How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

05/05/1989 (GB) • 1h 35m

Fantasy, Comedy, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Richard E. Grant

Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Rachel Ward

Julia Bagley

Richard Wilson

John Bristol

Jacqueline Tong

Penny Wheelstock

John Shrapnel

Psychiatrist

Mick Ford

Richard


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$418,053.00

Keywords

satire

advertising

nervous breakdown

advertising executive

advertising agency

advertisement

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