Directed by:
Eric WeberScreenplay:
Eric WeberComposer:
Pat IrwinCast:
Robert Klein, Larry Pine, Edoardo Ballerini, Ronald Guttman, Steve Carell, Ingrid Rogers, Vanessa Dorman, Joelle Carter, Paul Lazar, Randy Pearlstein (more)Plots(1)
Onetime advertising director Eric Weber, who in the 1980's created campaigns for Dr. Pepper and Molson, here takes a satiric look at his former profession. Ken Tuttle (Randy Pearlstein) is a frustrated author who takes a job as a copywriter at Cranston & Co., headed by Tom Cranston (Robert Klein). Tuttle is guided through the corporate world by bitter creative director George Parkyn (Tony Hendra) as he helps craft an ad campaign for a sanitary napkin which its makers claim is so revolutionary it will change the way women view the world. However, a rival firm has also been retained to create a campaign for the same product, and tense competition between the two companies leads to infighting at Cranston & Co. and personal problems for Tuttle and his girlfriend (Ingrid Rogers). This dark and sharp-edged comedy was drawn from Webber's personal experiences in the ad game; he claims several of the film's most outrageous moments are based on true stories. (official distributor synopsis)
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