The Secret of My Success (The Secret of My Succe$s) (1987)

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Directed by

Herbert Ross

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Michael J. Fox
Brantley Foster / 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

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Jim Cash
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Jack Epps Jr.
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An average movie

11 years, 1 month ago at Mar 18 9:42

johanlefourbe

At first, I thought I already saw this flick but it wasn’t the case and that was already the first issue with this movie. Indeed, even if Michael J. Fox is a really charismatic actor, he always plays the same character, some kind of variation around Marty McFly and, as a result, all his movies look more or less alike, at least, that’s my opinion. This time, it was some kind of comedy taking pl... read more

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The Secret of My Success (sometimes stylized as The Secret of My Succe$s) is a 1987 American comedy film produced and directed by Herbert Ross and starring Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater. The screenplay was written by A.J. Carothers, Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. from a story written by Carothers. It was filmed on location in Manhattan.

Release date: 10 April 1987
UPC: 025192041228

Tags: Comedy (10), Business (7), Romance (6), 1980s (5), 1987 (4), New York City (3), Board Meeting (2), D.T. (2), Cheating Wife (2), Corporation (2), Businessman (2), Limousine (2), Deception (2), 1980's (2), New York (2), Success (2), Corporate Take Over (1), 111 Min (1), Poster (1)

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