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The Secret of My Success

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

★ 6.5 / 10 (726 votes)April 10, 1987111 minEN
Comedy

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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Movie facts

Release dateApril 10, 1987
StatusReleased
Runtime111 min
Rating★ 6.5 / 10
CertificationPG-13
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$110,996,879
ProductionUniversal Pictures, Rastar Productions
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Director

Herbert Ross

Writers

Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., AJ Carothers, AJ Carothers

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Cast

Michael J. FoxMichael J. FoxBrantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
Helen SlaterHelen SlaterChristy Wills
Richard JordanRichard JordanHoward Prescott
Margaret WhittonMargaret WhittonVera Prescott
John PankowJohn PankowFred Melrose
Christopher MurneyChristopher MurneyBarney Rattigan
Gerry BammanGerry BammanArt Thomas
Fred GwynneFred GwynneDonald Davenport
Carol Ann SusiCarol Ann SusiJean
Elizabeth FranzElizabeth FranzGrace Foster
Drew SnyderDrew SnyderBurt Foster
Susan KellermannSusan KellermannMaureen
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