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Feature film — 1987

The Secret of My Success (1987)

6.51h 51mComedy

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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A high-signal pick with 726 votes.

Universal Pictures / Rastar Productions

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Director: Herbert Ross

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Cast & crew

Michael J. Fox as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield

Michael J. Fox

Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield

Helen Slater as Christy Wills

Helen Slater

Christy Wills

Richard Jordan as Howard Prescott

Richard Jordan

Howard Prescott

Margaret Whitton as Vera Prescott

Margaret Whitton

Vera Prescott

John Pankow as Fred Melrose

John Pankow

Fred Melrose

Christopher Murney as Barney Rattigan

Christopher Murney

Barney Rattigan

Gerry Bamman as Art Thomas

Gerry Bamman

Art Thomas

Fred Gwynne as Donald Davenport

Fred Gwynne

Donald Davenport

Carol Ann Susi as Jean

Carol Ann Susi

Jean

Elizabeth Franz as Grace Foster

Elizabeth Franz

Grace Foster

Drew Snyder as Burt Foster

Drew Snyder

Burt Foster

Susan Kellermann as Maureen

Susan Kellermann

Maureen

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