The Associate

Name: The Associate
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996-10-25
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth

1996·Movie·PG-13·114 min·★ 6.3(235)

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

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.

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About The Associate

The Associate is a 1996 English-language comedy film directed by Donald Petrie. The cast is led by Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach. It has a runtime of 1h 54m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla.

The Associate was produced by Interscope Communications, Hollywood Pictures, and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on October 25, 1996, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $23 million, it went on to gross $13 million worldwide.

Director: Donald Petrie
Writers: Nick Thiel
Release date: October 25, 1996
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $23 million
Box office: $13 million
Production: Interscope Communications, Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

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The Associate cast & crew

The Associate was directed by Donald Petrie and written by Nick Thiel.

The cast features Whoopi Goldberg as Laurel Ayres, Dianne Wiest as Sally Dugan, Eli Wallach as Donald Fallon, Tim Daly as Frank Peterson, Bebe Neuwirth as Camille Scott, and Austin Pendleton as Aesop Franklin.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Vassal Benford, cinematography is by Alex Nepomniaschy, and it was produced by Scott Kroopf and Frederic Golchan.

Is The Associate worth watching?

The Associate holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 235 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 54m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, The Associate is worth a place on your watchlist.

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