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65% Critic Match
The Secret of My Success
“There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.”
6.5 / 10• 1987• 1h 51m•PG-13• English
Comedy
Storyline
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 & Crew
Michael J. Fox
Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
Lead
Helen Slater
Christy Wills
Richard Jordan
Howard Prescott
Margaret Whitton
Vera Prescott
John Pankow
Fred Melrose
Christopher Murney
Barney Rattigan
Gerry Bamman
Art Thomas
Fred Gwynne
Donald Davenport
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Herbert Ross's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Secret of My Success is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
