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.
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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 | |
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Ira Wheeler | ... | Owens (as Ira B. Wheeler) |
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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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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 April 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,766,452, 12 April 1987Gross USA:
$66,995,879Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$110,996,879Company Credits
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Written, Performed and Produced by David Foster
David Foster appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
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Trivia
According to the American Film Institute: "Rastar Production had filed a lawsuit against distributor Universal Studios concerning the dispersal of profits after the breakeven point. No information about the outcome of the lawsuit has been found." See more »Goofs
Just following the first kiss scene between Brantley and Christy on the Staten Island Ferry, an aerial shot of the ferry passing under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is shown. The Staten Island Ferry doesn't pass under the Verrazano, or any other bridge in NYC. See more »Quotes
Vera Prescott: [to Brantley] I could spend a week inside those sweet unwrinkled eyes...See more »
Alternate Versions
There are two different ending sequences. In the first, after they leave the boardroom Fred and Vera meet and start to flirt. Christy and Brantley go into the elevator which stops between floors. In the second version, this scene is ommitted and we cut to several weeks later where the two couples climb into a limo and go the opera. The first shows up on the video releases, whereas the second shows up in broadcast versions. See more »Soundtracks
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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.