Cola Wars
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.
Release Date: 2019-08-18
Documentary
History
★★★★★★★★★★ (12 votes)
Official website: https://www.history.com/specials/cola-wars
Casts
Brian Unger
as Self
Joanne Lipman
as Self
Michael Jackson
as Self [Archival Footage]
Tom Brokaw
as Self [Archival Footage]
Ted Koppel
as Self [Archival Footage]
John Belushi
as Self [Archival Footage]
Steve Guttenberg
as Self [Archival Footage]
Peter Jennings
as Self [Archival Footage]
Bill Cosby
as Self [Archival Footage]
Billy Joel
as Self [Archival Footage]
