The Secret of My Success Filming Locations

Featured Movie Location: Howard and Vera's country house
Wanna see the real life filming location used for Howard and Vera's country house in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at Lasdon Park, located in Katonah, New York. [Google Map]


Locations Manager(s): Timothy M. Bourne

On Location

The "Pemrose" corporation interiors were shot at the [then] headquarters of the International Paper company, on the 43rd and 44th floors of the building just south of the Rockefeller Center [name of the building anyone? -Is it the 520 Madison Ave?].

The "Pemrose" building exteriors that you can see at the beginning of the movie (on the DVD at 4min40) appear to have been shot at 101 Park Avenue. [Thanks to Philippe Annen]

The building where Michael J. Fox initially goes to work with a suit on is 599 lexington ave. (You can actually see the 599 on the screen) [Thanks to Nicholas J. Kauffman]

The actual building for both the execs roof run and also the interior office shots (especially the great views from Howards and Bradley's offices) was filmed at 1166 Avenue of the Americas (Marsh & McLennon's headquarters). If you do a GOOGLE EARTH search, you can see that the actual roof running track. [Thanks to Mike Frassica]

The interior scenes were shot at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York.

The farm that Brantley and his parents live on in the beginning of the movie is also in Somers, NY. It is called Muscoot Farm.

The name of Vera's Mansion is Lasdon Estate, not Park. It was owned by Mr. Lasdon who owned Reader's Digest. The tennis court and the gazebo were only there for the movie. [Thanks to Abby]

Can you help? Do you know any of the New York (or any other) filming locations used for The Secret of My Success, particularly "Pemrose" office building name, Brantley's apartment building, The cafe.? [Please send them in]


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