Movie·1987·1h 51m
The Secret of My Success
There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., AJ Carothers
Producer
Herbert Ross, David Chasman
Cinematography
Carlo Di Palma
Music
David Foster
Editor
Paul Hirsch
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
689 votes
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// cast
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
Ashley J. Laurence
Vernon S. Fletcher
Rex Robbins
McMasters
Christopher Durang
Davis
// crew
Crew
Herbert Ross
Director, Producer
Jim Cash
Screenplay
Jack Epps Jr.
Screenplay
David Chasman
Executive Producer
Carlo Di Palma
Director of Photography
Paul Hirsch
Editor
AJ Carothers
Writer
David Foster
Original Music Composer
Boris Blank
Original Music Composer
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