|
|
VHS : The Secret of My SuccessIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow directed by: Herbert Ross  List Price: $9.98 Price: $1.32 You Save: $8.66 (87%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781558808003 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC ISBN: 1558808000 Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: March 01, 1992 Running Time: 111 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 1987 Sales Rank: 10389 Related Items:
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 Average Rating:
 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 incredibleMany 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 tributeWho 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. Browse for similar items by category:
|
||