The Secret of My Success (1987)
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.
Director:
Herbert Ross
Writers:
Jack Epps Jr., Jim Cash.
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Michael J. Fox as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield |
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Helen Slater as Christy Wills |
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Richard Jordan as Howard Prescott |
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Margaret Whitton as Vera Prescott |
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John Pankow as Fred Melrose |
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Christopher Murney as Barney Rattigan |
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Gerry Bamman as Art Thomas |
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Fred Gwynne as Donald Davenport |
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Carol Ann Susi as Jean |
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Elizabeth Franz as Grace Foster |
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Drew Snyder as Burt Foster |
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Susan Kellermann as Maureen |
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Barton Heyman as Arnold Forbush |
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Mercedes Ruehl as Sheila |
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Ira Wheeler as Owens |
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Ashley J. Laurence as Vernon S. Fletcher |
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Rex Robbins as McMasters |
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Christopher Durang as Davis |
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MacIntyre Dixon as Ferguson |
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Bill Fagerbakke as Ron |
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Jack Davidson as Davidson |
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John Bowman as Proctor |
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Jeff Brooks as Executive |
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Ascanio Sharpe as Executive |
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Don Amendolia as Executive |
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Judith Malina as Mrs. Meacham |
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Mary Catherine Wright as Research Department Clerk |
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Joseph Ragno as Shipping Executive |
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Burke Pearson as Fired Executive |
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Ray Ramirez as Liquor Store Owner |
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Gloria Irizarry as Wife of Liquor Store Owner |
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Mark Margolis as Maintenence Man |
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Rick Aviles as Maintenance Man |
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John Capodice as Man in KRS Building |
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Sally-Jane Heit as Woman in KRS Building |
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Richard Arthur Gallo as Harried KRS Executive |
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Luis Antonio Ramos as Cuban |
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Cindy Crawford as Herself (uncredited) |
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R. Emmett Fitzsimmons as (uncredited) |
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Elain R. Graham as (uncredited) |
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London Hall as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Bruce McGill as W. Shaw (uncredited) |
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Tatjana Patitz as Herself (uncredited) |
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Tucker Smallwood as Executive (uncredited) |
| Directing | Herbert Ross | Director |
| Writing | Jack Epps Jr. | Screenplay |
| Production | David Chasman | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Paul Hirsch | Editor |
| Production | Herbert Ross | Producer |
| Camera | Carlo Di Palma | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jim Cash | Screenplay |
| Production | Joseph M. Caracciolo | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Stan Gilbert | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Louis Sabat | Boom Operator |
| Writing | AJ Carothers | Writer |
| Sound | Frank Graziadei | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Bill Anagnos | Stunts |
| Directing | Louis D'Esposito | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Larry Kemp | Sound Editor |
| Sound | James Sabat | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Lance Guecia | Stunts |
| Crew | Konrad Sheehan | Stunts |
| Lighting | William Ward | Gaffer |
| Camera | Tom Gilligan | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Joy Todd | Extras Casting |
| Crew | Jery Hewitt | Stunts |
| Sound | Anna Boorstin | Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Kevin Fitzpatrick | Electrician |
| Editing | Adam Bernardi | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Jane Paul | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Phil Neilson | Stunts |
| Lighting | Francis J. McBride | Electrician |
| Sound | Randy Kelley | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Michael Russo | Stunts |
| Directing | Robert V. Girolami | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Walter Stocklin | Property Master |
| Sound | Lon Bender | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joe Gilbert | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Victor Magnotta | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tom Wright | Stunts |
| Sound | Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Hugo Weng | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Josh Weiner | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jeb Brien | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Daniel Allan Carlin | Music Editor |
| Sound | Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Nicholas J. Giangiulio | Stunts |
| Crew | Edgard Mourino | Stunts |
| Camera | Jay Levy | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Norman Buck | Key Grip |
| Editing | John Murray | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Danny Aiello III | Stunts |
| Camera | Michael Green | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Tommy Mottola | Music Supervisor |
| Editing | Peck Prior | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Lucius Barre | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Gary Tacon | Stunts |
| Lighting | Jack Coffen | Electrician |
| Camera | Michael Stone | Camera Operator |
| Directing | B.J. Bjorkman | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | David Foster | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Charles Croughwell | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Boris Blank | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Joseph M. Caracciolo | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fern Buchner | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Susan Bode Tyson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Coscia | Hairstylist |
| Art | Peter S. Larkin | Production Design |
| Production | Nora Kaye | Associate Producer |
| Art | Edward Pisoni | Production Design |
| Sound | Pat Benatar | Songs |