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“Brantley Foster. Executive.”
synopsis
An ambitious Kansas transplant climbs the corporate ladder by posing as an executive in a Manhattan company.
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mini-review
Pure 1980s upward-mobility fantasy. Slick, fast, and cheerfully implausible.
A martini and mild delusion.
Absurdist's Corner
Corporate America apparently runs on nobody checking ID badges.
fun facts
Michael J. Fox filmed this between seasons of Family Ties.
The iconic atrium building is the Trump Tower lobby.
The soundtrack leans hard into corporate-era pop.
The Secret of My Success (1987)
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