The Secret of My Success

1987 · 111 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 38,180 VOTES · DIR. Herbert Ross

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Overview

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,291 lines

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00:00:20 New York City.
00:06:00 not the practical, hard-nosed business experience we're looking for.
00:09:15 But you did make it a round-trip ticket?
00:13:53 of half the nations in the Common Market.
00:18:44 This guy in that office just got canned.
00:23:16 I split my nail, and my husband is screwing somebody at the office.
00:28:56 See that he gets full credit on his time card.
00:33:05 Sit! Sit down!
00:37:44 If they're not gonna help us, we're gonna find somebody who will.
00:42:42 It was warm.
00:47:26 because our company needs the cash for its defense.
00:50:24 I'm gonna be on you like a rash. You got that? Like a rash.
00:55:36 Sorry.
00:59:46 I got a lot of work to do.
01:02:47 or you're gonna wind up miserable.
01:06:15 - Big mistake. - Yeah, well, let's not talk about it.
01:10:44 God is watching you.
01:14:24 - Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all - Please, don't sing anymore.
01:17:08 You know, in my grief, I forgot.
01:20:28 - Hi, Whitfield. - Whitfield?
01:25:20 Can you do that for me?
01:32:26 That's fine. How many bimbos would you say there were?
01:35:41 - I'm gonna need your help, both of you. - Is it somethin' I could get fired for?
01:38:29 the new chairperson of the Pemrose Corporation...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,291
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:00:20
Final line01:38:29

Production Record

DirectorHerbert Ross
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$110,996,879
IMDb votes38,180