People I Know
2002
Al Pacino transforms himself into former all-star publicist Eli Wurman in Dan Algrant's PEOPLE I KNOW. Wurman is a southern-born one-time mover and shaker who is at the end of his rope--and his career. His last major client, Cary Launer (Ryan O'Neal), is an Oscar-winning actor who has Wurman clean up his messes for him; in this .. Read more
| Starring | Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Tea Leoni, Bill Nunn |
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| Director | Daniel Algrant |
| Genres | Comedy |
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People I Know
Al Pacino transforms himself into former all-star publicist Eli Wurman in Dan Algrant's PEOPLE I KNOW. Wurman is a southern-born one-time mover and shaker who is at the end of his rope--and his career. His last major client, Cary Launer (Ryan O'Neal), is an Oscar-winning actor who has Wurman clean up his messes for him; in this case, Wurman has to get drug-addled television host Jilli Hopper (Tea Leoni) out of jail and back to California. But a detour leads Wurman into a secret sex-and-drug den filled with the rich and powerful--and also gets him involved in murder.
PEOPLE I KNOW shares its fast-paced, winner-take-all, back stabbing world with SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, which also tore apart New York City's hot publicity world. The eclectic cast does a fine job, with Pacino and Leoni standing out. Kim Basinger has a supporting role as Victoria Gray, Wurman's former sister-in-law who offers him the chance to retire to a quiet life on a ranch, but Wurman first has to pull off a politically controversial fundraiser that is making a lot of people upset.
| Starring | Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Tea Leoni, Bill Nunn, Ryan O'Neal, Sophie Dahl |
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| Director | Daniel Algrant |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 17 May 2004 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (5)
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While Al Pacino is often the bedrock of many a mediocre movie, his acute overacting as a past-his-prime New York publicist fails to give this disappointing film the heavyweight status it so obviously seeks. Charting a turbulent 24 hours in the murky world of his ailing PR veteran, director Daniel Algrant comes across as a poor man's Sidney Lumet, interweaving various social and political intrigues with limited credibility or conviction. The script's tart dialogue and a terrific supporting turn from Téa Leoni, as a drugged-up, good-time girl, lend the film some minor distinction, but this is decidedly low-voltage drama.
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In this disappointing would-be satirical comedy, Pacino plays Eli Wurman, a burning-out New York theatrical PR. With... read more on Time Out
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15 out of 15 people found this review helpful
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Good Paycheck?
All I can say about this film is that Mr Shouty must have done this film for the money! It was so dull and slow, with a story that could have been written by someone very drunk. Pacino acts like Dustin Hoffman first thing in the morning. Avoid like the plague!!!
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Funny Ending
This could have been a good film given the ever reliable Al Pacino, but it seemed to end half way through with the story half-finished. I had high expectations but they were let down.
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Al Pacino transforms himself into former all-star publicist Eli Wurman in Dan Algrant's PEOPLE I KNOW. Wurman is a southern-born one-time mover and shaker who is at the end of his rope--and his career. His last major client, Cary Launer (Ryan O'Neal), is an Oscar-winning actor who has Wurman clean ...
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