The Associate (1996)

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.

Cast (42)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

K

Kenny Kerr

Charlie

Lee Wilkof

Bissel

Helen Hanft

Mrs. Cupchick

George Morfogen

Plaza Manager

Željko 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

Self

N

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

K

Katherine Wallach

Reporter

Leon Addison Brown

Reporter

Sally Jessy Raphael

Sally Jessy Raphael

William Hill

Detective Templeton

Robert Levine

Door Slam Executive

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

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