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.
10-25-1996
1h 54m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Donald Petrie
Production:
Interscope Communications, Universal Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
Revenue:
$12,800,000
Budget:
$23,000,000
Key Crew
Visual Effects Art Director:
Tex Kadonaga
Stunts:
Kym Washington Longino
Original Music Composer:
Vassal Benford
Executive Producer:
Scott Kroopf
Producer:
Frederic Golchan
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
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