Associating with 'The Associate' Quiz

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg, aka Caryn Johnson is an American actress and one of the few people to have won an Oscar, an Emmy Award, a Tony Award and a Grammy. Her first movie was 'The Colour Purple' which netted her an Oscar nomination. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 'Ghost' in 1990 in which she played the role of psychic Ode Mae Brown.

'The Associate' (1996), directed by Donald Petrie was a remake of the 1979 French film of the same name. While a moderate box office success, the film was canned by critics but loved by fans.

Answer: Frank

Frank Peterson, played by Tim Daly is Laurel's partner at an investment banking firm run by Walter Manchester. While Laurel is the creative force behind the pair, Manchester gives Frank the credit and Frank is only too happy to take it. Despite Laurel being next in line for promotion, Manchester by-passes her and gives it to Frank because he has the requisite 'Y' chromosome.

Answer: Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest has won two Best Supporting Oscars for her work in 'Hannah and Her Sisters' (1986) and 'Bullets Over Broadway' (1994). Despite these wins she said in 2015 that she was only ever offered roles to play "a nice mom, and that's it". As Sally Dugan, she had the best lines and quips, and portrayed Sally as a strong character, albeit somewhat cynical.

The incorrect answers all starred in movies alongside Dianne. Kristin Scott Thomas appeared in 'The Horse Whisperer' (1998). Stockard Channing played Aunt Frances in 'Practical Magic' (1998) and Winona Ryder starred in 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990).

Answer: Cutty Sark Scotch whiskey

Laurel is in a bar to meet with potential client Donald Fallon who tries to brush her off when he realises she is alone. He then admits to assuming she was two men, Mr Laurel and Mr Ayres. Realising she needed to have a male partner Laurel sees a bartender pouring a shot of Cutty Sark Scotch whiskey, and uses this name for her fictitious partner.

As she says to Sally later, the name was "better than Wild Turkey".

Answer: Aesop

Aesop Franklin, played by Austin Pendleton, is first seen by Laurel and Sally in an old diner having a clandestine meeting with the CEO from Hewlett-Packard. This first gives them the idea that Syntonex is in trouble, so they buy shares. When Laurel sits next to Franklin on a plane, she learns that Syntonex is bankrupt and offers to get Cutty to save the company.

In this movie where women dress up as men and men dress up as women you would be excused for thinking he was called Aretha, but sadly, no, he's Aesop.

Answer: Drag Queen

Charlie, played by Kenny Kerr, lives in the apartment block Laurel inherited from her father and works as a celebrity impersonator at a drag club. In real life, Kerr was famous for his impersonations of Barbra Streisand and Cher and was a must-see hit in Las Vegas. During the movie we see Kerr in both guises.

Answer: Ted Turner

Ted Turner, American media mogul and philanthropist, was not in 'The Associate'.

Donald Trump, while waiting to have lunch with Frank Peterson, drops him to jump on Laurel's bandwagon. Johnny Miller, winner of the 1973 US Open golf championship, is recruited by Laurel to play 18 holes with a potential client. Sally Jesse Raphael is an American talk show host seen on television in the movie.

Answer: Blow up his car

Originally they say he was in a ship that capsized until word gets out that everyone survived. So Laurel and Sally decide to blow up his car with Cutty inside it. They dress a skeleton in Cutty's clothes and put him in the car along with Cutty's watch and wallet. Laurel cuts the fuel line and Sally releases the brake so the car rolls down the hill and into some road works.

After a tense few seconds it explodes into a massive fireball. Of course, our intrepid heroes now have to walk home.

Answer: Christmas

Laurel's nemesis figures out the ruse and that Cutty is fictitious. So he Photoshops a picture of himself with Cutty so all Laurel's new clients will come to him. Luckily he also gives the police an affidavit saying that Cutty is alive and well but in hiding, so Laurel and Sally are released from the clink.

Laurel then mopes around her apartment having a pity party until Sally gate crashes it.

Answer: The Peabody Club

The Peabody club is an exclusive male only club that doesn't allow women any further than the lobby. Upon hearing that Cutty is up for the award that is only ever awarded to a male, Laurel decides to lay Cutty to rest once and for all. She dons her disguise and marches in to the ceremony, accepts the award and makes a speech. She then removes the disguise to reveal her true self and thanks the members for accepting a woman into their club.

In a feel good moment, Manchester goes out of business and Laurel's name replaces Manchester's on the facade of the office building. Ex-partner Frank tries for a job but is shot down in flames- by Sally.