Cola Wars (2019)

Explore the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi.

Traces the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi, centered on the “New Coke” debacle of 1985. For almost a hundred years, Coke had been the undisputed leader in the multibillion dollar global soda industry–stodgy, predictable, but indisputably top dog–while Pepsi had been the upstart No. 2, forever poking at its big brother with cutting edge advertising. But in 1985, in a stranger-than-fiction twist, Coca-Cola’s executives took a step so daring that no one in either company could believe it: they changed the formula of the most popular beverage on the planet.

Cast (43)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

C

Christopher Emerson

Narrator

H

Harvey Yazijan

Self

B

Bill Katz

Self

J

Joel Stein

Self

R

Rob Baskin

Self

T

Thomas Oliver

Self

K

Katie Bayne

Self

M

Michael Beindorff

Self

P

Patti Rueff

Self

C

Craig Weatherup

Self

K

Ken Ross

Self

A

Aaron Walton

Self

B

Becky Madeira

Self

S

Stuart Elliott

Self

D

Duane Stanford

Self

Brian Unger

Self

N

Neville Isdell

Self

N

Nikhil Deogun

Self

A

Allen Rosenshine

Self

Joanne Lipman

Self

S

Scott Miller

Self

T

Tony Tortorici

Self

B

Bob Stoddard

Self

J

Joe McCann

Self

J

Jesse Meyers

Self

G

Gary Von Kennel

Self

R

Roger Enrico

Self (archive footage)

J

Jay Coleman

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

D

Donald Keough

Self (archive footage)

Ted Koppel

Self (archive footage)

John Belushi

Self (archive footage)

Steve Guttenberg

Self (archive footage)

B

Barbara Lippert

Self (archive footage)

Peter Jennings

Self (archive footage)

Bill Cosby

Self (archive footage)

Billy Joel

Self (archive footage)

Bill Murray

Self (archive footage)

Michael J. Fox

Self (archive footage)

S

Sergio Zyman

Self (archive footage)

K

Ken Ross

Self (archive footage)

David Letterman

Self (archive footage)

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