The Coca Cola Kid (Aus 1985)

Tale of a Coca-Cola executive, Becker (Eric Roberts) in Australia who encounters soft drinks manufacturer T. George McDowell (Bill Kerr). Terri (Greta Scacchi) is Becker's secretary.

Director: Dusan Makavejev

Original Music Score: William Motzing
Original Songs: Tim Finn

Tim Finn plays Philip, Paul Hester a rock musician

Soundtracks

Single

Tim Finn "Home For My Heart"/"Strange Night"

7" Mush K9648

Album Track

"Coca-Cola Jingle" is a hidden track at the end of Tim Finn - Rarities/Demos/Live Performances Vol I., no date, available in 2008

Compilation album

The Other Enz: Split Enz & Beyond, Volume 1, (double CD), Raven Records, 1999.l RVCD-100
- "Home For My Heart"
- Raven Records, PO Box 2027, East Ivanhoe 3079, Victoria, Australia.
- Raven Records (Wikipedia)

Movie music credits

"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

"Coca-Cola Jingle" & "Strange Night"
Composed & Written by Tim Finn
Performed by Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Nigel Griggs, Ricky Fataar, Paul Hester
Produced by Mark Moffat & Ricky Fataar
With the permission of Mushroom Records & Enz Music

"Waltzing Matilda"
Traditional Melody
Lyrics by A.B. Paterson
Performed by Conways' Carnival

Cast

Greta Scacchi - Terri

Tim Finn - Philip
Ricky Fataar - Rock Musician
Rex Goh - Rock Musician
Paul Hester - Rock Musician
Mark Moffat - Rock Musician

Notes

Tim doesn't have a major role, but he does have a speaking/singing part - much more than in White Mischief (GB 1987).

Both Film Review 86-87 and the Internet Movie Database Coca Cola Kid Soundtrack have: the first song misprinted as "Home From My Heart".

This movie is mentioned in The Coca Cola Kid (1997) filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. Directed by Milos Djukelic, who was nine years old when the original movie was made.

Rex Goh was in Air Supply (Australian Rock Database) 1977, 1981-1983. He is credited with playing 'Solo Guitars' in The Crossing (Aus 1990).

Movie release information

Released: 19 July 1985

Video: Premier Home Entertainment (Aus); UK release, 1996

(right) UK video sleeve.
Songs credited to 'Tom Finn'.

Classification

15 (video, UK)
R - Restricted - children under 17 require accompanying parent or adult guardian (Maltin)

Classification links - Aus, NZ, UK, US

Links

Coca Cola Kid, The (Aus 1985); Coca Cola Kid Soundtrack (Internet Movie Database)

Sources of information

brief mention of this film in Stranger Than Fiction, p244; Aus Cin; Aus Film; Discography; Film Rev 86-7; Halliwell, Internet Movie; Premiere, Oct 1996; wording on single; video

Page compiled by carolyn
Last updated 5th January, 2009.