How to Get Ahead in Advertising
The career where two heads are better than one.
1989
Rated
R
95
minutes
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directed By:
Bruce Robinson
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.
Language
English
Release Date
May 5, 1989
Revenue
$418,053
Cast
Richard E. Grant
Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Rachel Ward
Julia Bagley
Richard Wilson
John Bristol
Jacqueline Tong
Penny Wheelstock
Susan Wooldridge
Monica
John Shrapnel
Psychiatrist
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
Vivienne McKone
Receptionist
Donald Hoath
Businessman on train
John Levitt
Businessman on train
Gordon Gostelow
Priest
Pip Torrens
Jonathan
Tony Slattery
Basil
Rachel Fielding
Jennifer
Pauline Melville
Sylvia Wallace
Roddy Maude-Roxby
Dr Gatty
Francesca Longrigg
Nurse
Tanveer Ghani
Hospital Doctor
Joanna Mays
Phillis Blokey
Sean Bean
Larry Frisk
Bruce Robinson
The Boil (Voice Only)
Eric Idle
Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Peter Kohn
Assistant Director
Bruce Robinson
Director
Sally Jones
Script Supervisor
Melvin Lind
Assistant Director
Production
George Harrison
Executive Producer
Lucy Boulting
Casting Director
Ray Cooper
Co-Producer
David Wimbury
Producer
Kathy Sykes
Production Manager
Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer
Bobby Blues
Production Accountant
Gill Case
Location Manager
Valerie Craig
Production Coordinator
Stephanie Clark
Production Secretary
Lynn Hoey
Production Runner
Sound
Rick Wentworth
Original Music Composer
David Dundas
Original Music Composer
Clive Winter
Sound Mixer
Paul Smith
Dialogue Editor
Alan Paley
Sound Editor
Trevor Rutherford
Boom Operator
Editing
Alan Strachan
Editor
Paula Connor
Assistant Editor
Pat Brennan
Assistant Editor
Kevin Lane
Assistant Editor
Costume & Make-Up
Andrea Galer
Costume Design
Peter Frampton
Makeup Designer
Sue Love
Hairdresser
Heather Williams
Wardrobe Master
Art
Michael Pickwoad
Production Design
Henry Harris
Art Direction
Bruce Bigg
Property Master
Alan Chesters
Construction Manager
Dennis Maddison
Property Buyer
Robyn Hamilton-Doney
Set Decoration
John Blakely
Sculptor
Camera
Peter Hannan
Director of Photography
Stefan Stankowski
Focus Puller
Bob Smith
Camera Operator
Sophie Baker
Still Photographer
Luke Quigley
Grip
Adam Cooper
Camera Loader
Lighting
Brian Martin
Best Boy Electric
Alan Grosch
Electrician
John Turner
Electrician
Ronnie Rampton
Electrician
Reg Parsons
Gaffer
Andrew McDade
Electrician
Crew
Writing