How to Get Ahead in Advertising

How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

The career where two heads are better than one.

  • Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1989-05-05
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 99 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Virgin Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Bruce Robinson
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Summary

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. Grant

    as Denis Dimbleby Bagley
  • Rachel Ward

    as Julia Bagley
  • Richard Wilson

    as John Bristol
  • Jacqueline Tong

    as Penny Wheelstock
  • Susan Wooldridge

    as Monica
  • John Shrapnel

    as Psychiatrist
  • Hugh Armstrong

    as Harry Wax
  • Mick Ford

    as Richard
  • Jacqueline Pearce

    as Maud
  • Christopher Simon

    as Waiter
  • Gino Melvazzi

    as Waiter
  • Victor Lucas

    as Tweedy Man
  • Dawn Keeler

    as Tweedy Woman
  • Kerryann White

    as Girl in Elevator
  • Vivienne McKone

    as Receptionist
  • Donald Hoath

    as Businessman on train
  • John Levitt

    as Businessman on train
  • Gordon Gostelow

    as Priest
  • Pip Torrens

    as Jonathan
  • Tony Slattery

    as Basil
  • Rachel Fielding

    as Jennifer
  • Pauline Melville

    as Sylvia Wallace
  • Roddy Maude-Roxby

    as Dr Gatty
  • Francesca Longrigg

    as Nurse
  • Tanveer Ghani

    as Hospital Doctor
  • Joanna Mays

    as Phillis Blokey
  • Sean Bean

    as Larry Frisk
  • Bruce Robinson

    as The Boil (Voice Only)
  • Eric Idle

    as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Directing Bruce Robinson Director
Sound David Dundas Original Music Composer
Sound Rick Wentworth Original Music Composer
Production David Wimbury Producer
Art Michael Pickwoad Production Design
Writing Bruce Robinson Writer
Camera Bob Smith Camera Operator
Production George Harrison Executive Producer
Production Ray Cooper Co-Producer
Production Denis O'Brien Executive Producer
Production Bobby Blues Production Accountant
Production Valerie Craig Production Coordinator
Production Gill Case Location Manager
Art Alan Chesters Construction Manager
Editing Pat Brennan Assistant Editor
Editing Alan Strachan Editor
Directing Peter Kohn Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Andrea Galer Costume Design
Art Henry Harris Art Direction
Production Kathy Sykes Production Manager
Sound Clive Winter Sound Mixer
Production Lucy Boulting Casting Director
Production Stephanie Clark Production Secretary
Costume & Make-Up Heather Williams Wardrobe Master
Sound Alan Paley Sound Editor
Sound Trevor Rutherford Boom Operator
Art Bruce Bigg Property Master
Lighting Reg Parsons Gaffer
Directing Sally Jones Script Supervisor
Editing Paula Connor Assistant Editor
Art Robyn Hamilton-Doney Set Decoration
Camera Luke Quigley Grip
Production Lynn Hoey Production Runner
Art Dennis Maddison Property Buyer
Camera Stefan Stankowski Focus Puller
Directing Melvin Lind Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Sue Love Hairdresser
Sound Paul Smith Dialogue Editor
Camera Adam Cooper Camera Loader
Editing Kevin Lane Assistant Editor
Camera Sophie Baker Still Photographer
Crew Libby Shearon Unit Publicist
Lighting Alan Grosch Electrician
Costume & Make-Up Peter Frampton Makeup Designer
Camera Peter Hannan Director of Photography
Lighting Brian Martin Best Boy Electric
Lighting Andrew McDade Electrician
Art John Blakely Sculptor
Lighting Ronnie Rampton Electrician
Lighting John Turner Electrician