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The Secret of My Success
The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

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

Genres

Comedy

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

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Budget

$12000000

Revenue

$110996879

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.479/10

Release Date

10 April 1987

Country

United States of America

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

Ashley J. Laurence

Vernon S. Fletcher

Rex Robbins

Rex Robbins

McMasters

Christopher Durang

Christopher Durang

Davis

MacIntyre Dixon

MacIntyre Dixon

Ferguson

Bill Fagerbakke

Bill Fagerbakke

Ron

Jack Davidson

Jack Davidson

Davidson

John Bowman

John Bowman

Proctor

Jeff Brooks

Jeff Brooks

Executive

Ascanio Sharpe

Ascanio Sharpe

Executive

Don Amendolia

Don Amendolia

Executive

Judith Malina

Judith Malina

Mrs. Meacham

Mary Catherine Wright

Mary Catherine Wright

Research Department Clerk

Joseph Ragno

Joseph Ragno

Shipping Executive

Burke Pearson

Burke Pearson

Fired Executive

Ray Ramirez

Ray Ramirez

Liquor Store Owner

Gloria Irizarry

Gloria Irizarry

Wife of Liquor Store Owner

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Maintenence Man

Rick Aviles

Rick Aviles

Maintenance Man

John Capodice

John Capodice

Man in KRS Building

Sally-Jane Heit

Sally-Jane Heit

Woman in KRS Building

Richard Arthur Gallo

Richard Arthur Gallo

Harried KRS Executive

Luis Antonio Ramos

Luis Antonio Ramos

Cuban

Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford

Herself (uncredited)

R. Emmett Fitzsimmons

R. Emmett Fitzsimmons

(uncredited)

Elain R. Graham

Elain R. Graham

(uncredited)

London Hall

London Hall

Secretary (uncredited)

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

W. Shaw (uncredited)

Tatjana Patitz

Tatjana Patitz

Herself (uncredited)

Rhoda Robinson

Rhoda Robinson

Receptionist (uncredited)

Tucker Smallwood

Tucker Smallwood

Executive (uncredited)

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