Review of The Secret of My Success (1987) by Teddy V — 11 Oct 2012

For some reason while growing up I thought this was a great movie, so I watched it far far far too many times. It's still got that nostalgic charm for me, but in spite of and quite aside from that fact, this is still a great example of 80's mid-tier star power film making.

I'm a sucker for these films because they constitute for me a real investment in the film craft; mostly I love the little touches: a cheesy 80's rock title song with the name of the film in the chorus, the location shooting in New York, a female lead like Helen Slater who's hot and whose career went nowhere, etc.

.. If you're a fan of one off 80's comedies, this is a great example, if not, watch something else that I'm sure you'll enjoy more despite the fact that it won't be as good...