How to Get Ahead in Advertising

How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British black comedy fantasy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and starring Richard E. Grant and Rachel Ward. The title is a pun and can be literally taken as "How to Get a Head in Advertising."

How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBruce Robinson
Written byBruce Robinson
Produced byDavid Wimbury
George Harrison
Denis O'Brien
Ray Cooper
Starring
  • Richard E. Grant
  • Rachel Ward
  • Richard Wilson
CinematographyPeter Hannan
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byVirgin Vision
Release date
  • 5 May 1989 (1989-05-05) (U.S.)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish, German
Box office$418,053

In the film, an advertising executive has a nervous breakdown and finds himself concerned with the ethics of his profession. In contrast with his moral concerns, a secondary personality manifests itself, being cynical and unscrupulous. A brief struggle between the two personalities leads to the emergence of a third one, but this one is both ruthless and cruel.

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