Summaries

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.

Dennis Dimbleby Bagley is a brilliant young advertising executive who can't come up with a slogan to sell a revolutionary new pimple cream. His obsessive worrying affects not only his relationship with his wife, his friends and his boss, but also his own body - graphically demonstrated when he grows a large stress-related boil on his shoulder. But when the boil grows eyes and a mouth and starts talking, Bagley really begins to think he's lost his mind. But has he?—Michael Brooke <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • possession
  • advertising
  • nervous breakdown
  • advertising executive
  • internal conversation
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
Release date Jul 27, 1989
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Datchet Railway Station, Datchet, Berkshire, England, UK
Production companies HandMade Films

Box office

Gross US & Canada $418053
Gross worldwide $418053

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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