How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

Directed by

Bruce Robinson

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 107 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An advertising executive has a mental breakdown over the ethics of his job. A talking boil grows on his shoulder and represents his cynical side.

satiricaldarkly comicsurrealunsettlingcerebraloffbeatcynicalfast-paced

What happens

How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British black comedy fantasy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and starring Richard E. Grant and Rachel Ward. In the film, an advertising executive has a nervous breakdown and finds himself concerned with the ethics of his profession. As a result, a talking boil grows on his shoulder, a manifestation of the cynical and unscrupulous side of his personality. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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