The Associate (1996)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $23,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $12,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.084 |
Directed By
Donald Petrie
Crew
Robert W. Cort
Patrick Markey
Bonnie Koehler
Scott Kroopf
Adam Leipzig
Vassal Benford
Donald Petrie
Ted Field
David Madden
Alex Nepomniaschy
Jenaro Prieto
Frederic Golchan
Nick Thiel
Christopher Tyng
April Ferry
Mary Colquhoun
Andrew Jackness
Christopher Assells
Patrick N. Sellers
Michele Perrone
Jessica Lanier
K.C. Bailey
Richard Dwan Jr.
Laura Graham
Scott Brock
Mark Gordon
Chris Jargo
Rick Hart
Brian McPherson
Jery Hewitt
Dan Hegeman
Laura Harris Atkinson
Michael Germain
Rosa Howell-Thornhill
Elliot Tyson
Neal J. Anderson
Jeff Largent
Lynne Twentyman
Mark Peltzer
Peter J. Lehman
Jack Keller
Vebe Borge
Paul Timothy Carden
Chris Hogan
Barbara J. Boguski
Rick Morris
Robert J. Litt
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Philip Messina
Patrick Markey
David Behle
Julia L. Walker
Carl Johnson
Tex Kadonaga
Kym Washington Longino
Cynthia Neilson
Joni Avery
Kristopher Medina
Manny Siverio
TOP CAST
Whoopi Goldberg
Laurel Ayres
Dianne Wiest
Sally Dugan
Eli Wallach
Donald Fallon
Tim Daly
Frank Peterson
Bebe Neuwirth
Camille Scott
Austin Pendleton
Aesop Franklin
Lainie Kazan
Cindy Mason
George Martin
Walter Manchester
Kenny Kerr
Charlie
Lee Wilkof
Bissel
Helen Hanft
Mrs. Cupchick
George Morfogen
Plaza Manager
Zeljko Ivanek
SEC Agent Thompkins
Miles Chapin
Harry
Jean De Baer
Loan Officer
Louis Turenne
Peabody Club Concierge
Colleen Camp
Detective Jones
Brian Tarantina
Eddie
Jerry Hardin
Harley Mason
John Short
Harley's Associate
Thomas Wagner
Harley's Associate
Johnny Miller
Himself
Nicholas Kepros
Dalton
Peter McRobbie
Executive at Strip Club
Daryl Edwards
Executive at Strip Club
Allison Janney
Sandy
Frederick Rolf
Carl Bode
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Thomas, Plaza Bellhop
Lianna Pai
Charlotte, Plaza Concierge
Vincent Laresca
José, Plaza Waiter
Arthur French
Plaza Men's Room Attendant
Kathleen McClellan
Frank's Girlfriend
John Rothman
Jogging Track Executive
Jonathan Freeman
Hockey Game Executive
Socorro Santiago
Syntonex Worker
Bernie McInerney
Client at Cutty Ayres
Katherine Wallach
Reporter
Leon Addison Brown
Reporter
Sally Jessy Raphael
Herself
William Hill
Detective Templeton
Robert Levine
Door Slam Executive
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
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