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.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Kenny Kerr | ... | Charlie |
| Lee Wilkof | ... | Bissel | |
| Helen Hanft | ... | Mrs. Cupchick | |
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George Morfogen | ... | Plaza Manager |
| Zeljko Ivanek | ... | SEC Agent Thompkins | |
| Miles Chapin | ... | Harry | |
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Jean De Baer | ... | Loan Officer |
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Storyline
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. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
Plot Keywords:
lesbian subtext | black woman disguised as white man | pretending to be someone else | deceptive love interest | secret identity |Taglines:
Behind Every Great Man Is A Woman... Wishing He'd Get The Hell Out Of Her Way. See more »Genres:
ComedyMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sensuality and an exotic dance club scene | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 October 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
L'associé See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,261,304, 27 October 1996, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$12,772,657, 26 January 1997Company Credits
Production Co:
Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, Polygram Filmed Entertainment See more »
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Dolby DigitalColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Laurel Ayres: Baby, if I was premenstral, you'd be dead.
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Written and Performed by Louise Hoffsten
Courtesy of BMG Ariola AB, Sweden
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Trivia
Josh Perrius is in the crowd behind Sally Jessy Raphael. See more »Goofs
The output of an HP Laserjet 4 printer is shown emerging face-up, but should be face-down. See more »Quotes
Frank: You better be premenstral.Laurel Ayres: Baby, if I was premenstral, you'd be dead.
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Crazy Credits
After the credits, there's a brief repeat of an earlier line. See more »Soundtracks
Nice Doin' BusinessWritten and Performed by Louise Hoffsten
Courtesy of BMG Ariola AB, Sweden
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This movie is Jerry Maguire plus Mrs. Doubtfire. I had an overwhelming feeling that I had seen this movie before even though I hadn't. I wasn't too impressed.