The Associate (1996)

  • PG-13
  • 10/25/1996 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 54m

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

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.

Donald Petrie

Director

Jenaro Prieto

Novel

Nick Thiel

Screenplay

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg's headshot

Whoopi Goldberg

Laurel Ayres
Dianne Wiest's headshot

Dianne Wiest

Sally Dugan
Eli Wallach's headshot

Eli Wallach

Donald Fallon
Tim Daly's headshot

Tim Daly

Frank Peterson
Bebe Neuwirth's headshot

Bebe Neuwirth

Camille Scott
Austin Pendleton's headshot

Austin Pendleton

Aesop Franklin
Lainie Kazan's headshot

Lainie Kazan

Cindy Mason
George Martin's headshot

George Martin

Walter Manchester

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