Secret of My Success, The

Secret of My Success, The

1987

Recent college graduate Brantley Foster (Michael J. Fox) travels from his home in Kansas to New York City to pursue a new finance job. However, when Brantley arrives, he learns that his position has been eliminated, and he's forced to take a job working for his inept Uncle Howard (Richard Jordan), who became a company president through marriage. Brantley starts as a mere mailroom worker, but quickly climbs the corporate ladder when he begins posing as an executive.

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

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53
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Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Romance
Length
1 hr. 51 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 10, 1987
US Box Office
$66,995,879 (#1354 of 7372)
Global Office
$110,996,879 (#1518 of 4299)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
October 6, 2020
Acquired Date
December 22, 2022
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
Helen Slater
Helen Slater
Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan
Margaret Whitton
Margaret Whitton
John Pankow
John Pankow
Christopher Murney
Christopher Murney
Gerry Bamman
Gerry Bamman
Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne
Carol Ann Susi
Carol Ann Susi
Elizabeth Franz
Elizabeth Franz
Drew Snyder
Drew Snyder
Susan Kellermann
Susan Kellermann
Barton Heyman
Barton Heyman
Mercedes Ruehl
Mercedes Ruehl
MacIntyre Dixon
MacIntyre Dixon
Bill Fagerbakke
Bill Fagerbakke

Directors

Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross

Producers

Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross

Writers

Jim Cash
Jim Cash
Jack Epps Jr.
Jack Epps Jr.
AJ Carothers
AJ Carothers

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Rotten
48%
Tomatometer
42 votes
RT Stale
58%
Popcornmeter
691 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
6.5/10
37,969 votes

Additional Info

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