Secret of My Success [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] [2015]

ISBN 10: 0783229364 ISBN 13: 9780783229362

Publisher: Universal Studios, 2015

Synopsis

A would-be yuppie from Kansas sorts mail in Manhattan but pretends to be a corporate executive.

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From Amazon.co.uk:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Universal Studios
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0783229364
• ISBN 13: 9780783229362
• Binding: DVD