The Secret of My Success
There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.
1987 | 111m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Herbert Ross |
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| Writer: | Jack Epps Jr., AJ Carothers, Jim Cash |
| Staring: |
| Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 10, 1987 |
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| Director: | Herbert Ross |
| Writer: | Jack Epps Jr., AJ Carothers, Jim Cash |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | dual identity, mistake in person, college, success, wealth |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $110,996,879
Budget: $12,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael J. Fox | Brantley Foster aka 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 |
| Elizabeth Franz | Grace Foster |
| Drew Snyder | Burt Foster |
| Susan Kellermann | Maureen |
| Barton Heyman | Arnold Forbush |
| Mercedes Ruehl | Sheila |
| Ira Wheeler | Owens |
| Ashley J. Laurence | Vernon S. Fletcher |
| Rex Robbins | McMasters |
| Christopher Durang | Davis |
| MacIntyre Dixon | Ferguson |
| Bill Fagerbakke | Ron |
| Jack Davidson | Davidson |
| John Bowman | Proctor |
| Jeff Brooks | Executive |
| Ascanio Sharpe | Executive |
| Don Amendolia | Executive |
| Judith Malina | Mrs. Meacham |
| Mary Catherine Wright | Research Department Clerk |
| Joseph Ragno | Shipping Executive |
| Burke Pearson | Fired Executive |
| Ray Ramirez | Liquor Store Owner |
| Gloria Irizarry | Wife of Liquor Store Owner |
| Mark Margolis | Maintenence Man |
| Rick Aviles | Maintenance Man |
| John Capodice | Man in KRS Building |
| Sally-Jane Heit | Woman in KRS Building |
| Richard Arthur Gallo | Harried KRS Executive |
| Luis Antonio Ramos | Cuban |
| Cindy Crawford | Herself (uncredited) |
| R. Emmett Fitzsimmons | (uncredited) |
| Elain R. Graham | (uncredited) |
| London Hall | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Bruce McGill | W. Shaw (uncredited) |
| Tatjana Patitz | Herself (uncredited) |
| Rhoda Robinson | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Tucker Smallwood | Executive (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Epps Jr. | Screenplay |
| David Foster | Original Music Composer |
| Boris Blank | Original Music Composer |
| Fern Buchner | Makeup Artist |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | Unit Production Manager, Line Producer |
| AJ Carothers | Writer |
| Robert V. Girolami | First Assistant Director |
| Lon Bender | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Stan Gilbert | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Larry Kemp | Sound Editor |
| James Sabat | Sound Mixer |
| Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Edgard Mourino | Stunts |
| Norman Buck | Key Grip |
| Tom Gilligan | Dolly Grip |
| Francis J. McBride | Electrician |
| Jim Cash | Screenplay |
| Edward Pisoni | Production Design |
| Joseph Coscia | Hairstylist |
| Jane Paul | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Anna Boorstin | Sound Editor |
| Frank Graziadei | Sound Recordist |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Louis Sabat | Boom Operator |
| Hugo Weng | Sound Editor |
| Gary Tacon | Stunts |
| Jack Coffen | Electrician |
| Michael Green | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael Stone | Camera Operator |
| Joy Todd | Extras Casting |
| Peck Prior | Assistant Editor |
| Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Peter S. Larkin | Production Design |
| Susan Bode Tyson | Set Decoration |
| Walter Stocklin | Property Master |
| Joe Gilbert | ADR Editor |
| Randy Kelley | Sound Editor |
| Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| Victor Magnotta | Stunt Coordinator |
| Michael Russo | Stunts |
| Kevin Fitzpatrick | Electrician |
| Jay Levy | Second Assistant Camera |
| William Ward | Gaffer |
| Adam Bernardi | Assistant Editor |
| Jeb Brien | Music Supervisor |
| B.J. Bjorkman | Script Supervisor |
| Josh Weiner | Still Photographer |
| John Murray | Assistant Editor |
| Daniel Allan Carlin | Music Editor |
| Lucius Barre | Unit Publicist |
| Herbert Ross | Director |
| Carlo Di Palma | Director of Photography |
| Paul Hirsch | Editor |
| Louis D'Esposito | Second Assistant Director |
| Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Danny Aiello III | Stunts |
| Bill Anagnos | Stunts |
| Nicholas J. Giangiulio | Stunts |
| Lance Guecia | Stunts |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunts |
| Phil Neilson | Stunts |
| Konrad Sheehan | Stunts |
| Tom Wright | Stunts |
| Tommy Mottola | Music Supervisor |
| Charles Croughwell | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nora Kaye | Associate Producer |
| David Chasman | Executive Producer |
| Herbert Ross | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 710 | 769 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 990 | 990 |