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Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood, Kris McQuade ... see more see more... , Max Gillies , Tony Barry , Paul Chubb , David Slingsby , David Argue , Peter Armstrong , David Bracks , Gia Carides , Colleen Clifford , Angelo D'Angelo , Steve Dodd , Ian Gilmour , Chris Hession , Jane Markey , Julie Nihill , Rebecca Smart , Ebsen Storm , Rikki Fataar , Tim Finn , Paul Hester , David Roe , Adam Bowen , Rex Goh , Mark Moffatt

The ugly American bullying his way through a foreign country was a subject for comedy in several films of the 1980s, most notably Bill Forsyth's Local Hero and this film from exiled Yugoslavian direct... read more read more...or Dusan Makavejev. Eric Roberts plays Becker, an aggressive marketing executive for the Coca-Cola Company; he has been assigned to figure out why sales in hot and dry Australia aren't higher. Becker comes up against a low-key but formidable adversary, T. George McDowell (Bill Kerr), whose homegrown soda has cornered the market in his little corner of the country. Complicating matters is Terri, a local woman (Greta Scacchi) Becker hires as his secretary; she's McDowell's daughter and a single mom who's romantically attracted to the brash American. Becker wants to make a deal on his (and his employer's) terms, but he finds himself falling prey to the charms of life Down Under and the ministrations of Terri. ~ Tom Wiener, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Dusan Makavejev

Release Date: July 14, 1985

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DVD Release Date: April 16, 2002

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Flixster Reviews (75)

  • ajv2688
    January 20, 2011
    ajv2688
    A strange, quirky, yet predictable comedy, romance, adventure in Australia. I half like it and half hate it, so it's okay.
  • The80sExpert
    June 13, 2010
    The80sExpert
    A movie about a guy whose life is selling coca-cola, and how he learns that there is more to life? In the 80s, I can't see this movie being too popular, but it does have a nice lesson. The film itself is not much to look at most of the time, and kinda strange at times since it ... read moretakes place in Australia, a popular continent in the 80s. Plus, Greta Scarcchi's character is really annoying. Overall, the movie is so-so.
  • rs59
    July 15, 2007
    rs59
    Sweet little story -- but I think the cover art stinks. Roberts looks psychotic, and they somehow made Scaachi look bad (how is that possible?).

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Variety Staff
November 7, 2007
Variety Staff, Variety

Yhe mix of earthy symbolism, offbeat eroticism, the picaresque and the rough-and-tumble social, rather unpolitical satire now seems poured from a bottle that has been left uncapped overnight. Full Review

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

The film's cutting edge is never very keen. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

An oddball comedy that is particularly well-timed to coincide with the current Coke marketing circus. Full Review

Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

[A] mild, uneven social satire. Full Review

Fernando F. Croce
August 30, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

The satire is peculiarly fizzless Full Review

November 7, 2007
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The film that has spread the director's political message to the widest audience. Full Review

June 24, 2006
Time Out

A plot that goes AWOL in the interests of true love, and Roberts, as the kid from Coke, who is well on his way to becoming the world's worst actor. Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 22, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

A zany look at the competitive ethos of an aggressive corporation. Full Review

May 24, 2003
Film4

A complete mess, but so benign it's rather hard to take offence. Full Review

Christopher Null
March 7, 2001
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

The first half is far better than the resolution, which eventually meanders off to the point of silliness. Full Review

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