Trivia: Kristy McNichol was the first choice for Christy Wills, but the studio fired her two weeks before filming began due to fears she might be difficult to work with due to her bipolar disorder.
The Secret of my Success (1987)
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Directed by: Herbert Ross
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Richard Jordan, Helen Slater, Margaret Whitton
Genres: Comedy
Other mistake: When Michael J. Fox is in the pool with Auntie Vera, she pulls off his shorts, however you can clearly see the flesh-coloured pants he has on underneath.
Vera Prescott: I'm going to introduce you to the most powerful money men in New York, and if you can do to them what you've done to me.
Brantley Foster: I can't do that.
Vera Prescott: I mean bowl them over, darling! You're irresistible when you turn on that boyish charm.
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