The Coca Cola Kid-1985- Apr 2026

A hotshot American marketing executive is sent to Australia to fix a struggling Coca‑Cola bottling plant — only to discover that a quirky local soda maker, who controls a remote town’s entire beverage supply, has never sold a single Coke.

What he discovers is not a distribution problem or price issue. It’s a man: T. George McDowell (Bill Kerr), a fierce, charismatic, elderly soda mogul who runs a tiny, local soft drink called McDowell’s — a fizzy, natural, homemade beverage that has won the undying loyalty of every man, woman, and child in the valley. Not a single bottle of Coke has ever been sold there. The Coca Cola Kid-1985-

Becker decides to stay and wage a one‑man marketing war. But his weapons — focus groups, rebates, celebrity endorsements, and corporate charm — fail against McDowell’s down‑to‑earth hospitality and the town’s stubborn independence. Matters grow more complicated when Becker falls for Terri (Greta Scacchi), McDowell’s sharp‑tongued, free‑spirited daughter and bookkeeper. A hotshot American marketing executive is sent to