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Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in The Secret of My Success (1987)

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The Secret of My Success

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Featured in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Making Mr. Right/Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn/Secret of My Success/Prick Up Your Ears (TV Episode 1987)

      Reviewed.

    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Paul Reiser/Margaret Whitton/Teresa Ganzel (TV Episode 1987)

      Margaret Whitton introduces a clip from her movie

    • "Rated K: For Kids by Kids" Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert (TV Episode 1987)

      Clips are shown.

    • Night Ranger: The Secret of My Success (Music Video 1987)

      The music video features clips from the film

    • "Siskel & Ebert" The Worst Films of 1987 (TV Episode 1988)

      One of their picks.

Features

    • Katrina & the Waves: Walking on Sunshine (Music Video 1985)

      Song featured.

    • Yello: Oh Yeah (Music Video 1987)

      Song featured.

Referenced in

    • The Hidden (1987)

      Billboard during opening chase.

    • "Sledge Hammer!" The Secret of My Excess (TV Episode 1988)

      title reference

    • "Minder" The Last Video Show (TV Episode 1989)

      Film poster is visible on shop window.

    • "Out of This World" The Secret of Evie's Success (TV Episode 1989)

      Title reference.

    • Final Cut (1989)

      Poster seen in video store.

References

    • Mr. Wizard (TV Series 1951–1972)

      Mentioned by Vera.

    • The Mickey Mouse Club (TV Series 1955–1958)

      Mouseketeers mentioned.

    • The Graduate (1967)

      Older woman seduces younger man with similar style.

    • National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)

      In a scene, Shaw replies, "You had fun, didn't you?" Bruce McGill portrayed Daniel Simpson Day -- "D-Day", the Delta House Sergeant at Arms -- in National Lampoon's Animal House.

    • Miami Vice (TV Series 1984–1989)

      Mentioned by Brantley.

Spoofed in

    • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Video Game 2006)

      There is billboard in the game for a movie entitled "The Secret of My Shortness" . A legless figure is posing like Michael J. Fox.

Spoofs

    • The Wizard of Oz (1939)

      Brantley spoofs the famous "not in Kansas anymore" line from this movie.

    • Jaws (1975)

      Parodied when Brantley is in the swimming pool with Vera and the theme music playing.

    • Jaws 2 (1978)

      In the swimming pool, Brantley says, "Just when I thought it was safe to go back in the water. A tagline from "Jaws 2" was, "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water."

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