The Coca-Cola Kid

For the Game Gear video game, see Coca-Cola Kid (video game). For the English-Turkish footballer nicknamed "Coca-Cola Kid", see Colin Kazim-Richards.

The Coca-Cola Kid
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed byDušan Makavejev
Screenplay byFrank Moorhouse
Based onThe Americans, Baby
by Frank Moorhouse
The Electrical Experience
by Frank Moorhouse
Produced byLes Lithgow
Sylvie Le Clezio
David Roe
StarringEric Roberts
Greta Scacchi
Bill Kerr
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byJohn Scott
Music byWilliam Motzing
Distributed byRoadshow Film Distributors[1]
Release dates
  • 14 July 1985 (1985-07-14) (U.S.)
  • 19 July 1985 (1985-07-19) (UK)
  • 29 August 1985 (1985-08-29) (Australia)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$3 million[2]
Box office$36,365 (Australia)

The Coca-Cola Kid is a 1985 Australian romantic comedy film. It was directed by Dušan Makavejev and stars Eric Roberts and Greta Scacchi. The film is based on the short stories The Americans, Baby, and The Electrical Experience by Frank Moorhouse, who wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

  1. ^ "The Coca Cola Kid (35mm)". Australian Classification Board. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ Adrian Martin, "The Coca-Cola Kid", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p166
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Coca-Cola Kid". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 26 June 2009.