How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

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R | 1 hr 35 mins | Comedy | Released: 1/1/1989 |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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