The Secret of My Success (1987)

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

Movie · Comedy · 1h 51m · Rated 6.5/10 on TMDB · Released April 10, 1987

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.

Directed by Herbert Ross

Cast

• Michael J. Fox as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
• Helen Slater as Christy Wills
• Richard Jordan as Howard Prescott
• Margaret Whitton as Vera Prescott
• John Pankow as Fred Melrose
• Christopher Murney as Barney Rattigan
• Gerry Bamman as Art Thomas
• Fred Gwynne as Donald Davenport
• Carol Ann Susi as Jean
• Elizabeth Franz as Grace Foster
• Drew Snyder as Burt Foster
• Susan Kellermann as Maureen

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