The Secret of My Succe$s

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New York City.

He wants to see

what's there.

I can tell him

what's there.

I don't know how when

you've never been.

Think of it, 'ey

The world's in

the palm of my hand

Run a comb through my hair

Headin' out for

some new foreign land

And all this could seem

like a dream out the door

With everyday people

face down on the floor

I always said I could

make it and be who I am

There's a new look in sight

What a change for

the new modern man

Well, Toto, I guess we're

not in Kansas anymore.

I just can't figure out why

he'd want to go off to New York

when we got

everything here.

Somethin' I have

to do, Dad.

Did you pack an

iron like I told you to?

Mom.

You're gonna walk around wrinkled in

New York if you don't take an iron.

Elmer Whitfield's cousin Carlton

went off to New York a normal boy.

Came back with

his head shaved

and an earring

stuck in his cheek.

With all this it seems

like I'm dyin' for more

The streets are on fire

Never seen it before

It's like the sound

of electric guitars

Worlds collide and

hearts will be broken

Over and over

it's the same every day

How can I say what

has never concerned me

The secret of my success

ls I'm livin'

Twenty-five hours a day

Mom, there's a whole

world out there.

I mean,

big, exciting.

I got a nice, small

apartment lined up.

I got a great job.

I wanna make

lots of money.

I want to have a

meaningful experience

with an incredibly

beautiful woman.

I can't even take a woman like

that to a small apartment.

I gotta get a penthouse.

A penthouse?

With a Jacuzzi in it.

Doin' this for you

as much for me, Mom.

All those years

of college,

they're gonna

start payin' off.

Ooh, ooh, yeah

Worlds collide and

hearts will be broken

Over and over

it's the same every day

How can I say what

has never concerned me

The secret of my

success is I'm livin'

Twenty-five hours a day

It's amazing to me

What a fool will

believe to get by

With a change

of your mind,

I can live, I can fly

Back!

The harder they come

the harder they fall

I never say maybe

and I go for it all

Just like the sound

of electric guitars

All right, listen up.

If there are any bugs

in here or rats or anything

that has more legs

than I do,

you just stay on your

side of the room, okay?

I'll stay on mine.

I should warn you.

I'm packing an iron.

You weren't listening.

Twenty-five hours a day

The secret of

my success is I'm livin'

Twenty-five hours a day

Darling, please pack

it as fast as you can.

Mr. Forbush?

Not me!

He's two doors down

the hall on your right.

Into the shredder

as fast as possible.

Mr. Forbush.

Yep.

Hi, I'm Brantley Foster

from Kansas.

You hired me.

I start work here today.

You're fired, kid.

Sorry.

We all saw it coming, but we

looked for some kind of miracle.

Miracle never happened.

What did happen?

Hostile takeover.

Ninety percent of the people in this

building are out on the street.

You are one of those 90%.

Tough break.

Mr. Forbush, I was counting on this job.

I mean, what do I do now?

Punt!

Okay, New York, if this is

the way you want it, okay.

I'm sorry, Mister... Foster.

I'm sorry, Mr. Foster. We

need someone with experience.

But how can I get

any experience

until I get a job that

gives me experience?

If we gave you a job just

to give you experience,

you'd take that experience

and get a better job.

Then that experience

would benefit someone else.

Yeah. But I was trained in college

to handle a job like this.

So in a sense,

I already have experience.

What you've got is

college experience,

not the practical, hard-nosed business

experience we're locking for.

If you'd joined our training

program out of high school,

you'd be qualified

for this job now.

Then Why'd I go to college?

Had fun, didn't you?

What impresses me most

is the amount of

experience you picked up

while still attending college.

Well, ma'am, I knew all

those years of college

would be worthless without practical,

hard-nosed business experience.

"Assistant personnel manager,

J. Hall Communications.

"Junior purchasing agent,

Midland Furniture.

"Vice President in Charge of

Production, Central Manufacturing."

Outstanding.

Outstanding.

You're not gonna tell me I have

too much experience, are ya?

Certainly not,

you're perfect for the job.

Great!

Except...

No. No exceptions.

I want this job.

I need it. I can do it.

Everywhere I've been today there's

always been something wrong.

Too young, too old,

too short, too tall.

Whatever the exception is,

I can fix it.

I can be older. I can be taller.

I can be anything.

Can you be

a minority woman?

Mom, I'm doin' great.

Is it dirty there?

Are the people rude?

No, this town is terrific.

The people are really nice.

That's good, dear.

What about your job?

Job? Hey!

I got a fantastic office, got a

gorgeous secretary. The works.

Brantley, we don't

care if she's gorgeous.

Is she any good?

What?

You heard me.

Can she type?

Ma, of course

she can type.

Some can't, you know.

Now, is it safe there?

You haven't been robbed

or anything, have you?

Ma, will you quit worryin'?

There is no danger.

But New York is...

New York is just

like Kansas intensified.

Policia! Policia!

What? What's that noise?

ls something the matter?

Oh, no, Mom,

that's just the TV.

It sounds so real.

It's Miami Vice.

Well, can you turn the sound down?

It's too loud.

Uh, Ma, it's broken.

The knob came off in my hand.

Goodness. Well, what about Uncle Howard?

Did you call him?

Uncle Howard! Uh,yeah,

the phone number.

Well, you still have the

number, don't you, Brantley?

Oh, yeah.

I still got it right here.

Are you all right?

You seem distracted?

Yeah. Well, they just

totaled a Ferrari.

But Uncle Howard?

Did you call him?

No, I haven't had a chance

to call Uncle Howard yet.

Will you try to see him?

I'll probably bump into him

at the country club.

Get the TV fixed, dear.

Yeah. Listen, I gotta go.

Okay, Mom?

Okay-

Give Dad my love.

I will, dear.

I love you, Brantley.

I love you too, Mom.

Bye-bye. Bye!

They got 'em.

The light is in my eyes

How can I see through

What do I hold on to

Well, at least let me

buy you an airline ticket.

Dad, I'm gonna

do this on my own.

But you did make it

a round-trip ticket?

Yeah. I'm not

gonna need it.

No, when I come

back to Kansas,

I'm comin' back

in my own jet.

It seems like

the world is upside down

Don't know where I'm goin' to

But you know

I'd turn it all around

It's just something

I've got to do

Take this. It's Uncle Howard's

phone number in New York.

I got an uncle

in New York?

My cousin Ellen married

his half-sister's nephew

before she got bit

by that dog and died.

But he's still kin,

and kin is kin.

Hi.

I'd like to see

Mr. Prescott, please.

Do you have

an appointment?

Well, you know, I tried to

get one, but I couldn't,

so I just thought

I'd surprise him.

Mr. Prescott doesn't

like surprises.

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