The Secret of My Success (1987)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 51 mins | Comedy, Romance | Released: 4/10/1987 |Box Office Total: $65.2M

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Synopsis:

Fresh out of college, he's determined to climb New York's corporate ladder in record time by masquerading as an up-and-coming executive, even though he's really the new mail boy.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/10/1987

Studio	Credit
Universal	Studio
Director	Credit
Herbert Ross	Director
Cast	Credit
Michael J Fox	Brantley Foster
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
Carol Ann Susi	Jean
Elizabeth Franz	Grace Foster
Drew Snyder	Burt Foster
Susan Kellerman	Maureen
Barton Heyman	Arnold Forbush
Mercedes Ruehl	Sheila
Ira B Wheeler	Owens
Ashley Laurence	Fletcher
Rex Robbins	McMasters
Christopher Durang	Davis
MacIntyre Dixon	Ferguson
Bill Fagerbakke	Ron
Jack Davidson	Davidson
John Bowman	Proctor
Jeff Brooks	Executive
Ascanio Sharpe	Executive
Don Amendolia	Executive
Judith Malina	Mrs Meachum
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	Maintenance Man
Rick Aviles	Maintenance Man
John Capodice	Man in KRS Building
Sally-Jane Heit	Woman in KRS Building
Richard Arthur Gallo	Harried KRS Executive
Luis Ramos	Cuban
Marla Maples
Production Credits	Credit
Nora Kaye	Associate Producer
Herbert Ross	Producer
David Chasman	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Rastar	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Jack Epps Jr	Screenplay
A J Carothers	From Story
A J Carothers	Screenplay
Jim Cash	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Jennie Maresca	Auditor - payroll auditor
Kathleen McGill	Production Auditor
Art Department	Credit
Edward Pisoni	Production Designer
Catherine Tambini	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
Susan Bode	Set Decorator
Ken Kammerer	Set Dresser
Robert Griffon	Set Dresser
Peter Larkin	Production Designer
Donna Tonery	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Mary Colquhoun	Casting
Hank McCann	Casting
Joy Todd	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Michael Green	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Michael L Stone	Camera Operator
Josh Weiner	Photography - stills
Carlo Di Palma	Director of Photography
Michael Caracciolo	Camera Trainee
Jay Levy	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Music	Credit
Thomas D Mottola	Music Supervisor
Daniel A Carlin	Music Editor - music editor supervisor
David Foster	Music
David Foster	Theme Song
Jeb Brien	Music Supervisor
Physical Effects	Credit
Danny Aiello III	Stunts
Vic Magnotta	Stunt Coordinator
Bill Anagnos	Stunts
Nicholas J Giangiulio	Stunts
Lance Guecia	Stunts
Don Hewitt	Stunts
Jery Hewitt	Stunts
Vic Magnotta	Stunts
Edgard Mourino	Stunts
Phil Nielson	Stunts
Michael Russo	Stunts
Konrad Sheehan	Stunts
Gary Tacon	Stunts
Tom Wright	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Timothy Bourne	Location Manager
Jane Raab	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
Richard Baratta	Location Assistant
BJ Bjorkman	Script Supervisor
Joseph M Caracciolo	Line Producer
Joseph M Caracciolo	Unit Production Manager
Robert Girolami	Assistant Director
Danny Irom	DGA Trainee
Louis D'Esposito	Assistant Director
Jane Paul	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Lucius Barre	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
James Sabat	Sound Mixer
Louis Sabat	Boom Operator
Frank Graziadei	Sound - sound recording
Stan Gilbert	ADR Editor - ADR editor supervisor
Wylie Stateman	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Lon E Bender	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Joe Gilbert	ADR Editor
Anna Boorstin	Sound Editor
Randy Kelley	Sound Editor
Larry Kemp	Sound Editor
Hugo Weng	Sound Editor
Marshall Winn	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Joe Caroff	Graphics
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Joseph Aulisi	Costume Designer
Bill Christians	Wardrobe
Fern Buchner	Makeup
Joe Coscia	Hair - hairstyles
Jennifer Nichols	Wardrobe

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