The Secret of My Success (1987): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

The Secret of My Success (1987) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Michael J. Fox as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield; Helen Slater as Christy Wills; Richard Jordan as Howard Prescott; Margaret Whitton as Vera Prescott; John Pankow as Fred Melrose; Christopher Murney as Barney Rattigan; Gerry Bamman as Art Thomas; Fred Gwynne as Donald Davenport

About The Secret of My Success

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room.

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