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The Associate (1996)

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In this comedy, a woman discovers that it's impossible to get ahead in business without a man to guide her -- so she invents one. Laurel (Whoopi Goldberg) is an expert financial analyst with a top Wall Street brokerage; however, she keeps getting passed over for raises and promotions, and she's convinced that no one at her firm takes her seriously because she's a black woman. Frustrated, Laurel and her loyal assistant Sally (Dianne Wiest) open a new firm, but Laurel discovers that her fears were

PG-13, 1 hr. 53 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Donald Petrie

In Theaters: Oct 25, 1996 Wide

On DVD: May 15, 2001

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg
Laurel
Dianne Wiest
Sally
Eli Wallach
Fallon
Tim Daly
Frank
Bebe Neuwirth
Camille
George Morfogen
Plaza Manager
Joel Blake
Poker Palyer
Leon Addison Brown
reporter
Colleen Camp
Detective Jones
Miles Chapin
Harry
Jean De Baer
loan officer
Darryl Edwards
executive At Strip Club
Helen Hanft
Mrs. Cupchick
Jerry Hardin
Harley Mason
Baxter Harris
Disgruntled Investor
Zeljko Ivanek
SEC Agent Thompkins
Billy Jaye
Plaza Reporter
Lainie Kazan
Cindy Mason
Ken Kerr
Charlie
Vincent Laresca
Plaza Men's Room Attend...
George Martin
Manchester
Bernie McInerney
Cilent At Cutty/Ayres
Peter McRobbie
Executive At Strip Club
Liana Pai
Plaza Concierge Charlot...
Austin Pendleton
Aesop
Sally Jessy Raphael
Herself
Rex Robbins
Investor At 21 Club
Frederick Rolf
Carl Bode
John Rothman
Jogging Track Executive
Socorro Santiago
Syntonex Worker
John Short
Harley's Associate
Brian Tarantina
Eddie
Donald Trump
Himself
Louis Turenne
Peabody Club Concierge
Thomas Wagner
Harley's Associate
Katherine Wallach
reporter
Ira Wheeler
Investor At 21 Club
Lee Wilkof
Bissel
Ginny Yang
Funeral Reporter
Robert Levin
Door Slam Executive
Boris McGiver
Plaza Reporter
Ted Brunetti
Fallon's Messenger
Allison Janney
Sandy
Johnny Miller
Himself
Craig Braun
Disgruntled Investor
Kathleen McClellan
Frank's Girlfriend
Larry Gilliard Jr.
Plaza Bellhop Thomas
Alberto Alejandrino
Maître D' At Peabody C...
Judith Calder
Audience Member
Jonathan Freeman
Hockey Game Executive
Roy Gerson Orchestra
Fallon Ball Band
Corrine Manning
Fallon Ball Band
William Hill
Detective Templeton
Kenny Kerr
Laine Kazan
Robert Levine

Critic Reviews for The Associate

All Critics (33) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (13) | DVD (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.

September 11, 2005 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

The farce promised by "The Associate" disappoints, but Goldberg and Wiest's sister act is surprisingly affirming.

June 20, 2002 Full Review | Comment

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Whoopie is fantabulous... She totally bamboozles here.

November 9, 2006

Leigh Ryan

Super Reviewer

i only roughly remember this one, i think it was decent but i dont care for whoopi much

January 24, 2007

danny d

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