Movie Description
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
(1989)Overview
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.
Featured Crew
- Director : Bruce Robinson
- Producer : David Wimbury
- Writer : Bruce Robinson
- Editor : Alan Strachan
- Cast : Richard E. Grant,Rachel Ward,Richard Wilson,Jacqueline Tong,Susan Wooldridge,John Shrapnel,Hugh Armstrong,Mick Ford,Jacqueline Pearce,Christopher Simon,Gino Melvazzi,Victor Lucas,Dawn Keeler,Kerryann White,Vivienne McKone,Donald Hoath,John Levitt,Gordon Gostelow,Pip Torrens,Tony Slattery,Rachel Fielding,Pauline Melville,Roddy Maude-Roxby,Francesca Longrigg,Tanveer Ghani,Joanna Mays,Sean Bean,Bruce Robinson,Eric Idle
Cast
Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Julia Bagley
John Bristol
Penny Wheelstock
Monica
Psychiatrist
Harry Wax
Richard
Maud
Waiter
Waiter
Tweedy Man
Tweedy Woman
Girl in Elevator
Receptionist
Businessman on train
Businessman
Priest
Jonathan
Basil
Jennifer
Sylvia Wallace
Dr Gatty
Nurse
Hospital Doctor
Phillis Blokey
Larry Frisk
The Boil (voice)
Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleHow to Get Ahead in Advertising
Status Released
Release Information
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1989-05-05
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 35m
Revenue₹ 418053
Production CompaniesVirgin Films,Handmade Films
Genres
- Fantasy
- Comedy
- Drama
