Where to watch The Secret of My Success(1987)

Name: The Secret of My Success
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987-04-10
Duration: 111 min
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow

Movie · 1987 · 1h 51m · Comedy

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The Secret of My Success plot summary

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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Release date: April 10, 1987
Runtime: 1h 51m
Genres: Comedy
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 6.5 / 10 · 722 votes

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Cast

Michael J. FoxBrantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
Helen SlaterChristy Wills
Richard JordanHoward Prescott
Margaret WhittonVera Prescott
John PankowFred Melrose
Christopher MurneyBarney Rattigan
Gerry BammanArt Thomas
Fred GwynneDonald Davenport
Carol Ann SusiJean
Elizabeth FranzGrace Foster

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In the United States, The Secret of My Success is available to stream on Netflix and AMC+. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.