The Associate

1996 · 114 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 9,395 VOTES · DIR. Donald Petrie

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 955 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:40 - Impressive. Good work, Walter. - It was Frank and Laurels show.
00:05:30 Do you like her breasts? I want to take plastic surgery.
00:09:27 - Eat lunch you, I go back. - I have lunch. If we take the result?
00:13:40 You girls make career but what gives an empty apartment?
00:18:49 - Are you going to spy for Frank? - No, I... I would...
00:23:18 With the two men. I thought I would meet Mr. Laurel and Mr. Ayres.
00:27:07 - He sits in a meeting. - He gets 5 minutes on them.
00:31:37 - You... of all people... - What do you mean?
00:35:41 To me, discretion a point of honor. - It is written in your face.
00:40:33 You do you invisible on nine holes. I want to talk to Cutty alone.
00:44:13 Cutty-Ayres. Just a moment. It is she who will talk to Cutty.
00:48:09 I can only give it away. - You do not give away a company.
00:52:36 I have another brilliant man. Executive Vice President Franklin in Syntonex.
00:56:35 Try again. It was great.
01:00:40 If he can not come at a meeting, how can he run a company?
01:05:19 It's a nice little dance.
01:08:53 I'm talking right down from the uterus. - Act more masculine.
01:12:28 I do not say good night, because I know they come to heaven.
01:16:55 Come to my car. - Solo They already?
01:21:15 You got a problem. How will you kill one that does not exist?
01:26:06 Laurel Ayres? It's the police.
01:29:56 I do not know if there were witnesses. Biltjuven had enemies themselves.
01:34:21 Thank you, Sally.
01:38:53 I share the prize with this young man.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed955
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:01:40
Final line01:38:53

Production Record

DirectorDonald Petrie
LanguageEnglish
Budget$23,000,000
Revenue$12,800,000
IMDb votes9,395