Cola Wars

Explore the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi.

7.8
20191h 24m

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.

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Photo of Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel

Self (archive footage)

Photo of John Belushi

John Belushi

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Billy Joel

Billy Joel

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Self (archive footage)

Photo of David Letterman

David Letterman

Self (archive footage)

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