Information
| Year: | 1996 |
| Rating: | 5.6(3262) |
| Listed in: | Comedy |
| Directed by: | Donald Petrie |
| Actors: | Eli Wallach Tim Daly Austin Pendleton Whoopi Goldberg Dianne Wiest Bebe Neuwirth |
| "It's a man's world...until October 25." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Donald Petrie | |
| Actors | |
| Eli Wallach | as Donald Fallon |
| Tim Daly | as Frank Peterson |
| Austin Pendleton | as Aesop Franklin |
| George Martin | as Walter Manchester |
| Kenny Kerr | as Charlie |
| Lee Wilkof | as Bissel |
| George Morfogen | as Plaza Manager |
| Zeljko Ivanek | as SEC Agent Thompkins |
| Miles Chapin | as Harry |
| Louis Turenne | as Peabody Club Concierge |
| William Hill | as Det. Templeton |
| Brian Tarantina | as Eddie |
| Jerry Hardin | as Harley Mason |
| John Short | as Harley's Associate |
| Thomas Wagner | as Harley's Associate |
| Johnny Miller | as Himself |
| Nicholas Kepros | as Dalton |
| Peter McRobbie | as Executive at Strip Club |
| Daryl Edwards | as Executive at Strip Club |
| Frederick Rolf | as Carl Bode |
| Larry Gilliard Jr. | as Thomas, Plaza Bellhop |
| Vincent Laresca | as José, Plaza Waiter |
| Arthur French | as Plaza Men's Room Attendant |
| Robert Levine | as Executive Slamming Door |
| John Rothman | as Jogging Track Executive |
| Jonathan Freeman | as Hockey Game Executive |
| Bernie McInerney | as Client at Cutty Ayres |
| Leon Addison Brown | as Reporter |
| Ted Brunetti | as Fallon's Messenger |
| Baxter Harris | as Disgruntled Investor |
| Craig Braun | as Disgruntled Investor |
| Rex Robbins | as Investor at 21 Club |
| Ira Wheeler | as Investor at 21 Club |
| Boris McGiver | as Plaza Reporter |
| Billy Jaye | as Plaza Reporter |
| Joel Blake | as Poker Player |
| Alberto Alejandrino | as Maitre D' at Peabody Club |
| Roy Gerson | as Fallon Ball Band/Himself |
| Chris Cardona | as Maintenance Worker |
| James Rosin | as Businessman |
| Donald Trump | as Himself |
| J.D. Walters | as Plaza Elevator Operator |
| Actresses | |
| Whoopi Goldberg | as Laurel Ayres |
| Dianne Wiest | as Sally Dugan |
| Bebe Neuwirth | as Camille Scott |
| Lainie Kazan | as Cindy Mason |
| Helen Hanft | as Mrs. Cupchick |
| Jean De Baer | as Loan Officer |
| Colleen Camp | as Det. Jones |
| Allison Janney | as Sandy |
| Lianna Pai | as Charlotte, Plaza Concierge |
| Kathleen McClellan | as Frank's Girlfriend |
| Socorro Santiago | as Syntonex Worker |
| Katherine Wallach | as Reporter |
| Sally Jessy Raphael | as Herself |
| Judith Calder | as Audience Member |
| Ginny Yang | as Funeral Reporter |
| Corrine Manning | as Fallon Ball Band/Herself |
| Adrian Lee | as Research Fellow |
| L.A. Rothman | as Lily |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Gross: |
USA - 8,664,334 USD (3 November 1996) Italy - 449,532,000 ITL (1 June 1997) |
| Plot: | Struggling to forge a financial career in white male dominated wall street society, taken for granted Laurel Ayers a black woman decided to change the playing field. Quickly realizing that only white males would ever achieve greatness she invents an elusive, Howard Hugh's like character: Robert Cutty. Pretending to be Mr. Robert Cutty, Laural Ayers establishes a wealthy investment firm until events force Mr. Cutty to psychically materialize; as of this point he is never seen. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Nice Doin' Business" Written and Performed by Louise Hoffsten Courtesy of BMG Ariola AB, Sweden "Brick House" Written by Thomas McClary, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie, Ronald Lapread and William King Performed by The Commodores Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & T.V. Licensing "Divertimento No. 15 In B-Flat Major K.287-Minuetto" Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed by Zdenek Tylsar, Bedrich Tylsar and Stamic Quartet Courtesy of Supraphon Records By Arrangement with Promusic Inc. "The Border Song" Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin Performed by Sophie B. Hawkins Produced by Donald Lawrence for Crystal Rose Records, Detroit, MI Sophie B. Hawkins appears courtesy of Columbia Records "The Turning Point" Written by Narada Michael Walden & Erik "E Smooth" Hicks Performed by LaShanda REese Produced by Narada Michael Walden Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. "Concerto No.25 In C-Major-Andante" Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed by Vienna Chamber Orchestra Courtesy of Tuxedo Music by arrangement with Promusic Inc. "Whatta Man" Written by Cheryl 'Salt' James (as Cheryl James), Herby Azor & Dave Crawford (as David Crawford) Performed by Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue Courtesy of NExt Plateau/London Records USA By Arrangement with Polygram Film & TV Licensing "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" Written by Gene McFadden, Jon Whitehead and Jerry Cohen Performed by Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson Produced by Steve Lindsey Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson appear courtesy of Reprise Records "Yes We Can Can" Written by Allen Toussaint Performed by Chantay Savage, Taral Hicks, LaShanda Reese and The Pointer Sisters Produced by Vassal Benford and Steve Russell "Mr. Big Stuff" Written by Joseph Broussard, Ralph Williams and Carrol Washington Additional lyrics by Queen Latifah, Free and D.J. Clark Kent Performed by Free , Queen Latifah, and Shades Produced by D.J. Clark Kent "Alabama" Written and produced by Martin Blasick (as Marty Blasick) Performed by Linda Jackson "The Look of Love" Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David Performed by Dusty Springfield Courtesy of Mercury Records, LTD. |
Goofs
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Fact errors: The output of an HP Laserjet 4 printer is shown emerging face-up, but should be face-down. Continuity: When accepting the award for business man of the year the award changes from sitting on the platform and in Frank's lap. Also when Laurel is leaving she takes the award with her, but when it cuts back to Frank clapping the award is still in his lap. Continuity: In the scene where the police are interrogating Laurel, there is a photo that is leaning up against the ashtray that was not in the previous shot. The next shot shows that photo is gone but in the shot after that, it is moved to a different spot but still leaning against the ashtray. |
Quotes
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Frank: You better be premenstral. Laurel Ayres: Baby, if I was premenstral, you'd be dead. Sally Dugan: What are you gonna do? Laurel Ayres: I'm goon perpetrate a great big whammy! Loan Officer: Do you have any assets? Laurel Ayres: Well, yeah. I have drive and courage and ambition. And if you'll look at the prospectus, you'll notice that I have a very, very sound business mind too. Loan Officer: I was thinking more like stocks, bonds, property. Laurel Ayres: Ah. Now, we're starting to sound a little like a "men's bank", now, aren't we? Loan Officer: Oh, I see. Because we're the "women's bank", we should go against standard banking practices and give you this very large, unsecured loan because you're the right gender. Laurel Ayres: Well... you know, it might send a message. Loan Officer: Right: that women don't know how to run a bank. Laurel Ayres: Touché. |
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