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The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
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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. Director:Herbert Ross |
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Margaret Whitton | ... | |
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Barney Rattigan
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Gerry Bamman | ... |
Art Thomas
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Donald Davenport
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Carol Ann Susi | ... |
Jean
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Grace Foster
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Burt Foster
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| Susan Kellermann | ... |
Maureen
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Barton Heyman | ... |
Arnold Forbush
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Ira Wheeler | ... |
Owens
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Storyline
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York. On his first work day in New York, he is fired in a hostile take-over and learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his distant uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room. Then Brantley meets Christy Wills, who happens to be one of the top executives. Brantley sees how poorly the company is being run and decides to create a position under the name Carlton Whitfield, to influence and improve the company's operations. Soon things get unexpectedly out of hand, not in the least because of his aunt, his girl and leading a double life. Written by watzdabigdeal
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There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.Genres:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El secreto de mi éxito See more »Box Office
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$66,995,879 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Tito Puente
Performed by El Chicano
Courtesy of MCA Records See more »
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Cameo: [Cindy Crawford] during the opening credit sequence; she's the third of four models who turns her head in rapid succession. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Prescott and his executives stop for a moment to check their pulse while running on the roof, one of them starts to look at his watch.. but it's not there. So he looks over the shoulder of another, and then suddenly the watch appears. See more »Quotes
Vera Prescott: [to Brantley] I could spend a week inside those sweet unwrinkled eyes...See more »
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"EL CAYUCO"Written by Tito Puente
Performed by El Chicano
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