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How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

R · 1989-05-05 · 1h 35m · EN
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The career where two heads are better than one.

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. GrantRichard E. GrantDenis Dimbleby BagleyRachel WardRachel WardJulia BagleyRichard WilsonRichard WilsonJohn BristolJacqueline TongJacqueline TongPenny WheelstockJohn ShrapnelJohn ShrapnelPsychiatristSusan WooldridgeSusan WooldridgeMonicaHugh ArmstrongHugh ArmstrongHarry WaxMick FordMick FordRichardJacqueline PearceJacqueline PearceMaudChristopher SimonChristopher SimonWaiterGino MelvazziGino MelvazziWaiterTony SlatteryTony SlatteryBasil

Keywords

SatireCult filmNervous breakdownIndependent filmFarceAdvertisingAdvertising executiveAdvertising agencyAdvertisement

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Fantasy · DramaTheme affinitySatire · Cult Film · Nervous BreakdownDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference256205Actor preference256205 · 77456 · 8093Country preferenceGb

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

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