CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 51m · PG-13
The Secret of My Success

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

65%(726)IMDbComedy

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 byHerbert Ross

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
EN
Released
April 10, 1987
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$110,996,879
Studios
Universal PicturesRastar Productions

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Trailers & teasers

2 videos
The Secret of My Success 1987 Trailer HD | Michael J. Fox | Helen Slater

The Secret of My Success 1987 Trailer HD | Michael J. Fox | Helen Slater

The Secret of My Succe$s Official Trailer #1 - Michael J. Fox Movie (1987) HD

The Secret of My Succe$s Official Trailer #1 - Michael J. Fox Movie (1987) HD

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross
Written by
Jim Cash
Jack Epps Jr.
Jack Epps Jr.
Produced by
Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross

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