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      The Secret of My Success

      1987, Comedy, 1h 50m

      42 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      A miscast Michael J. Fox gives The Secret of My Success all the madcap energy he can muster, but it isn't enough to overcome confused direction and a recycled plot. Read critic reviews

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      Recent college graduate Brantley Foster (Michael J. Fox) travels from his home in Kansas to New York City to pursue a new finance job. However, when Brantley arrives, he learns that his position has been eliminated, and he's forced to take a job working for his inept Uncle Howard (Richard Jordan), who became a company president through marriage. Brantley starts as a mere mailroom worker, but quickly climbs the corporate ladder when he begins posing as an executive.

      • Rating: PG-13

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Herbert Ross

      • Writer: Jim Cash

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $65.3M

      • Runtime:

      • Production Co: Rastar Pictures, Universal Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround

      Cast & Crew

      Michael J. Fox
      Helen Slater
      Richard Jordan
      Margaret Whitton
      John Pankow
      Fred Gwynne
      Elizabeth Franz
      Jim Cash

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