A brilliant ad executive goes berserk trying to think of a clever campaign to sell a new, unglamorous pimple cream, to the extent that his subconscious sprouts a boil, which develops a face, alongside his head.
Rolling Stone, 06/01/1989, p.36, "...[A] vigorous, cheerfully outrageous British satire....The provocative ADVERTISING adds up to frightful good fun..."
New York Times, 03/30/1989, p.C16, "...[Robinson] goes off on a new lunatic tangent....An engaging...combination of satire, science-fiction, Freud and domestic farce..."
Los Angeles Times, 05/05/1989, p.C1, "...It's cruel, funny, knowing, never less than biting and occasionally brilliant....There is an awful power to Robinson's rhetoric and an irrefutable logic..."
Title Note
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Censors.
Shot in Fujicolor. Began shooting June 6, 1987. Filmed at Lee International Film Studios in Shepperton, England, UK.
Budget estimate $5 million.
Released in New York City and Los Angeles May 5, 1989 and London July 28, 1989. Released on video December 6, 1989.
Reviewed the New York Times 3/30/1989 and Monthly Film Bulletin 8/1989.
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Full Frame - 1.33 Single Side - Dual Layer Audio: Stereo Surround - English Additional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Product Notes
A top-notch advertising executive becomes (Richard E. Grant) fed up in the midst of trying to come up with a pitch for a new pimple cream, chucking his job and rebelling against society at large. The cream ultimately may have come in handy, as a boil develops on his neck--and begins to talk! An inventive, bizarre satire.
If You Enjoy "How to Get Ahead in Advertising (Widescreen)(Full Frame) (DVD)", May We Also Recommend: