People I Know
2003 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Caught up in the endless Manhattan nights, the man who’s made it his business to know everything suddenly realizes he knows too much. Smart, resourceful and uncommonly devoted seasoned publicist Eli Wurman (Al Pacino) has smoothly managed the public lives of the rich, the famous and the incredibly powerful throughout his long career. There has never been a crisis he couldn’t handle…until now. Cary Launer (Ryan O’Neal) is a famous actor--he’s as good at manipulating and controlling those around him as he is at giving award-winning performances. Yet Launer is in trouble over a young starlet, Jilli (Téa Leoni), and enlists Eli to discreetly escort her out of his life. It seems like just one more celebrity baby-sitting job, until they arrive at an after-hours party, where Eli experiences a shock that will change his life forever. The crime he’s witnessed involves the most powerful and influential people in the country. In the end, Eli discovers one undeniable truth: it’s who you know.
Direction Daniel Algrant
Cast Al Pacino · Kim Basinger · Téa Leoni · Ryan O'Neal · Richard Schiff · Sophie Dahl · Bill Nunn · Robert Klein · Mark Webber · Paulina Porizkova · Eldon Bullock · Juliet Papa · Ramsey Faragallah · Brian McConnachie · Frank Wood · Rex Reed · Lewis Dodley · Angélique Kidjo · William J. Bratton · Peter Gerety · Daniel Whitner · Jonathan Walker · Ivan Martin · Kaity Tong · Keith Siglinger · Regis Philbin · Joy Philbin · Cynthia Santana · Joe Duer · Laurine Towler · Polly Adams · Betsy Aidem · Greg Stebner · Tina Sloan · Peter Van Wagner · Pat Kiernan · Ajay Mehta · Tirlok Malik · Ben Shenkman · William E. Corcoran · Irina Pantaeva · David Marshall Grant · Ted Neustadt · Michael Graves · Lisa Emery · Andrew Davoli · Uzi Parnes · Shelley Kirk · William Hill · Geraldine Bartlett · Steven Randazzo · Jon Hendricks · Terry Walters · T. Scott Cunningham · Roland Algrant
Soundtrack Terence Blanchard
Screenplay Jon Robin Baitz
Cinematography Peter Deming
Original title People I Know
5.1
3K votes (FilmAffinity)
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