Comedy · United States of America · 1987 · 1h 51m

The Secret of My Success

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Director
Herbert Ross
Cast
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
Crew
Carlo Di Palma — Director of Photography Paul Hirsch — Editor David Foster — Original Music Composer Boris Blank — Original Music Composer Jim Cash — Screenplay Jack Epps Jr. — Screenplay
Tagline

There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
dual identitymistake in personcollegesuccesswealthhilariousromanticamused
Key Collaborators
Herbert Ross Director Carlo Di Palma Director of Photography Paul Hirsch Editor David Foster Original Music Composer Boris Blank Original Music Composer Jim Cash Screenplay Jack Epps Jr. Screenplay AJ Carothers Writer Herbert Ross Producer Peter S. Larkin Production Design Edward Pisoni Production Design Joseph G. Aulisi Costume Design
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