Fantasy ·Comedy ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1989 · 1h 35m

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

How to Get Ahead in Advertising poster
Director
Bruce Robinson
Cast
Richard E. Grant as Denis Dimbleby Bagley Rachel Ward as Julia Bagley Richard Wilson as John Bristol Jacqueline Tong as Penny Wheelstock Susan Wooldridge as Monica John Shrapnel as Psychiatrist
Crew
Peter Hannan — Director of Photography Alan Strachan — Editor David Dundas — Original Music Composer Rick Wentworth — Original Music Composer Bruce Robinson — Writer David Wimbury — Producer
Tagline

The career where two heads are better than one.

Synopsis

Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.

Trailer How to Get Ahead in Advertising — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
satireadvertisingnervous breakdownadvertising executiveadvertising agencyadvertisement
Key Collaborators
Bruce Robinson Director Peter Hannan Director of Photography Alan Strachan Editor David Dundas Original Music Composer Rick Wentworth Original Music Composer Bruce Robinson Writer David Wimbury Producer Michael Pickwoad Production Design Andrea Galer Costume Design
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