How to Get Ahead in Advertising

How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

05/05/1989
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
1h 35m

The career where two heads are better than one.

Overview

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

  • Bruce RobinsonDirector, Writer
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $418,053

Keywords

  • satire
  • advertising
  • nervous breakdown
  • advertising executive
  • advertising agency
  • advertisement

Top Billed Cast

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Julia Bagley

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

John Bristol

Jacqueline Tong

Jacqueline Tong

Penny Wheelstock

Susan Wooldridge

Susan Wooldridge

Monica

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Psychiatrist

Hugh Armstrong

Harry Wax

Mick Ford

Mick Ford

Richard

Jacqueline Pearce

Jacqueline Pearce

Maud

Christopher Simon

Waiter

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