DVD : The Secret of My Success - Compare and Save from SaveDot.com

Buy A Gift Certificate for this Item!

The Secret of My Success
starring: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow
directed by: Herbert Ross

List Price: $14.98

Amazon.com's Price: $10.99

You Save: $3.99 (27%)
Prices subject to change.

Buy One Now!

Amazon Store Item Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783229362
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783229364
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 27, 1998
Running Time: 111 minutes
Sales Rank: 2815
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 1987

Related Items:

Browse for similar items by category:

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Derivative fluff from 1987, 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 traveling 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 movie'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

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Mike is the "secret of my success'
Thank God for Michael J. Fox!!! He was in his prime when he made this film. It is hilarious! Margaret Whitton is brilliant as "Auntie" Vera, especially in the limo scene(OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHH). I love the shots of New York, especially of the World Trade Center - pre9/11! All in all, a very funny and enjoyable movie. It's great when your feeling blue, out of a job or school(makes you want to be like "Brantley Foster/Carlton Whitfield). A great tribute to the 80's!!!!!!!!

Rating:

- "The Sexual Revolution is over, everyone out of bed!!!"
This is one of my favorite 80's movies (amongist others). It has it all: great actors (Richard Jordan, Michael J. Fox, Margaret Whitton, Fred Gwynne and Helen Slater), comedy, romance, action, and a great soundtrack.

Michael J. Fox plays Brantley Foster who lives on a farm with his parents in Kansas. Brantley looks to succeed and starts right at the top of the difficulty scale...Manhattan. You know the old saying, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. Same thing goes for ... Read More

Rating:

- I LOVE this movie!
Pretty much my favorite movie of ALL time. Comedy, Romance...Dreamer pursues his dream, achieves it AND gets the "girl"!

Rating:

- So funny that it sounds incredible
Many strange people come from Kansas and all of them are dreamers like Dorothea. And the way to success is paved with yellow bricks. In this film the dream comes true and the means used to do so are standard in business. One share of women, using them and being used by them. One share of good sound logic and practical intelligence. One share of pure righteous and deserved brutality with the higher-ups who are so narrow minded and egotistic that they don't even see their personal interest. One share ... Read More

Rating:

- 90's tribute
Who doesn't like Michael J Fox. And in this movie it is an impossibility. Fox plays the newly graduate Brantly from Kansas. Brantly moves to the big city to make it big as an executive and comes up only with a job in the mail room. But with the tenacity that we all love Brantly moves into a corner office, falls in love with a co-worker, has a small affair with his boss' wife (also his Aunt) and turns this company up-side down. Hilarious movie.

Search, Shop and Compare the Best Deals on the Internet

Compare DVD : The Secret of My Success