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The Associate

The Associate is a 1996 film about an African American woman named Lauryel (Goldberg)who works at a big marketing organisation in Wall Street. However when they want a man to actually do her work,she decides to come up with a plan by inventing a causcian man named Robert Cutty as her business associate in order to make it big. But how long will she be able to keep up with the facade and will she disguise herself as a man?. Overall it was an OK movie,mostly it was for Whoppi Goldberg. My only issue is the fact we don't see Whoppi in disguise that much only at the hour and 13 mark. The makeup that was used on Whoppi to transform into a causian man was good as I barely recognised her(she looked Marlon Brando with the prosthetics). If you like any cross dressing films you might enjoy this.

While I would like to say that I'm sure the producers of this work had no intention of ripping off that iconic television show, I'm sure any fans of the show will agree with me when I say that it did just that. Without the rip off factor, this work is quite cute. It's empowering to women, and demonstrates how the premise of Remmington Steele's whole premise could actually happen. And you thought it was silly! Bah! Whooopie is awesome in this feature, and really commands the presence of an executive, but just beneath that corporate demeanor, lies the bad-a$$ who beat the snot out of "Ray" in Burglar. In spite of that, I loved it. Though it'll never win even a nomination, it was fun. Whoopie? Work more in FRONT of the camera! I miss you! This rates a 5.8/10 from... the Fiend :.

Forget about all lack of accuracy how create a person from nowhere, it's too dummy, comedies are to be enjoy instead convince if is true or not, too easy and amusing it's driven to breaks the walls of the men's offices, make a conterpoint to self called unfair men practices, the target is that....all remains is just for fun!!! Resume First watch: 1999 / How many: 3 / Source: Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 7

Very mild spoilers.... This film is a fun romp through all kinds of business world clichés - which are only clichés because they are all so true! I'm a WG fan all the way and I especially loved her in this film (she had ME believing for a few minutes here and there that she really was a white man!) But Dianne Wiest was absolutely THE BEST in this movie. I just loved her character, and as always DW is likable, funny, sweet-natured, a little timid on the surface, but UNDERNEATH is a hotbed of energy and fire in the belly. And yet always so understated. I especially love her line pointing out that she and Whoopi have no way to get home after their attempt to fake Robert's death in a car explosion - the line delivered so quietly and matter-of-factly: "We came in THAT car." FUN FUN FUN movie! One to watch over again - more than once.

An old whoopie film. My favorite is burglar; it's awesome. In the associate, laurel and frank are partners at a big wall street company. Laurel does all the work, but frank is an old time chauvinist. He calls the women all the usual nicknames, takes all the credit , and uses the male bonding tricks that worked until they didn't. Can laurel go out on her own and succeed? Tim daly was in the middle of the show wings; neuwirth had just finished cheers and jumanji. Goldberg was so well known for purple and ghost (oscar!). Keep an eye out for oscar winner diane wiest (sally)... she's probably best known as the mom in birdcage. Also keep an eye out for mrs. Cupchick... helen hanft was the little old lady in coming to america who says go on honey, take a chance! Small role for austin pendleton, from what's up doc. It's dated but fun. Whoopie in curlers. Directed by donald petrie. Novel by jenaro prieto.

Laurel Ayres (Whoopi Goldberg) is a very competent financial analyst who is deceived by her colleague Frank (Timothy Daly) in a promotion to VP. She decides to quit her job and open her own investment company. However, being a woman, she feels difficulties to get into this type of business in Wall Street. She decides to pretend she has a male associate in her company, who would be responsible for the advices. Together with her assistant Sally (the lovely Diane Wiest), they pass through funny situations. This pretentiousness comedy recalls the plot of Mike Nichols' `Working Girl', if you consider the storyline of a competent employee who has her own merits credited to another person. The film is not regular, and Laurel Ayres sometimes is bright, but other times she behaves like a stupid. Further, in the present days, it is hard to believe such a prejudice in Wall Street. This DVD has just been released in Brazil. For my surprise, this is a 1996 movie. My vote is six.

Women's lib would really go for this 1996 film about a woman who loses a promotion to her fellow worker despite her better experience and seniority. Since she will now be a subordinate to this guy, she quits and forms her own investment group. She is aided by a very frumpy Dianne Wiest. When she can't get anywhere due to her sex, she invents a male partner to get her ideas accepted. The film is a funny one and when Whoopi is forced to "produce" this partner, she gets a costume with the white face of a Marlon Brando mixed with a Thomas Jefferson profile and hair-do. That part is really hilarious. Of course, there is more fun ahead when Whoopi is accused of killing this partner and Wiest is accused of being an accessory to murder. With all this, the film is highly predictable but go enjoy it anyway.

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.