How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 7 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Synopsis:
A top-notch advertising executive becomes (Richard E. Grant) fed up in the midst of trying to come up with a pitch for a new pimple cream, chucking his job and rebelling against society at large. The cream ultimately may have come in handy, as a boil develops on his neck--and begins to talk! An... [More]
A top-notch advertising executive becomes (Richard E. Grant) fed up in the midst of trying to come up with a pitch for a new pimple cream, chucking his job and rebelling against society at large. The cream ultimately may have come in handy, as a boil develops on his neck--and begins to talk! An inventive, bizarre satire. [Less]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward, Richard Wilson, Jacqueline Tong
Director: Bruce Robinson
Screenwriter: Bruce Robinson
Producer: George Harrison, Denis O'Brien, David Wimbury
Composer: Rick Wentworth, David Dundas
Screenwriter: Bruce Robinson
Producer: George Harrison, Denis O'Brien, David Wimbury
Composer: Rick Wentworth, David Dundas
DVD Info
Release:
Apr 1, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
- Full Frame - 1.33
- Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
- Stereo Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
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The difference between Withnail and I and this film is that here, Robinson is trying to deliver a message instead of focusing on his characters. Mistake.
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12/20/03 09:59 PM
A dark comedy from Great Britain about the advertising world.
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