How To Get Ahead In Advertising (1989)

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Synopsis

Dir: Bruce Robinson. Comedy/Fantasy. While experiencing a creative block at work, a cynical advertising executive (Richard E. Grant) suffers a nervous breakdown and begins talking to a boil (voice of Bruce Robinson) on his neck.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive, some in sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, vulgar expressions, and developmental slurs
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references - some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of self-harm - little detail
• Frequent portrayals of transformations in a fantasy context - detail
• Infrequent buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Perspectives on advertising
• Work/Life balance
• Mental illness

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language

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