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The Secret of My Success

1987 · 1h 51m · Comedy

There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.

IMDb
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes
46%
Metacritic
36

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Overview

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York City, but once there, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When he visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the mail room.

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Cast

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield

Helen Slater

Helen Slater

Christy Wills

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Howard Prescott

Margaret Whitton

Margaret Whitton

Vera Prescott

John Pankow

John Pankow

Fred Melrose

Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney

Barney Rattigan

Gerry Bamman

Gerry Bamman

Art Thomas

Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

Donald Davenport

Carol Ann Susi

Carol Ann Susi

Jean

Elizabeth Franz

Elizabeth Franz

Grace Foster

Drew Snyder

Drew Snyder

Burt Foster

Susan Kellermann

Susan Kellermann

Maureen

Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

Arnold Forbush

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Sheila

Ira Wheeler

Ira Wheeler

Owens

Ashley J. Laurence

Vernon S. Fletcher

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
April 10, 1987
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
PG-13
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$110,996,879
Genres
Comedy

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