The Associate (1996)

Behind every great man is a woman... Wishing he'd get the hell out of her way.

★ 6.2 1h 54m Comedy

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.

Director

Donald Petrie

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Austin Pendleton, Lainie Kazan, George Martin

Country

United States of America

Released

October 25, 1996