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Actors: Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward, John Shrapnel, Richard Wilson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about How to Get Ahead in Advertising |
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Second movie of British director Bruce Robinson, HOW TO GET AHEAD IN ADVERTISING has been theatrically released in 1988.
Richard E. Grant is a successful advertising executive with a lovely wife, a large house and a demanding boss. After a non creative period, a strange boil appears on the side of his neck. Will he need a surgeon or a psychiatrist to get rid of it ?
A british social satire.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of How to Get Ahead in Advertising |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- liberal/lefty activism
Family, caring for sick?
Yes
because he/she is
- mentally ill
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- businessman, corrupt/bad
- businessman, big
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Culture of surrounding area:
- British
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- An "It".
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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