People I Know
Drama Showbiz Drama Political Drama Film a Clef - People I Know - Dan Algrant
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| Genres | Drama
Showbiz Drama
Political Drama
Film a Clef |
| Lang | English |
| Year | 2002 |
| Actors | Al Pacino
Kim Basinger
Ryan O'Neal
T?a Leoni
Richard Schiff
Bill Nunn
Robert Klein
Mark Webber
Polly Adams
Betsy Aidem
Roland Algrant
Geraldine Bartlett
William J. Bratton
Eldon Bullock
William E. Corcoran
T. Scott Cunningham
Sophie Dahl
Andrew Davoli
Lewis Dodley
Joe Duer
Lisa Emery
Ramsey Faragallah
Peter Gerety
David Marshall Grant
Michael Graves
Jon Hendricks
William Hill
Angelique Kidjo
Patrick Kiernan
Shelley Kirk
Tirlok Malik
Ivan Martin
Brian McConnachie
Ajay Mehta
Mr. Gandosuke
Ted Neustadt
Irina Pantaeva
Juliet Papa
Uzi Parnes
Joy Philbin
Regis Philbin
Paulina Porizkova
Steve Randazzo
Rex Reed
Cynthia Santana
Ben Shenkman
Keith Siglinger
Tina Sloan
Greg Stebner
Kaity Tong
Laurine Towler
Terry Urdang
Peter Van Wagner
Jonathan Walker
Daniel Whitner
Frank Wood |
| Directors | Dan Algrant |
| Codec | dvd-rip / xvid |
About film: A powerful behind-the-scenes man in politics and show business finds himself skidding into a very public scandal in this taut drama. Eli Wurman (Al Pacino) was raised in the deep South, attended Harvard Law School, and has devoted his spare time to progressive political causes since working alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. However, Wurman now makes his living as a press agent and PR man, and while he's near the top of his profession, years of overwork, constant smoking and drinking, and ceaseless tension are taking their toll, leaving him on the verge of collapse, with only the prescriptions of his friend Dr. Napier (Robert Klein) keeping him on his feet. One of Wurman's biggest clients is Cary Launer (Ryan O'Neal), a fading film star with political aspirations who, after attending a disastrous Broadway opening, asks Wurman to do him a big favor — bail Launer's girlfriend, Jilli (T?a Leoni), out of jail and keep an eye on her. Wurman manages to get Jilli out of the stir, but she insists upon being escorted to an exclusive sex and opium den for a night of heavy drinking and drugging, and then reveals to Wurman that she owns a device which she's used to record footage of the most public figures who attend the club, including Elliott Sharansky, a billionaire Jewish civic leader (Richard Schiff). That night, a half out-of-it Eli accompanies Jilli back to her hotel room when an intruder barges in and forces an overdose on her, killing her instantly. The next morning, Wurman has only fuzzy memories of what transpired. He decides to focus on his attempts to set up a political fundraiser, but has a hard time getting the right A-list celebs to appear, just as many of New York's power brokers aren't especially interesting in working with Wurman or Launer. In the midst of this chaos, Victoria (Kim Basinger), who was married to Wurman's late brother, arrives in New York and urges him to leave the city and his career behind while he still can. People I Know was screened in competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.
