Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? (2022 Film) | Netflix Documentary

In 1996 a Pepsi giveaway competition inspired John Leonard, a young mountain guide from Seattle, to do everything he could to claim the top prize – a Harrier jet. Subscribe for more from Factual America: http://bit.ly/AlamoPictures Realising that it was physically impossible to drink enough cans of cola to earn the necessary 7,000,000 points, John hatched a plan that soon had him facing off against a team of corporate lawyers. A David versus Goliath story for the ages, Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? – a new docuseries from Netflix – celebrates the human spirit and humanity’s boundless capacity for creativity and innovation, all against the backdrop of 1990s America. Join Matthew Sherwood in a laugh-filled chat with the film’s award-winning director and producer, Andrew Renzi, who relays what it was like to work with Netflix, climb a mountain in Antarctica and hang out eating hoagies with Michael Avenatti. At the end Matthew discovers that one of Andrew’s first jobs in film was working for Wes Anderson, helping to shed a light on one of Hollywood’s most idiosyncratic filmmakers. “There’s a difference for me between stories that are nostalgic and stories that are timeless…There’s a big draw right now to try to tell nostalgic stories…but that just doesn’t have enough teeth for me.” – Andrew Renzi What is Covered: 00:00 – Matthew Sherwood introduces this episode’s guest, Andrew Renzi, director of Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? 04:35 – Andrew explains what Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? is about 06:51 – Two David vs Goliath Battles: Pepsi vs Coca-Cola, and Pepsi vs John Leonard 7:42 – The ‘Spielbergian’ nature of John Leonard’s quest to win the harrier jet 10:01 – How Andrew learnt about John Leonard’s story 12:16 – How making Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? led to John Leonard and Todd Hoffman renewing their friendship 12:58 – Discussing what it was like getting the makers of the Pepsi harrier jet ad back together again 17:36 – Understanding the bungle that Pepsi made with their harrier jet ad 20:57 – The difference between Madison Avenue and those who genuinely thought winning the harrier jet a possibility 21:29 – The fun of making Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? 24:27 – Discussing the role of Michael Avenatti in the harrier jet case 27:59 – Recreating the famous Pepsi Challenge 30:04 – Andrew’s preference for bringing a ‘timeless’ story to the screen 33:29 – Andrew on his production team and the good fortune he had in selling the docu-series 35:04 – The challenge of deciding the docu-series’ length 36:56 – The origin of Pepsi, Where’s My Jet’s title 40:53 – Andrew looks towards at his next adventure: a train ride through India 41:42 – Working with acclaimed director Wes Anderson Resources: Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/8144... MovieMaker Magazine https://www.moviemaker.com/ Innersound Audio https://www.innersoundaudio.co.uk/ Connect with Andrew Renzi: IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3005627/ ▬▬ FACTUAL AMERICA PODCAST ▬▬ Factual America uses documentary filmmaking to examine the American experience as well as universal topics that affect all Americans. Guests include leading documentary filmmakers, their subjects, as well as experts on the American experience. Subscribe to Factual America: https://linktr.ee/FactualAmerica Like us on Facebook   / factualamerica   Follow us on Instagram: @factual_america Follow us on Twitter: @Factual_America Connect with Matthew Sherwood: Twitter   / sherwood1967   Facebook   / matthew.sherwood.14   LinkedIn   / matthewsherwood   ▬▬ ABOUT ALAMO PICTURES ▬▬ Alamo Pictures is a production company that makes US documentaries from a European perspective. Our goal is to create US documentaries for an international audience, remaining subjective by looking at American issues from a European point of view. This helps everyone to better understand America ▬▬ CONTACT ▬▬ Visit our Website: https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/ Follow us on Instagram: @AlamoPictures Follow us on Twitter: @AlamoPictures Like us on Facebook:   / alamopictures   Like us on LinkedIn:   / about   #pepsi #netflixdocumentary