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The Associate

The Associate

Behind every great man is a woman... Wishing he'd get the hell out of her way.

19966.21h 54m

Overview

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.

Directed by Donald Petrie
Written by Jenaro Prieto, Nick Thiel
Produced by Frederic Golchan, Adam Leipzig, Patrick Markey
Box OfficeBudget: $23.0MRevenue: $12.8M

Top Cast

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Laurel Ayres

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Sally Dugan

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Donald Fallon

Tim Daly

Tim Daly

Frank Peterson

Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth

Camille Scott

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Aesop Franklin

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Cindy Mason

George Martin

George Martin

Walter Manchester

K

Kenny Kerr

Charlie

Lee Wilkof

Lee Wilkof

Bissel

Themes & Keywords

careerfraudsexismwall streetbrokerautonomypartnerdisguisegender disguisegender equality

About The Associate

The Associate is a comedy film released in 1996 exploring themes of career, fraud, sexism, wall street, broker, autonomy. Directed by Donald Petrie, it stars Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach. Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.

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