How to Get Ahead in Advertising

How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

The career where two heads are better than one.

  • Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1989-05-05
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 104 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Virgin Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Bruce Robinson
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From 104 Ratings

Trailer

Summary

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

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  • 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

  • Hugh Armstrong

    as Harry Wax

  • Mick Ford

    as Richard

  • Jacqueline Pearce

    as Maud

  • Christopher Simon

    as Waiter

  • Gino Melvazzi

    as Waiter

  • Victor Lucas

    as Tweedy Man

  • Dawn Keeler

    as Tweedy Woman

  • Kerryann White

    as Girl in Elevator

  • Vivienne McKone

    as Receptionist

  • Donald Hoath

    as Businessman on train

  • John Levitt

    as Businessman

  • Gordon Gostelow

    as Priest

  • Pip Torrens

    as Jonathan

  • Tony Slattery

    as Basil

  • Rachel Fielding

    as Jennifer

  • Pauline Melville

    as Sylvia Wallace

  • Roddy Maude-Roxby

    as Dr Gatty

  • Francesca Longrigg

    as Nurse

  • Tanveer Ghani

    as Hospital Doctor

  • Joanna Mays

    as Phillis Blokey

  • Sean Bean

    as Larry Frisk

  • Bruce Robinson

    as The Boil (voice)

  • Eric Idle

    as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Directing Bruce Robinson Director
Production David Wimbury Producer
Sound David Dundas Original Music Composer
Sound Rick Wentworth Original Music Composer
Art Michael Pickwoad Production Design
Camera Bob Smith Camera Operator
Production Ray Cooper Co-Producer
Production George Harrison Executive Producer
Production Denis O'Brien Executive Producer
Writing Bruce Robinson Writer
Editing Alan Strachan Editor
Production Kathy Sykes Production Manager
Directing Peter Kohn Assistant Director
Production Bobby Blues Production Accountant
Costume & Make-Up Andrea Galer Costume Design
Sound Clive Winter Sound Mixer
Art Henry Harris Art Direction
Production Lucy Boulting Casting Director
Production Valerie Craig Production Coordinator
Directing Sally Jones Script Supervisor
Camera Stefan Stankowski Focus Puller
Camera Adam Cooper Camera Loader
Camera Luke Quigley Grip
Sound Trevor Rutherford Boom Operator
Production Gill Case Location Manager
Directing Melvin Lind Assistant Director
Art Alan Chesters Construction Manager
Art Robyn Hamilton-Doney Set Decoration
Art Dennis Maddison Property Buyer
Art Bruce Bigg Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Heather Williams Wardrobe Master
Costume & Make-Up Sue Love Hairdresser
Sound Alan Paley Sound Editor
Sound Paul Smith Dialogue Editor
Editing Pat Brennan Assistant Editor
Editing Paula Connor Assistant Editor
Editing Kevin Lane Assistant Editor
Production Stephanie Clark Production Secretary
Production Lynn Hoey Production Runner
Lighting Reg Parsons Gaffer
Lighting Brian Martin Best Boy Electric
Lighting Alan Grosch Electrician
Lighting John Turner Electrician
Lighting Ronnie Rampton Electrician
Lighting Andrew McDade Electrician
Camera Sophie Baker Still Photographer
Crew Libby Shearon Unit Publicist
Costume & Make-Up Peter Frampton Makeup Designer
Art John Blakely Sculptor
Camera Peter Hannan Director of Photography

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