The Secret of My Success (1987)
There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 51m
- Director Herbert Ross
- Genres Comedy
- Rating 6.5/10 (717 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Michael J. Fox
as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
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Helen Slater
as Christy Wills
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Richard Jordan
as Howard Prescott
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Margaret Whitton
as Vera Prescott
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John Pankow
as Fred Melrose
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Christopher Murney
as Barney Rattigan
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Gerry Bamman
as Art Thomas
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Fred Gwynne
as Donald Davenport
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Carol Ann Susi
as Jean
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Elizabeth Franz
as Grace Foster
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Drew Snyder
as Burt Foster
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Susan Kellermann
as Maureen
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Barton Heyman
as Arnold Forbush
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Mercedes Ruehl
as Sheila
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Ira Wheeler
as Owens
- Ashley J. Laurence as Vernon S. Fletcher
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Rex Robbins
as McMasters
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Christopher Durang
as Davis
Crew
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Herbert Ross
Director
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Carlo Di Palma
Director of Photography
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Paul Hirsch
Editor
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David Foster
Original Music Composer
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Boris Blank
Original Music Composer
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Herbert Ross
Producer
- Jim Cash Screenplay
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Jack Epps Jr.
Screenplay
- AJ Carothers Writer
