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The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
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10 April 1987 (USA)
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There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.
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A talented young man can't get an executive position without rising through the ranks, so he comes up with a shortcut, which also benefits his love life. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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good movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael J. Fox | ... | Brantley Foster / 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 (as Carol-Ann Susi) | |
| Elizabeth Franz | ... | Grace Foster | |
| Drew Snyder | ... | Burt Foster | |
| Susan Kellermann | ... | Maureen | |
| Barton Heyman | ... | Arnold Forbush | |
| Mercedes Ruehl | ... | Sheila | |
| Ira Wheeler | ... | Owens (as Ira B. Wheeler) |
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The Secret of My Success (USA) (alternative spelling)
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111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Australia:M |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Italy:T |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:PG |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:12
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Unused music by John Williams.
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Continuity: While Brantley is watching out of the window in his uncle's company, we see that someone is walking through the hallway towards him. In the next sequence from another angle, we expect the person to pass Brantley, but there's no one there and nowhere for them to go even if they were.
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Vera Prescott:
[into phone] This is the third weekend in a row he's found an excuse not to come to the country... No, I don't know, but knowing him it's probably some teenage airhead from the steno pool. Hmph. The last one I caught him with was so dumb, she thought "dictation" was some kind of S&M trip.
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THE PRICE OF LOVE
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The Secret of my Success is one of my all time favorite movies. Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater look very well together and I know no one else could have played in the movie and looked that good. They played their parts extremely well and I would recommend this movie to anyone looking for a (romantic) comedy. I wish that the directors would have done a sequel because I just couldn't get enough. I absolutely love this movie and I have to watch it every time I see it on TV. My 6 year old daughter really gets into the movie as well and says that she absolutely loves the movie also. It is a great family film. Michael J. Fox is just a wonderful actor and Helen Slater is great. I wish that they would have done more films like this one and with these two specific movie stars.