How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Bruce Robinson

Writer:

Bruce Robinson (written by)

Release Date:

29 March 1990 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

The Career Where Two Heads Are Better Than One

Plot:

Dennis Dimbleby Bagley is a brilliant young advertising executive who can't come up with a slogan to sell a revolutionary new pimple cream...

Plot Keywords:

Advertising | Insanity | Diatribe | Psychiatrist | Satire

Cast

Richard E. Grant	...	Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Rachel Ward	...	Julia Bagley
Richard Wilson	...	John Bristol, Bagley's Boss
Jacqueline Tong	...	Penny Wheelstock
John Shrapnel	...	Psychiatrist
Susan Wooldridge	...	Monica
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 (as Kerry Ann White)
Vivienne McKone	...	Sullivan Bristol Receptionist

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

HandMade Films

Goofs:

Continuity: During the anniversary party, the strap on Julia's dress changes shoulders for one scene. When the dress is on the opposite shoulder, it looks a different colour as well.

Quotes:

Denis Dimbleby Bagley: Let me try and clarify some of this for you. Best Company Supermarkets are not interested in selling wholesome foods. They are not worried about the nation's health. What is concerning them, is that the nation appears to be getting worried about its health...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XIX (#20.4)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 ('Organ Symphony')

Deep, dark truthful mirror

Its a brave, scathingly funny film that might be an acquired taste. This one definitely needs a memorable quotes section!! For a film made so long ago, its quite an accurate and eerie depiction of what the PR industry has mutated into...