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 | |
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Ira Wheeler | ... | Owens (as Ira B. Wheeler) |
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
Ok, so maybe some people may call this movie your typical 80's comedy. I don't think so I love this movie. I've seen it many times and laugh at it every time. It's a movie filled with things that you wonder if that could happen, most likely not but hey it's fiction. Michael J. Fox is cute as always and Helen Slater is great as the female lead. It's a comedy with some drama in it too and I love the ending. Rent, watch, and enjoy.