How to Get Ahead in Advertising

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How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British satirical black comedy film that skewers the advertising industry and consumer culture.

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instanceOf black comedy film
film
satirical film
basedIn London NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Peter Hannan NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Bruce Robinson NERFINISHED
distributor HandMade Films NERFINISHED
editedBy Alan Strachan NERFINISHED
featuresPlotElement mental breakdown of an ad executive
talking boil
filmingLocation United Kingdom
genre black comedy
fantasy film
satire
hasCultFollowing true
hasHumourStyle dark humour
surreal humour
hasTheme consumerism
corporate ethics
critique of advertising
isFollowUpTo Withnail and I NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Denis Dimbleby Bagley NERFINISHED
mainProtagonistOccupation advertising executive
motionPictureRating 15 (UK)
musicBy David Dundas NERFINISHED
Rick Wentworth NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus advertising industry
consumer culture
originalLanguage English
partOf British independent cinema
portrayedBy Richard E. Grant NERFINISHED
producer Sarah Radclyffe NERFINISHED
Tim Bevan NERFINISHED
productionCompany HandMade Films NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1989
releaseYear 1989
runtimeMinutes 95
screenwriter Bruce Robinson NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 1980s
starring Jacqueline Tong NERFINISHED
Rachel Ward NERFINISHED
Richard E. Grant NERFINISHED
Richard Wilson NERFINISHED
Susan Wooldridge NERFINISHED
writer Bruce Robinson NERFINISHED

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