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The Associate 1996

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $23,000,000
Revenue $12,800,000
Release Date 25 October 1996
114 mins
Cast
Whoopi Goldberg Laurel Ayres
Dianne Wiest Sally Dugan
Eli Wallach Donald Fallon
Tim Daly Frank Peterson
Bebe Neuwirth Camille Scott
Austin Pendleton Aesop Franklin
Lainie Kazan Cindy Mason
George Martin Walter Manchester
Kenny Kerr Charlie
Lee Wilkof Bissel
Helen Hanft Mrs. Cupchick
George Morfogen Plaza Manager
Željko Ivanek SEC Agent Thompkins
Jean De Baer Loan Officer
Louis Turenne Peabody Club Concierge
Colleen Camp Detective Jones
Jerry Hardin Harley Mason
John Short Harley's Associate
Thomas Wagner Harley's Associate
Peter McRobbie Executive at Strip Club
Daryl Edwards Executive at Strip Club
Frederick Rolf Carl Bode
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. Thomas, Plaza Bellhop
Lianna Pai Charlotte, Plaza Concierge
Vincent Laresca José, Plaza Waiter
Arthur French Plaza Men's Room Attendant
Kathleen McClellan Frank's Girlfriend
John Rothman Jogging Track Executive
Jonathan Freeman Hockey Game Executive
Socorro Santiago Syntonex Worker
Bernie McInerney Client at Cutty Ayres
William Hill Detective Templeton
Robert Levine Door Slam Executive
Donald Trump Donald Trump