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How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
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Dennis Dimbleby Bagley is a brilliant young advertising executive who can't come up with a slogan to sell a revolutionary new pimple cream... See full summary » Director:Bruce RobinsonWriter:Bruce Robinson |
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Cast
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| Richard E. Grant | ... |
Denis Dimbleby Bagley
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Julia Bagley
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John Bristol
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Jacqueline Tong | ... |
Penny Wheelstock
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Psychiatrist
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Susan Wooldridge | ... |
Monica
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Hugh Armstrong | ... |
Harry Wax
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Mick Ford | ... |
Richard
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Jacqueline Pearce | ... |
Maud
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Waiter
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Gino Melvazzi | ... |
Waiter
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Victor Lucas | ... |
Tweedy Man
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Dawn Keeler | ... |
Tweedy Woman
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Kerryann White | ... |
Girl in Elevator
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Vivienne McKone | ... |
Sullivan Bristol Receptionist
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Dennis Dimbleby Bagley is a brilliant young advertising executive who can't come up with a slogan to sell a revolutionary new pimple cream. His obsessive worrying affects not only his relationship with his wife, his friends and his boss, but also his own body - graphically demonstrated when he grows a large stress-related boil on his shoulder. But when the boil grows eyes and a mouth and starts talking, Bagley really begins to think he's lost his mind. But has he? Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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Denis Dimbleby Bagley: Let me try and clarify some of this for you. Best Company Supermarkets are not interested in selling wholesome foods. They are not worried about the nation's health. What is concerning them, is that the nation appears to be getting worried about its health...
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Words by Otto A. Harbach
Music by Jerome Kern
Performed by Joanna Mays
Used by permission of Chappell Music Ltd. See more »
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The classic Aston Martin seen in the Bagleys' garage belonged to writer/director Bruce Robinson. A 1961 DB4 Convertible of which only 70 were made, he owned it for 30 years and it was auctioned off in 2008. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During the anniversary party, the strap on Julia's dress changes shoulders for one scene. When the dress is on the opposite shoulder, it looks a different colour as well. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Denis Dimbleby Bagley: Let me try and clarify some of this for you. Best Company Supermarkets are not interested in selling wholesome foods. They are not worried about the nation's health. What is concerning them, is that the nation appears to be getting worried about its health...
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"SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES"Words by Otto A. Harbach
Music by Jerome Kern
Performed by Joanna Mays
Used by permission of Chappell Music Ltd. See more »
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