PEPSI, WHERE’S MY JET?
If you're a fan of wild true-story documentaries, I recommend checking out PEPSI, WHERE’S MY JET? (trailer here) on Netflix. The four-part docu-series chronicles the extremely wild true story of 20-year-old John Leonard's efforts to redeem 7 million Pepsi points for a Harrier Jet, following his discovery of a controversial loophole in a Pepsi promotion in 1995. The docu-series turns into a David vs. Goliath court battle featuring some truly memorable characters (including a young Michael Avenatti) who band together to take on Pepsi, and get John his jet. What really elevates the docu-series though, is the way that it delves into the cola wars of the 1990s between Coke & Pepsi, to contextualize the advertisement. There's great interviews with the folks involved with those ads—from the execs who oversaw the campaigns to the celebrities like Cindy Crawford who starred in them—who talk about what it meant to be part of the "Pepsi Generation." Ultimately, this all leads to an ending that gives insight into what it’s like to take on a corporate giant, for better of worse. Oh, and throughout the docu-series we get to see the interviewees take a blind taste test of Coke vs Pepsi. Enjoy!
—Toby Ellentuck, Creative Executive
