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starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirthdirected by: Donald Petrie
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304383834
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304383835
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Release Date: November 04, 1997
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 21013
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 1996
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Description:
Whoopi Goldberg (SISTER ACT I & II, EDDIE) handles business her own way in this outrageous comedy hit! Whoopi plays a fast-track executive who starts her own company after a back-stabbing co-worker (Tim Daly, TV's WINGS) nabs her promotion. But when she's locked out of the stuffy corporate world, she invents a dazzling male business partner to sell her ideas! Her wacky plan soon spins wildly out of control, however, when her bogus 'associate' becomes Wall Street's hottest financial whiz -- and Whoopi herself must impersonate him! With Dianne Wiest (THE BIRDCAGE) in a hilarious supporting cast, THE ASSOCIATE is a comedy treat you're sure to love!
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Rating:  - Guilt by Association
The Associates is a Whoopi Goldberg vehicle about a Black woman on Wall Street. Though she is smart and hard working, no one takes her seriously, so she invents a White male associate, Robert S. Cutty. Though no one ever sees him, he gets the reputation of being a financial genius. The more he hides, the more people want to see him, until finally, Whoopi, with the help of a drag queen, does reverse drag as a White male.
The Associates is mildly entertaining, though the rapid rise of ... Read More
Rating:  - Associate w/ "The Associate"
I love Whoopi Goldberg. This movie and "Working Girl" show how difficult the glass ceiling can be to overcome.
Rating: - One of Whoopi's best flicks. I could not stop laughing.
This movie is extremely well done, and raised some political controversy at the time, with Whoopi being a black woman donning "whiteface" makeup.
While many would see this movie superficially as an illustration of the "glass ceiling" for women in America, I think it is a far richer film with deeper characterizations and poignance.
Whoopi plays a smart, enterprising woman (Laurel Ayers) in an investment/banking firm. However, all of her ideas are usurped by the man (Frank), ... Read More
Rating: - Nicely Done
Today I saw the Associate for the second time while I was grading written assignments. I never grade an assignment until I have read it for the second time, just in case I missed something. When an assignment exceeds my expectation I always comment by saying "Nicely Done".
Rating: - You'll Love It!
Whoopi is great as Laurel Ayers, a talented stockbroker/investment officer who gets passed over for a promotion, and her male assistant gets the job instead. Like a lot of women in high-powered firms, Laurel tries to break through the glass ceiling but runs into roadblocks from the Old Boys' Network. She sets about starting her own investment firm, but nobody will do business with her until she invents a male partner by the name of Robert S. Cutty. Hilarity ensues as Laurel has to make excuses to clients ... Read More
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