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The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

Released: 1987PG-13
Comedy
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Romance
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65%
User Score
IMDb
6.5Rating
Audience Score
46%Audience

Overview

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room.

Herbert Ross

Director

Top Billed Cast

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

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Status

Released

Added to Library

March 21, 2026

Studio

Original Language

English

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$110,996,879.00