together with Grand Days and Cold Light, the "Edith Trilogy" is a fictional account of the League of Nations, which trace the strange, convoluted life of a young woman who enters the world of diplomacy in the 1920s through to her involvement in the newly formed International Atomic Energy Agency after World War II. more…

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