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The Associate is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Donald Petrie released in USA on 25 october 1996 with Whoopi Goldberg
The Associate (1996)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 october 1996
Length 1h54
Directed by Donald Petrie
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Rating61%
The Associate is a 1996 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Timothy Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Austin Pendleton and Lainie Kazan. The film is a remake of the 1979 French film L'Associé, which, in turn, was based on Jenaro Prieto's 1928 novel El Socio.
Synopsis
Investment banker Laurel Ayres is a smart and single woman trying to make it up the Wall Street corporate ladder, until one day she finds out that she is passed over for a promotion because she is a woman. Unable to face the fact that her less smart male protege (Frank) has now become her boss, she quits and tries to start up her own company only to find out that the male dominated world of Wall Street is not interested in taking an African American woman seriously, and thus is forced to create a fictional white man (Robert S. Cutty) in order to be judged on her own merits. Ayres' financial wisdom is joined by the intelligent and computer-savvy secretary Sally Dugan, who also was not properly recognized for her talents. Together they are able to become the most successful independent stockbrokers in the world while helping a struggling high-tech computer company stay afloat.Actors
Whoopi Goldberg
(Laurel Ayres)
Dianne Wiest
(Sally Dugan)
Timothy Daly
(Frank Peterson)
Bebe Neuwirth
(Camille Scott)
Eli Wallach
(Donald Fallon)
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