Fresh
The movie builds up a lot of good will early on, which is needed when the time comes to resolve its farcical complications.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
The Secret of My Success
There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.
1987 · 1h 51m · PG-13
Comedy
Directed by
Herbert Ross
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The Secret of My Success
Overview
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 and cast
- Herbert Ross Director
- Michael J. Fox as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
- Helen Slater as Christy Wills
- Richard Jordan as Howard Prescott
- Margaret Whitton as Vera Prescott
- John Pankow as Fred Melrose
- Christopher Murney as Barney Rattigan
- Gerry Bamman as Art Thomas
- Fred Gwynne as Donald Davenport
- Carol Ann Susi as Jean
- Elizabeth Franz as Grace Foster
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Obviously, no new ground is being broken here, but director Ross keeps things humming in an endearingly old-fashioned way.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Rotten
Does the movie really believe anyone is as stupid as these characters? Does it care?
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
[A] belabored charade of mistaken identities...
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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