The Associate
“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.
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Cast
42 people
Whoopi Goldberg
Laurel Ayres
Known for
Sister Act
Ghost
Dianne Wiest
Sally Dugan
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Mule
Eli Wallach
Donald Fallon
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Godfather Part III
Tim Daly
Frank Peterson
Known for
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman: The Animated Series
Bebe Neuwirth
Camille Scott
Known for
Jumanji
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Austin Pendleton
Aesop Franklin
Known for
Finding Nemo
A Beautiful Mind
Lainie Kazan
Cindy Mason
Known for
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
George Martin
Walter Manchester
Known for
Dead Poets Society
Awakenings
Kenny Kerr
Charlie
Also in
Fists Of Steel
Lee Wilkof
Bissel
Known for
Max Headroom
The School of Rock
Helen Hanft
Mrs. Cupchick
Known for
Manhattan
Stardust Memories
George Morfogen
Plaza Manager
Known for
Oz
She's Funny That Way
Donald Petrie Director · Nick Thiel Screenplay Jenaro Prieto Author
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $23M · United States release October 25, 1996
Box office
Budget
$23,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,800,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Interscope Communications
Production
Hollywood Pictures
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 25, 1996
Theatrical
Australia
May 22, 1997 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Finland
March 1, 1998 · Digital
France
May 28, 1997 · Theatrical
Germany
April 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 16, 1997 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
May 9, 1997 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 12, 1997 · Theatrical
Poland
August 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovenia
January 1, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
April 24, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 18, 1997 · Theatrical · German
May 23, 1997 · Theatrical · Italian
June 13, 1997 · Theatrical · French
Türkiye
February 14, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 13, 1997 · Theatrical
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