The Secret of My Success
“There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.”
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York City, but once there, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When he visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the mail room.
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Cast
44 people
Michael J. Fox
Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
Known for
Back to the Future
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Helen Slater
Christy Wills
Known for
Supergirl
Supergirl
Richard Jordan
Howard Prescott
Known for
Logan's Run
The Hunt for Red October
Margaret Whitton
Vera Prescott
Known for
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Major League
John Pankow
Fred Melrose
Known for
Mad About You
Episodes
Christopher Murney
Barney Rattigan
Known for
The Civil War
Barton Fink
Gerry Bamman
Art Thomas
Known for
Home Alone
The Bodyguard
Fred Gwynne
Donald Davenport
Known for
Pet Sematary
The Munsters
Carol Ann Susi
Jean
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Elizabeth Franz
Grace Foster
Known for
Christmas with the Kranks
Thinner
Drew Snyder
Burt Foster
Known for
Commando
WarGames
Susan Kellermann
Maureen
Known for
Beetlejuice
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Herbert Ross Director · Jim Cash Screenplay Jack Epps Jr. Screenplay
Worldwide gross $111M · Budget $12M · United States release April 10, 1987
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$110,996,879
Gross vs. budget
9.2×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Rastar Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · April 10, 1987
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
June 25, 1987 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 4, 1987 · Theatrical
Finland
September 4, 1987 · Theatrical
France
July 22, 1987 · Theatrical
May 22, 2001 · Physical · DVD
April 27, 2020 · Digital · VOD
August 17, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
September 10, 1987 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 1, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
June 26, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
October 4, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
June 20, 1987 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 2, 1996 · TV · TV Markíza
United Kingdom
June 26, 1987 · Theatrical
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