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The Associate

The Associate

1996Movie⏱️ 1h 54mPG-13
Comedy
6.2
IMDB Rating
9,591 votes

A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.

Director
Donald Petrie
Writers
Jenaro Prieto, Jean-Claude Carrière, René Gainville
Stars
Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach
Release Date
October 25, 1996
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 40
Reviews
📋 6.1K
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🎭 Top Cast

Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
as Laurel
Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest
as Sally
Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
as Fallon
Tim Daly
Tim Daly
as Frank
Bebe Neuwirth
Bebe Neuwirth
as Camille
Austin Pendleton
Austin Pendleton
as Aesop
Lainie Kazan
Lainie Kazan
as Cindy Mason
George Martin
George Martin
as Manchester
👤
Kenny Kerr
as Charlie
Lee Wilkof
Lee Wilkof
as Bissel

💰 Box Office

$12,844,057
Worldwide Gross
$12,844,057
Domestic Gross
$4,261,304
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
22 Remsen St., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, Polygram Filmed Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

comedy of errorscomedy of mannersafrican american comedycross dressingwoman dresses as a man

🎯 Categories

SatireComedy

⭐ Featured Review

The Associate- You Could Associate With This **1/2
by edwagreen2007-07-28
6/10

"Women's lib would really go for this 1996 film about a woman who loses a promotion to her fellow worker despite her better experience and seniority. Since she will now be a subordinate to this guy, she quits and forms her own investment group. She is aided by a very frumpy Dianne Wiest. When she can't get anywhere due to her sex, she invents a male partner to get her ideas accepted. The film is a funny one and when Whoopi is forced to "produce" this partner, she gets a costume with the white face of a Marlon Brando mixed with a Thomas Jefferson profile and hair-do. That ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Whoopi Goldberg's final theatrically-released film where she received top billing as of 2023.

📖 Synopsis

A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.