The Secret of My Success
“There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.”
1987•PG-13•1h 51m•6.5•Released
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.
Director
Herbert Ross
Writer
Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., AJ Carothers
Budget
$12M
Revenue
$111M
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Michael J. Fox
Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
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
Carol Ann Susi
Jean
Elizabeth Franz
Grace Foster
Drew Snyder
Burt Foster
Susan Kellermann
Maureen
Barton Heyman
Arnold Forbush
Mercedes Ruehl
Sheila
Ira Wheeler
Owens
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Rastar Productions
Producer
Herbert Ross
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