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People I Know Details

2002

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Starring	Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Tea Leoni, Bill Nunn
Director	Daniel Algrant
Genres	Drama

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
Director	Daniel Algrant
Studio	MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 35 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 17 May 2004

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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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  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 ... read more »
  
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  I find this film very slow, wasnt sure what it was about to be perfectly honest with you.
  
  Al Pacino is a great actor but found this film he was in ... read more »
  
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  It was dull and slow. The only reason I tried to persevere with this film was because Al Pacino was starring. Don't bother.
  
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  crap! is the one word, complete waste of 2 hours. Pacino couldn't even keep up the southern accent, except for the odd word every 10 minutes. Kim Basinger, ... read more »
  
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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 ...