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How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
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R
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1 hr 35 mins
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Comedy
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Released: 1/1/1989
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Box Office Total:
$0.3M
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Synopsis:
A young ad executive cannot come up with a slogan for a new product. The stress is beginning to destroy his life, causing him to grow a talking boil on his shoulder.
Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
1/1/1989
Director
Credit
Bruce Robinson
Director
Cast
Credit
Richard E Grant
Dennis Dimbleby Bagley
Rachel Ward
Julia--Bagley's Wife
Richard Wilson
Bristol
Jacqueline Tong
Penny Wheelstock
John Shrapnel
Psychiatrist
Susan Wooldridge
Monica
Mick Ford
Richard
Jacqueline Pearce
Maud
Roddy Maude-Roxby
Dr Gatty
Pauline Melville
Mrs Wallace
Rachel Fielding
Jennifer
Tony Slattery
Basil
Pip Torrens
Jonathan
Donald Hoath
Businessman
John Levitt
Businessman
Gordon Gostelow
Priest
Sean Bean
Larry Frisk
Hugh Armstrong
Harry Wax
Francesca Longrigg
Nurse
Tanveer Ghani
Hospital Doctor
Joanna Mays
Phillis Blokey
Vivienne McKone
Receptionist
Victor Lucas
Tweedy Man
Dawn Keeler
Tweedy Woman
Kerryann White
Girl in Elevator
Christopher Simon
Waiter
Gino Melvazzi
Waiter
Production Credits
Credit
George Harrison
Executive Producer
Ray Cooper
Co-Producer
David Wimbury
Producer
Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer
Production Companies
Credit
HandMade Films International
Production Company
Distribution Companies
Credit
Virgin Vision
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
MCEG
Domestic Video Distributor
CBS/Fox Video International
Foreign Video Distributor
Festival Films Ltd
Theatrical Distributor
Filmwelt Verleih
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Theatre Tokyu
Theatrical Distributor
Locations
London, England
Writer
Credit
Bruce Robinson
Screenplay
Art Department
Credit
Henry Harris
Art Director - art direction
John Blakeley
Art Department - sculptor
Michael Pickwoad
Production Designer
Sue Higgins
Art Department - foam maker
Casting
Credit
Lucy Boulting
Casting Director
Choreography
Credit
David Toguri
Choreographer - choreography
Film Camera
Credit
Bob Smith
Camera Operator
Peter Robinson
Steadicam Operator
Peter Hannan
Director of Photography
Peter Versey
Camera Operator
Film Sales Financing
Credit
HandMade Films International
Distribution Sales
Music
Credit
Pete Townshend
Song
David Dundas
Music
Rick Wentworth
Music
Otto Harbach
Song
Jerome Kern
Song
Camille Saint-Saens
Music
Gustav Holst
Music
Charles-Marie Widor
Music
Physical Effects
Credit
David White
Animatronics - animatronic designer
Mike Quinby
Puppeteer
Nik Williams
Animatronics - animatronics builder
Daniel Parker
Animatronics - animatronics builder
Production Management
Credit
Gilly Case
Location Manager
Valerie Craig
Production Coordinator
Peter Kohn
Assistant Director
Kathy Sykes
Production Manager
Melvin Lind
Assistant Director
Dominic Allan
Assistant Director
Sound
Credit
Alan Paley
Sound Editor
Clive Winter
Sound - sound recording
David Stephenson
Sound - sound recording
Paul Smith
Sound Editor
Otto Snel
Sound - sound rerecording
Wardrobe Hair Makeup
Credit
Heather Williams
Wardrobe - wardrobe mistress
Peter Frampton
Makeup - makeup design
Andrea Galer
Costume Designer
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