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The Secret of My Success

There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.
There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took t...
Comedy - 1987
The Secret of My Success
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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:
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Herbert Ross
Cast:
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Michael J. Fox
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Christopher Murney
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Gerry Bamman
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Richard Jordan
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Helen Slater
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Fred Gwynne
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John Pankow
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Margaret Whitton
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Elizabeth Franz
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Carol Ann Susi

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Details

Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
10 Apr 1987
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$110,996,879
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination total

Top Critics Reviews

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,
20 May 2003
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,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Does the movie really believe anyone is as stupid as these characters? Does it care?
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
[A] belabored charade of mistaken identities...
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
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