career,fraud,sexism,wall street,broker,autonomy,partner,disguise,gender disguise,gender equality

The Associate (1996)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Donald Petrie
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    Laurel Ayres Whoopi Goldberg
  • Profile picture of Dianne Wiest
    Sally Dugan Dianne Wiest
  • Profile picture of Eli Wallach
    Donald Fallon Eli Wallach
  • Profile picture of Tim Daly
    Frank Peterson Tim Daly
  • Profile picture of Bebe Neuwirth
    Camille Scott Bebe Neuwirth
  • Profile picture of Austin Pendleton
    Aesop Franklin Austin Pendleton
  • Profile picture of Lainie Kazan
    Cindy Mason Lainie Kazan
  • Profile picture of George Martin
    Walter Manchester George Martin

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Keywords

  • career
  • fraud
  • sexism
  • wall street
  • broker
  • autonomy
  • partner
  • disguise
  • gender disguise
  • gender equality