The Secret of My Success

There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.

Category: Comedy
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1987-04-10
Run time: 111 minute / 1:51
Budget: $12,000,000
Revenue: $110,996,879
Director: Herbert Ross
Writers: Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr..
Production Companies : Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions
Production Country: United States of America

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Michael J. Fox
as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
Helen Slater
as Christy Wills
Richard Jordan
as Howard Prescott
Margaret Whitton
as Vera Prescott
John Pankow
as Fred Melrose
Christopher Murney
as Barney Rattigan
Gerry Bamman
as Art Thomas
Fred Gwynne
as Donald Davenport
Carol Ann Susi
as Jean
Elizabeth Franz
as Grace Foster
Drew Snyder
as Burt Foster
Susan Kellermann
as Maureen
Barton Heyman
as Arnold Forbush
Mercedes Ruehl
as Sheila
Ira Wheeler
as Owens
Ashley J. Laurence
as Vernon S. Fletcher
Rex Robbins
as McMasters
Christopher Durang
as Davis
MacIntyre Dixon
as Ferguson
Bill Fagerbakke
as Ron
Jack Davidson
as Davidson
John Bowman
as Proctor
Jeff Brooks
as Executive
Ascanio Sharpe
as Executive
Don Amendolia
as Executive
Judith Malina
as Mrs. Meacham
Mary Catherine Wright
as Research Department Clerk
Joseph Ragno
as Shipping Executive
Burke Pearson
as Fired Executive
Ray Ramirez
as Liquor Store Owner
Gloria Irizarry
as Wife of Liquor Store Owner
Mark Margolis
as Maintenence Man
Rick Aviles
as Maintenance Man
John Capodice
as Man in KRS Building
Sally-Jane Heit
as Woman in KRS Building
Richard Arthur Gallo
as Harried KRS Executive
Luis Antonio Ramos
as Cuban
Cindy Crawford
as Herself (uncredited)
R. Emmett Fitzsimmons
as (uncredited)
Elain R. Graham
as (uncredited)
London Hall
as Secretary (uncredited)
Bruce McGill
as W. Shaw (uncredited)
Tatjana Patitz
as Herself (uncredited)
Tucker Smallwood
as Executive (uncredited)
Production
David Chasman Executive Producer

Camera
Carlo Di Palma Director of Photography

Writing
Jim Cash Screenplay

Production
Herbert Ross Producer

Writing
Jack Epps Jr. Screenplay

Directing
Herbert Ross Director

Editing
Paul Hirsch Editor

Production
Joseph M. Caracciolo Unit Production Manager

Sound
Randy Kelley Sound Editor
Larry Kemp Sound Editor
James Sabat Sound Mixer
Lon Bender Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Maslow Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Directing
Louis D'Esposito Second Assistant Director
Robert V. Girolami First Assistant Director

Art
Walter Stocklin Property Master

Sound
Stan Gilbert Supervising ADR Editor
Frank Graziadei Sound Recordist
Louis Sabat Boom Operator
Joe Gilbert ADR Editor

Directing
Jane Paul Second Second Assistant Director

Writing
AJ Carothers Writer

Sound
Anna Boorstin Sound Editor
Robert J. Litt Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Crew
Gary Tacon Stunts
Tom Wright Stunts

Editing
Adam Bernardi Assistant Editor

Sound
Elliot Tyson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hugo Weng Sound Editor
Marshall Winn Sound Editor

Crew
Victor Magnotta Stunt Coordinator

Lighting
Jack Coffen Electrician

Camera
Michael Stone Camera Operator
Josh Weiner Still Photographer
Michael Green First Assistant Camera

Crew
Danny Aiello III Stunts
Michael Russo Stunts

Camera
Norman Buck Key Grip

Editing
John Murray Assistant Editor

Sound
Wylie Stateman Supervising Sound Editor

Camera
Jay Levy Second Assistant Camera

Sound
Tommy Mottola Music Supervisor

Lighting
Kevin Fitzpatrick Electrician
Francis J. McBride Electrician

Directing
B.J. Bjorkman Script Supervisor

Crew
Lance Guecia Stunts
Konrad Sheehan Stunts

Camera
Tom Gilligan Dolly Grip

Production
Joy Todd Extras Casting

Crew
Nicholas J. Giangiulio Stunts
Edgard Mourino Stunts
Lucius Barre Unit Publicist
Bill Anagnos Stunts
Phil Neilson Stunts

Sound
Jeb Brien Music Supervisor

Lighting
William Ward Gaffer

Crew
Jery Hewitt Stunts

Editing
Peck Prior Assistant Editor

Sound
Daniel Allan Carlin Music Editor
David Foster Original Music Composer

Crew
Charles Croughwell Stunt Double

Sound
Boris Blank Original Music Composer

Production
Nora Kaye Associate Producer
Joseph M. Caracciolo Line Producer

Art
Edward Pisoni Production Design

Costume & Make-Up
Joseph Coscia Hairstylist

Art
Peter S. Larkin Production Design
Susan Bode Tyson Set Decoration

Costume & Make-Up
Fern Buchner Makeup Artist
Joseph G. Aulisi Costume Design

Sound
Pat Benatar Songs





















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