Stars: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Margaret Whitton, Richard Jordan

Director: Herbert Ross

Summary: Young Brantley Foster is fresh out of college, and determined to climb New York's corporate ladder in a record time by masquerading as an up-and-coming executive, even though he's really the new mail boy. Love and romance don't seem to mix with business, no matter how much everybody tries...

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Derivative fluff from 1987, The Secret of My Success is made tolerable by its bawdy exuberance and an appealing performance by Michael J Fox, who was still enjoying TV stardom and the career momentum he earned by travelling Back to the Future. Here he plays a Kansas farm boy who dreams of scoring big in New York City... but reality turns out to be brutal to his ambition. When his uncle (Richard Jordan) gives him a mail-room job in the high-rise headquarters of a major corporation, Fox occupies an empty office and poses as a young executive, winning the attention of a lovely young colleague (Helen Slater) and having an affair with his boss's wife (Margaret Whitton). Sporadically amusing as a yuppie comedy and rather off-putting as a wannabe sex farce, the film's still recommendable for its lively cast and a breezy style that almost succeeds in updating the conventions of vintage screwball comedy. Whitton is a standout performer here, so you may wonder why her comedic talent has been underrated, apart from a good role in the first two Major League movies. This may be little more than a big-screen sitcom, but it's not without its charms. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Theatrical Trailer, Production Notes, Cast And Film Makers Notes
Subtitles:	Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
Year:	1987
Release Date:	July 4, 2005
Runtime:	105 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	820 051 1
Keywords:	Success, Comedy, General, Secret, Wide, Screen, My
Genre:	Comedy