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How To Get Ahead In Advertising

Starring: Richard E. Grant & Rachel Ward Director: Bruce Robinson  Rated:

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Stereo Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

• Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Product Description:

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.

Plot Synopsis:

A brilliant ad executive goes berserk trying to think of a clever campaign to sell a new, unglamorous pimple cream, to the extent that his subconscious sprouts a boil, which develops a face, alongside his head.

Plot Keywords:

Big Business | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Satire | Self-Discovery | Surreal | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Censors.
• Shot in Fujicolor. Began shooting June 6, 1987. Filmed at Lee International Film Studios in Shepperton, England, UK.
• Budget estimate $5 million.
  
  Released in New York City and Los Angeles May 5, 1989 and London July 28, 1989. Released on video December 6, 1989.
• Reviewed the New York Times 3/30/1989 and Monthly Film Bulletin 8/1989.

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