The Secret of my Success

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.

Continuity mistake: In the scene in the empty office, as the camera angle changes, Fox's hair gets noticeably longer and darker.

Continuity mistake: When M.J. Fox enters the empty office and sits behind the desk, the phone rings, and he answers a grey phone. After a few cutaways, the phone has become black.

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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.

Vera Prescott: Why haven't I met you before?
Fred Melrose: Maybe you ain't been hangin' out in the mailroom.
Vera Prescott: Oooh, the "male room." I like that sound.

Brantley Foster: Please God, help me get out of this. I swear I'll go all over the world telling people not to screw the boss' wife.

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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