The Secret of My Succe$s Page #2

Synopsis: Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York. On his first work day in New York, he is fired in a hostile take-over and learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his distant uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room. Then Brantley meets Christy Wills, who happens to be one of the top executives. Brantley sees how poorly the company is being run and decides to create a position under the name Carlton Whitfield, to influence and improve the company's operations. Soon things get unexpectedly out of hand, not in the least because of his aunt, his girl and leading a double life.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Herbert Ross
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
PG-13
Year:
1987
111 min
819 Views


It's too loud.

Uh, Ma, it's broken.

The knob came off in my hand.

Goodness. Well, what about Uncle Howard?

Did you call him?

Uncle Howard! Uh,yeah,

the phone number.

Well, you still have the

number, don't you, Brantley?

Oh, yeah.

I still got it right here.

Are you all right?

You seem distracted?

Yeah. Well, they just

totaled a Ferrari.

But Uncle Howard?

Did you call him?

No, I haven't had a chance

to call Uncle Howard yet.

Will you try to see him?

I'll probably bump into him

at the country club.

Get the TV fixed, dear.

Yeah. Listen, I gotta go.

Okay, Mom?

Okay-

Give Dad my love.

I will, dear.

I love you, Brantley.

I love you too, Mom.

Bye-bye. Bye!

They got 'em.

The light is in my eyes

How can I see through

What do I hold on to

Well, at least let me

buy you an airline ticket.

Dad, I'm gonna

do this on my own.

But you did make it

a round-trip ticket?

Yeah. I'm not

gonna need it.

No, when I come

back to Kansas,

I'm comin' back

in my own jet.

It seems like

the world is upside down

Don't know where I'm goin' to

But you know

I'd turn it all around

It's just something

I've got to do

Take this. It's Uncle Howard's

phone number in New York.

I got an uncle

in New York?

My cousin Ellen married

his half-sister's nephew

before she got bit

by that dog and died.

But he's still kin,

and kin is kin.

Hi.

I'd like to see

Mr. Prescott, please.

Do you have

an appointment?

Well, you know, I tried to

get one, but I couldn't,

so I just thought

I'd surprise him.

Mr. Prescott doesn't

like surprises.

Everybody likes surprises.

Not Mr. Prescott.

You can leave your name.

Uh, Brantley Foster.

Of?

S-T-E-R.

Of, uh, Kansas.

Of what company?

What do you wanna see

Mr. Prescott about?

About being

his nephew.

Oh. Well, why don't

you have a seat?

I'll see if I can work you

into Mr. Prescott's schedule.

Thank you.

Give Uncle Howard my card.

Are you really

Mr. Prescott's nephew?

In a roundabout

sort of way.

You sons of b*tches

don't have a half a brain

between you!

I'm looking at a $300

million deficit here

because you idiots didn't anticipate

the needs of a changing market!

Uncle Howard?

Now, get out of here,

all of you!

And bring me back some

new ideas that'll work!

Or I'll have your heads

mounted on my wall!

Geez, he's gonna

burst a blood vessel.

Yeah, wishful thinking.

I'll see if

I can get you in now.

Thank you.

It can't be good for

his heart to shout that way.

He doesn't have a heart.

What, Maureen, what?

Brantley Foster

is here to see you.

I don't know any

Brantley Foster.

Your nephew from Kansas. Who?

He says he's your

nephew from Kansas.

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Jim Cash

Jim Cash (January 17, 1941 – March 25, 2000) was a film writer, noted for writing such 1980s films such as Top Gun and The Secret of My Success. more…

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