How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
1h 35m
Running Time
May 5, 1989Release Date
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
1h 35m
Running Time
May 5, 1989Release Date
Network & Production Companies


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

Currently How to Get Ahead in Advertising is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Richard E. Grant
Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Rachel Ward
Julia Bagley

Richard Wilson
John Bristol

Jacqueline Tong
Penny Wheelstock

Susan Wooldridge
Monica

John Shrapnel
Psychiatrist

Hugh Armstrong
Harry Wax

Mick Ford
Richard

Jacqueline Pearce
Maud

Christopher Simon
Waiter

Gino Melvazzi
Waiter

Victor Lucas
Tweedy Man

Dawn Keeler
Tweedy Woman

Kerryann White
Girl in Elevator

Vivienne McKone
Receptionist

Donald Hoath
Businessman on train

John Levitt
Businessman on train

Gordon Gostelow
Priest

Pip Torrens
Jonathan

Tony Slattery
Basil

Rachel Fielding
Jennifer

Pauline Melville
Sylvia Wallace

Roddy Maude-Roxby
Dr Gatty

Francesca Longrigg
Nurse

Tanveer Ghani
Hospital Doctor

Joanna Mays
Phillis Blokey

Sean Bean
Larry Frisk

Bruce Robinson
The Boil (Voice Only) / Director / Writer

Eric Idle
Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)

David Dundas
Original Music Composer

David Wimbury
Producer

Rick Wentworth
Original Music Composer

Michael Pickwoad
Production Design

George Harrison
Executive Producer

Bob Smith
Camera Operator

Ray Cooper
Co-Producer

Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer

Alan Strachan
Editor

Trevor Rutherford
Boom Operator

Henry Harris
Art Direction

Peter Kohn
Assistant Director

Bobby Blues
Production Accountant

Andrea Galer
Costume Design

Luke Quigley
Grip

Bruce Bigg
Property Master

Kevin Lane
Assistant Editor

Kathy Sykes
Production Manager

Dennis Maddison
Property Buyer

Sally Jones
Script Supervisor

Gill Case
Location Manager

Alan Chesters
Construction Manager

Alan Paley
Sound Editor

Lucy Boulting
Casting Director

Melvin Lind
Assistant Director

Heather Williams
Wardrobe Master

Paul Smith
Dialogue Editor

Adam Cooper
Camera Loader

Stephanie Clark
Production Secretary

Valerie Craig
Production Coordinator

Clive Winter
Sound Mixer

Sue Love
Hairdresser

Robyn Hamilton-Doney
Set Decoration

Reg Parsons
Gaffer

Stefan Stankowski
Focus Puller

Paula Connor
Assistant Editor

Pat Brennan
Assistant Editor

Lynn Hoey
Production Runner

John Blakely
Sculptor

Sophie Baker
Still Photographer

Brian Martin
Best Boy Electric

Peter Hannan
Director of Photography

Ronnie Rampton
Electrician

Andrew McDade
Electrician

Libby Shearon
Unit Publicist

Peter Frampton
Makeup Designer

John Turner
Electrician

Alan Grosch
Electrician
Media.








Details.
Release DateMay 5, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Box Office$418,053
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
satire
nervous breakdown
advertising executive
advertising agency
advertising
advertisement
Wiki.
How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British black comedy fantasy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and starring Richard E. Grant and Rachel Ward.
In the film, an advertising executive has a nervous breakdown and finds himself concerned with the ethics of his profession. As a result, a talking boil grows on his shoulder, a manifestation of the cynical and unscrupulous side of his personality.
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