How to Get Ahead in Advertising Movie Review 1989

A cynical, energetic satire about a manic advertising idea man who becomes so disgusted with trying to sell a pimple cream that he quits the business. Ultimately he grows a pimple of his own that talks and begins to take over his life. Acerbic and hilarious.

Distribution

Criterion Collection, 210 E. 52nd St., 578 Broadway, New York, NY 10022, Phone: (212)212756-8822, Toll-free: 800-446-2001, URL: http://www.criterionco.com, Remarks: Does not sell directly to consumers

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Advertising, Sanity Check, Corporate Shenanigans, Renegade Body Parts

Screenplay

Bruce Robinson

Cast

Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward, Susan Wooldridge, Mick Ford, Richard Wilson, John Shrapnel, Jacqueline Tong

Cinematography

Peter Hannan

Director

Bruce Robinson

Music

David Dundas, Rick Wentworth

Producer

Handmade Films