Summaries

A millionaire is suspected of buying an ad agency to use it as a way of brainwashing the public for his political ends.

A mysterious millionaire buys an ad agency and begins to replace its employees with his own people, who don't appear to be advertising types at all. A copywriter begins to suspect that the man isn't interested in selling products, as much as he is in inserting his own sinister political beliefs into the commercials the agency runs on television in order to subliminally brainwash an unsuspecting public into supporting the causes and candidates he wants. When the copywriter confides his suspicions to a friend and soon afterwards is mysteriously killed, his friend begins his own investigation.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • based on novel
  • subliminal message
  • advertising agency
  • dirty politics
  • tampering
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Sci-Fi
  • Drama
Release date Sep 4, 1980
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Canada
Language English
Filming locations Montréal, Québec, Canada
Production companies Films RSL

Box office

Budget $4400000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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