The Associate
Seen it?1979 | 94 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
An unemployed investor creates a fictious business partner to attempt to improve business. Eventually, his creation gets out of control as his business becomes successful and his wife announces that she is in love with the partner and his son wishes the partner was his father -- although no one has ever seen him. To regain control, the man decides to "kill" his imaginary partner and is arrested for the murder.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by René Gainville
- Michel SerraultJulien Pardot
- Claudine AugerAgnès Pardot, épouse de Julien
- Catherine AlricMme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien
- Judith MagreMme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien
- Bernard HallerM. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque
- Marco PerrinColonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés
- Jean MartinM. Bastias
- Fabrice JossoThierry Pardot
- Henri VirlogeuxM. Urioste, agent de change
- Mathieu CarrièreLouis, ami de Julien