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How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Summary: A cynical advertising exec has a block at work leading to a meltdown. He's hilariously out of control. Getting a big, talking boil on his shoulder doesn't help.
Runtime: 1 h 30 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Domestic: $ 418,053
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