How to Get Ahead in Advertising · LeviOsa

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How to Get Ahead in Advertising · LeviOsa

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The career where two heads are better than one.

FantasyComedyDrama1h 35m

🍅65%

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65%

Tomatometer

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77%

Popcornmeter

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.

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Details

DirectorBruce Robinson

ReleasedMay 5, 1989

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$418.1K

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Virgin Films

Handmade Films

Cast

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Julia Bagley

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

John Bristol

Jacqueline Tong

Jacqueline Tong

Penny Wheelstock

Susan Wooldridge

Susan Wooldridge

Monica

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Psychiatrist

Hugh Armstrong

Harry Wax

Mick Ford

Mick Ford

Richard

Jacqueline Pearce

Jacqueline Pearce

Maud

Christopher Simon

Waiter

Gino Melvazzi

Waiter

Victor Lucas

Tweedy Man

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

R

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 1, 2000

The film would be better if it kept all of its images and performances and threw out a lot of the dialogue, which explains at great length things that need no explaining.

M

Michael J. Casey

RTBoulder WeeklyMay 15, 2025

A Jekyll and Hyde riff, and it’s as subtle as a kick to the groin.

M

Mike Massie

RTGone With The TwinsNov 8, 2024

Quite hysterical, making outrageously good use of Cronenberg-esque body horror effects.

L

Leslie Combemale

RTCinema SirenJul 26, 2019

This Monty Python-esque freak of a satire is laugh out loud funny, quite the lambast of the advertising industry, and many of the messages in the movie are equally relevant today.

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Information

Title

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Released

May 5, 1989

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Status

Released

Studios

Virgin Films, Handmade Films

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