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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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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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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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not sure why this was made...
Its a time for actors to reflect when they reach a certain age and perhaps to make films they would not of made before.
The cast is great, but not here, they cannot stretch to the needs of the script, fine actors all but perhaps not here.
A very stagey film, not worth seeing but for some fine writing. -
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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 ...
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