

When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.
Acting
Caine's whispered menace and perfect restraint
Writing
Wickedly quotable corporate satire that still stings
Production
Sleek Manhattan ad world, all marble and moral void

Director
Jan Egleson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Simon Brett's 1984 novel, originally a BBC series with the same lead actor. Caine's performance reportedly inspired his later turn in The Quiet American.
Released months after Wall Street, this is the forgotten evil twin — less 'greed is good' spectacle, more 'murder is efficient' banality. It predicted the collapse of 80s yuppie mythology better than its famous sibling.
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