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The Secret of My Succe$s

Year:

1987

Duration:

111 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Herbert Ross

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1987-04-10

Filming Locations: 599 Lexington Avenue, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Gross: $66,995,879 (USA)$110,996,879 (worldwide)

Cast

Actor

Character

Bill Fagerbakke

Richard Jordan

The Secret of My Succe$s

Michael J. Fox

Brantley Foster

Helen Slater

Christy Wills

Margaret Whitton

Vera Prescott

John Pankow

Fred Melrose

Christopher Murney

Barney Rattigan

Gerry Bamman

Art Thomas

Fred Gwynne

Donald Davenport

Carol Ann Susi

Jean (as Carol-Ann Susi)

Elizabeth Franz

Grace Foster

Drew Snyder

Burt Foster

Susan Kellermann

Maureen

Barton Heyman

Arnold Forbush

Mercedes Ruehl

Sheila

Ira Wheeler

Owens (as Ira B. Wheeler)

Ashley J. Laurence

Vernon S. Fletcher

Rex Robbins

McMasters

Christopher Durang

Davis

MacIntyre Dixon

Ferguson

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 (as John C. Capodice)

Sally-Jane Heit

Woman in KRS Building

Richard Arthur Gallo

Harried KRS Executive

Luis Antonio Ramos

Cuban (as Luis Ramos)

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)

Did you know?

Trivia

Cindy Crawford: During the opening credit sequence; she's the third of four models who turns her head in rapid succession.

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First of two late 1980s movies where Michael J. Fox played a yuppie in New York City. The second film was Bright Lights, Big City (1988).

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The production notes on the DVD state that the picture was director Herbert Ross' twentieth feature film.

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Goofs

As Brantley runs from the dog after leaving the pool house, the close-up of him climbing the trellis shows that it is broken. Distance shots show the trellis intact.

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When Brantley comes into the takeover meeting at the end of the film, he walks down the side of the boardroom table toward Davenport and his left collar is tucked inside his sweater while the right collar is outside the sweater. Shortly after speaking to Davenport the left collar is shown out. In subsequent shots the collar is in on some shots out on others.

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While Brantley is watching out of the window in his uncle's company, we see that someone is walking through the hallway towards him. In the next sequence from another angle, we expect the person to pass Brantley, but there's no one there and nowhere for them to go even if they were.

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Quotes

Christy Wills: You want me to spy on him?

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Grace Foster: Take this. It's Uncle Howard's phone number in New York.

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Christy Wills: [Groans in frustration] Why do you keep saying the exact opposite of what I say?

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