The Secret of My Success
Movie
1987
PG-13
1 HOUR 50 MINS
Comedy
Moving from Kansas to New York City to pursue a new finance job, a would-be yuppie starts in the mailroom but quickly climbs the corporate ladder when he begins posing as an executive.
Cast & Crew
Michael J. Fox Brantley Foster/Carlton Whitfield
Helen Slater Christy Wills
Richard Jordan Howard Prescott
Margaret Whitton Vera Prescott
John Pankow Fred Melrose
Fred Gwynne Donald Davenport
Elizabeth Franz Grace Foster
Christopher Durang Davis
Mercedes Ruehl Sheila
Herbert Ross Director
Jim Cash Screenwriter
Jack Epps Screenwriter
A.J. Carothers Screenwriter
Herbert Ross Producer
David Chasman Executive Producer
Carlo Di Palma Cinematography
Paul Hirsch Film Editing
David Foster Original Music
Peter Larkin Production Design
Edward Pisoni Production Design
Susan Bode Set Decoration
Joseph G. Aulisi Costume Design
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