How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 6,782 VOTES · DIR. Bruce Robinson
Overview
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,401 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:16 Let me try and clarify some of this for you.
00:03:12 They're getting impatient. We promised them the enigmatic over a week ago.
00:06:41 Just the deadline's getting serious.
00:10:05 Sorry to keep you waiting. I didn't expect you till 4:00.
00:13:20 The bag was full of drugs! It says so!
00:16:22 - In what context? - In the context of bed.
00:20:03 I'm gonna throw those television sets in here.
00:23:27 Because I have irradicated the pimple cream from my life.
00:26:39 It's like a thing in a medical magazine.
00:33:08 Stay back, Gatty! You blast it on the radio!
00:36:48 Not at all. I was just getting ready to clear my throat, that's all.
00:39:58 - What for? - To see if he's got you in!
00:43:45 Is it? Traffic was appalling.
00:47:13 What does this mean to you?
00:50:42 and tell me what you see.
00:53:50 Yes. You are. You want to take everyone's car away.
00:58:02 It seemed impossible. And because it was impossible
01:02:19 We can't talk here. Come and have a drink.
01:05:22 You don't look at all well, you know?
01:08:15 She said he's got a permanent horn.
01:11:44 Criminal. You filthy criminal!
01:18:43 I'm talking about hamburgers.
01:21:57 why hamburgers are going to be the cause of World War III.
01:25:10 and if it hasn't got a price tag, it isn't worth having.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,401
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line01:25:10
Production Record
DirectorBruce Robinson
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$418,053
IMDb votes6,782