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How to Get Ahead in Advertisting (1989)


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Join the Seths as they learn How To Get Ahead In Advertising from absolutely delightful lunatic Richard E. Grant, along with Rachel Ward in the 1989 Bruce Robinson-helmed film of the same name. Follow us into darkened boardrooms, deliberately trashed kitchens, cardboard boxes, speeding trains and expansive meadows as we watch Bagley (Grant) descend ever deeper into madness (or into sanity...for the first time?) when his seemingly unstoppable advertising career collides with a strange new growth on his neck that may just have a mind of its own. Body horror mingles with madcap satirical farce in this incredibly unique film. There's so much packed into this fast-moving, bizarre yet masterfully stylized film. So let's get into it!

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The Cult SectionBy Seth Chatfield, Seth Blake