Taglines: He thought he’d seen it all, until the night he saw too much.
Eli Wurman is a decadent drug addicted New Yorker public relation, who is promoting a social event on behalf of Afro-Americans. Along two days of his crazy life, the day of the event and the day before, he makes contacts and favors, ‘kissing asses’, using drugs etc. Victoria Gray is his widow sister-in-law and passion in the past. Cary Launer is an Oscar winner actor and principal client of Eli. On the day before of the event, Eli finds out secrets that evolve powerful men of America.
People I Know is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Daniel Algrant and stars Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, and Téa Leoni. The film received mixed reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving a rating of 43%. People I Know was filmed in New York City and around the World Trade Center in early 2001. However, following 9/11, the film was delayed until early 2003. In the film, the shots of the World Trade Center were removed before its release.
People I Know (2002)
Directed by: Daniel Algrant
Starring: Al Pacino, Téa Leoni, Ryan O’Neal, Téa Leoni, Richard Schiff, Bill Nunn, Robert Klein, Mark Webber, Eldon Bullock, Juliet Papa, Ramsey Faragallah
Screenplay by: Jon Robin Baitz
Production Design by: Michael Shaw
Cinematography by: Peter Deming
Film Editing by: Suzy Elmiger
Costume Design by: David C. Robinson
Set Decoration by: Andrew Baseman
Art Direction by: Charles E. McCarry
Music by: Terence Blanchard
MPAA Rating: R for language, drug use and brief sexual images.
Distributed by: Miramax Films
Release Date: October 11, 2002
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