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The Associate

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The Associate (1996)

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Average Rating: 4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: After stock analyst Laurel Ayres loses a promotion to the man she TRAINED, she realizes that one thing is preventing her from moving up the corporate ladder: her gender. Fed-up, Laurel quits the firm and starts her own company.... After stock analyst Laurel Ayres loses a promotion to the man she TRAINED, she realizes that one thing is preventing her from moving up the corporate ladder: her gender. Fed-up, Laurel quits the firm and starts her own company. Unfortunately, people still don't take her seriously, so she invents a male associate named Robert S. Cutty, who "offers" sound financial advice through Laurel. As a result, Laurel's company takes off. But soon, EVERYBODY wants to meet the mysterious Robert S. Cutty, from her former employers to a nosy gossip columnist. At wit's end, Laurel, who's Black, decides to don makeup and pose as Cutty -- who's white. Can Laurel pull off this unusual charade? And if so, for how long? [More]

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Eli Wallach, Austin Pendleton, Lainie Kazan, George Martin, Kenny Kerr, Lee Wilkof, George Morfogen, Zeljko Ivanek, Miles Chapin, Jean De Baer, Louis Turenne, William Hill, Colleen Camp, Brian Tarantina, Jerry Hardin, John Short, Thomas Wagner, Johnny Miller, Nicholas Kepros, Donald Trump, Peter McRobbie, Daryl Edwards, Allison Janney, Frederick Rolf, Larry Gilliard, Liana Pai, Vincent Laresca, Arthur French, Kathleen McClellan, Robert Levine, John Rothman, Jonathan Freeman, Socorro Santiago, Bernie McInerney, Katherine Wallach, Leon Addison Brown, Sally Jessy Raphael, Judith Calder, Ted Brunetti, Baxter Harris, Craig Braun, Rex Robbins, Ira Wheeler, Boris McGiver, Billy Jaye, Ginny Yang, Joel Blake, Alberto Alejandrino

Director: Donald Petrie

Director: Donald Petrie

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Jul 20, 1999

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  • The Associate
  • Whoopi Goldberg (SISTER ACT I & II, EDDIE) handles business her own way in this outrageous comedy hit! Whoopi plays a fast-track executive who starts her own company after a back-stabbing co-worker (Tim Daly, TV's WINGS) nabs her promotion. But when she's locked out of the stuffy corporate world, she invents a dazzling male business partner to sell her ideas! Her wacky plan soon spins wildly out of control, however, when her bogus "associate" becomes Wall Street's hottest financial whiz -- and Whoopi herself must impersonate him! With Dianne Wiest (THE BIRDCAGE) in a hilarious supporting cast, THE ASSOCIATE is a comedy treat you're sure to love!
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    jennifer's picks & pans 01/31/07
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    More crappy movies I've seen. One day I might get every movie I've seen rated. Okay probably not. Here are some bad... More
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    jazza923 10/12/05
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    I'LL WATCH ANYTHING WITH WHOOPI GOLDBERG. NOT HER BEST BUT I STILL VERY MUCH ENJOYED IT. A FEEL GOOD MOVIE, FULL OF GAPING... More
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