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The Associate

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Laurel (Whoopi Goldberg) is an intelligent investment banker struggling to succeed on Wall Street. When an unqualified white man (Tim Daly) receives a promotion, she quits her job to start her own business, only to learn that, as a woman, she is not taken seriously. To fool her competitors, Laurel creates a fictitious white man named Robert S. Cutty to manage her financial deals. But as Robert's popularity grows, Laurel realizes that living two lives is harder than she thought it might be.
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The Associate

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USA Today 01/01/2000
2/4
If you were expecting Mrs. Doubtfire in reverse, invest your interest elsewhere. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
An uninspired recycling of the Tootsie formula. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 11/04/2007
2/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 09/11/2005
1.5/4
Goldberg's unconvincing makeup looks like a cheap latex Halloween mask of a cross between Marlon Brando and the guy on the Quaker Oats box. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/19/2005
2/5
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 11/20/2003
2/5
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D P @RT45936356 4d I like what it's saying. It is very true that the package is more important than the contents in this country. But I don't think it could've gone so smoothly this way. But since it's a comedy, I'll buy it. The point it was making was totally true for the society we live in. But... as a comedy, I expect more laughs. See more Stephen C @bob25009 5d The worldwide gross is $12,844,057.00. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 27 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Mike P @RT09890132 Oct 11 Tired gender swap caper comedy seems like it's being dialed in by everyone involved. I don't mind so much the formula, it's the fact that there's no energy here whatsoever. Whoopi is an investment advisor who's being sidelined in New York's Financial District by The Boy's Club; so she invents a male boss, to give herself more gravitas and credibility. Pretty soon she's dressing up in man-drag to get herself a seat at the table. Yawn. I can hear the formula churning away as we speak. Everyone involved needs to try a little harder. See more Nick D @RT55716559 01/20/2024 Whoopi is great in this movie. A fun take on finance industry with laughs throughout. See more Porter @RT35726027 01/02/2024 Funny, engaging, and clever! You really can't go wrong with Whoopi. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Laurel (Whoopi Goldberg) is an intelligent investment banker struggling to succeed on Wall Street. When an unqualified white man (Tim Daly) receives a promotion, she quits her job to start her own business, only to learn that, as a woman, she is not taken seriously. To fool her competitors, Laurel creates a fictitious white man named Robert S. Cutty to manage her financial deals. But as Robert's popularity grows, Laurel realizes that living two lives is harder than she thought it might be.
Director
Donald Petrie
Producer
Patrick Markey, Adam Leipzig, Frederic Golchan
Screenwriter
Jenaro Prieto, Jean-Claude Carrière, René Gainville, Nick Thiel
Distributor
Polygram, Buena Vista Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
Production Co
Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista International [us], PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.8M
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Surround
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