How to Get Ahead in Advertising
The career where two heads are better than one.
1989 | 95m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Bruce Robinson |
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| Writer: | Bruce Robinson |
| Staring: |
| Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck. | |
| Release Date: | May 05, 1989 |
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| Director: | Bruce Robinson |
| Writer: | Bruce Robinson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Drama |
| Keywords | satire, advertising, nervous breakdown, advertising executive, advertising agency, advertisement |
| Production Companies | Virgin Films, Handmade Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $418,053
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Eric Idle | Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bruce Robinson | Director, Writer |
| David Dundas | Original Music Composer |
| Rick Wentworth | Original Music Composer |
| Alan Strachan | Editor |
| Kathy Sykes | Production Manager |
| Peter Kohn | Assistant Director |
| Bobby Blues | Production Accountant |
| Andrea Galer | Costume Design |
| Clive Winter | Sound Mixer |
| Henry Harris | Art Direction |
| Lucy Boulting | Casting Director |
| Valerie Craig | Production Coordinator |
| Sally Jones | Script Supervisor |
| Stefan Stankowski | Focus Puller |
| Adam Cooper | Camera Loader |
| Luke Quigley | Grip |
| Trevor Rutherford | Boom Operator |
| Gill Case | Location Manager |
| Melvin Lind | Assistant Director |
| Alan Chesters | Construction Manager |
| Robyn Hamilton-Doney | Set Decoration |
| Dennis Maddison | Property Buyer |
| Bruce Bigg | Property Master |
| Heather Williams | Wardrobe Master |
| Sue Love | Hairdresser |
| Alan Paley | Sound Editor |
| Paul Smith | Dialogue Editor |
| Pat Brennan | Assistant Editor |
| Paula Connor | Assistant Editor |
| Kevin Lane | Assistant Editor |
| Stephanie Clark | Production Secretary |
| Lynn Hoey | Production Runner |
| Reg Parsons | Gaffer |
| Brian Martin | Best Boy Electric |
| Alan Grosch | Electrician |
| John Turner | Electrician |
| Ronnie Rampton | Electrician |
| Andrew McDade | Electrician |
| Sophie Baker | Still Photographer |
| Libby Shearon | Unit Publicist |
| Peter Frampton | Makeup Designer |
| John Blakely | Sculptor |
| Peter Hannan | Director of Photography |
| Michael Pickwoad | Production Design |
| Bob Smith | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ray Cooper | Co-Producer |
| David Wimbury | Producer |
| Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| George Harrison | Executive Producer |
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