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The Associate

  • 19961996
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 54m
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6.1/10
8.6K
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The Associate (1996)
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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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... Read allA 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
8.6K
YOUR RATING
    • Donald Petrie
  • Writers
    • Jenaro Prieto(novel "El Socio")
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(screenplay "L'Associé")
    • René Gainville(screenplay "L'Associé")
  • Stars
    • Whoopi Goldberg
    • Dianne Wiest
    • Eli Wallach
    • Donald Petrie
  • Writers
    • Jenaro Prieto(novel "El Socio")
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(screenplay "L'Associé")
    • René Gainville(screenplay "L'Associé")
  • Stars
    • Whoopi Goldberg
    • Dianne Wiest
    • Eli Wallach
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    • Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:53
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    Whoopi Goldberg in The Associate (1996)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Tim Daly in The Associate (1996)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Dianne Wiest in The Associate (1996)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Tim Daly in The Associate (1996)
    Whoopi Goldberg, Bebe Neuwirth, and Eli Wallach in The Associate (1996)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Lainie Kazan in The Associate (1996)
    Whoopi Goldberg in The Associate (1996)
    Whoopi Goldberg in The Associate (1996)
    Dianne Wiest in The Associate (1996)
    Tim Daly in The Associate (1996)
    Bebe Neuwirth in The Associate (1996)
    Donald Petrie in The Associate (1996)

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    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Laurel
    Dianne Wiest
    Dianne Wiest
    • Sally
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Fallon
    Tim Daly
    Tim Daly
    • Frank
    Bebe Neuwirth
    Bebe Neuwirth
    • Camille
    Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton
    • Aesop
    Lainie Kazan
    Lainie Kazan
    • Cindy Mason
    George Martin
    George Martin
    • Manchester
    Kenny Kerr
    • Charlie
    Lee Wilkof
    Lee Wilkof
    • Bissel
    Helen Hanft
    Helen Hanft
    • Mrs. Cupchick
    George Morfogen
    George Morfogen
    • Plaza Manager
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • SEC Agent Thompkins
    Miles Chapin
    Miles Chapin
    • Harry
    Jean De Baer
    • Loan Officer
    Louis Turenne
    Louis Turenne
    • Peabody Club Concierge
    William Hill
    William Hill
    • Detective Templeton
    Colleen Camp
    Colleen Camp
    • Detective Jones
    • (as Colleen Camp Wilson)
      • Donald Petrie
    • Writers
      • Jenaro Prieto(novel "El Socio")
      • Jean-Claude Carrière(screenplay "L'Associé")
      • René Gainville(screenplay "L'Associé")
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    The Associate

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    • Trivia
      As of 2015, this is the last film where Whoopi Goldberg received top billing in a theatrical released film.
    • Goofs
      The output of an HP Laserjet 4 printer is shown emerging face-up, but should be face-down.
    • Quotes

      Loan Officer: Do you have any assets?

      Laurel Ayres: Well, yeah. I have drive and courage and ambition. And if you'll look at the prospectus, you'll notice that I have a very, very sound business mind too.

      Loan Officer: I was thinking more like stocks, bonds, property.

      Laurel Ayres: Ah. Now, we're starting to sound a little like a "men's bank", now, aren't we?

      Loan Officer: Oh, I see. Because we're the "women's bank", we should go against standard banking practices and give you this very large, unsecured loan because you're the right gender.

      Laurel Ayres: Well... you know, it might send a message.

      Loan Officer: Right: that women don't know how to run a bank.

      Laurel Ayres: Touché.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are presented like a stock ticker.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Sleepers/Get on the Bus/To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday/Jude/Swingers (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Nice Doin' Business
      Written and Performed by Louise Hoffsten
      Courtesy of BMG Ariola AB, Sweden

    User reviews40

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    9/10
    sad account of the way it is...
    Don't usually like Whoopie starrers, but she really does herself proud in this funny but sadly true account of discrimination against women in the business world (and others - academic, entertainment, etc.). Amusing and clever film, but you have to be a working woman to really appreciate its truth and poetic justice.
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    • FilmLabRat
    • Feb 22, 2004

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 1996 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • 22 Remsen St., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Interscope Communications
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
      • Dolby Digital

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