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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

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 1, 2003

[DVD Details]

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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Grant alone makes this eminently worth renting.

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01/13/04 09:40 PM
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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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
Carlo Cavagna
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Scathing satire made with style.

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08/14/03 06:17 AM
Ken Hanke
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Scott Weinberg
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acerbic but overstated satire

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Peter Travers
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A dark comedy from Great Britain about the advertising world.

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