People I Know is a drama film which was directed by Daniel Algrant and stars Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, and Téa Leoni. It was released on October 11, 2002.
Eli Wurman (Al Pacino) is a publicist on the out, but all he knows is how to hustle and cajole, threaten and persuade. The hazy mania of his everyday life is fuelled by a steady stream of prescription drugs and alcohol. One night, Eli's last remaining "big client" Cary Launer (Ryan O'Neal) entre...
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People I Know is a drama film which was directed by Daniel Algrant and stars Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, and Téa Leoni. It was released on October 11, 2002.
Eli Wurman (Al Pacino) is a publicist on the out, but all he knows is how to hustle and cajole, threaten and persuade. The hazy mania of his everyday life is fuelled by a steady stream of prescription drugs and alcohol. One night, Eli's last remaining "big client" Cary Launer (Ryan O'Neal) entreats him to take care of his latest publicity mess—a dangerous liaison with a hard-shelled, quick-tongued television actress with a soft centre and a taste for illegal drugs (Téa Leoni). The television actress takes him to a drug- and-sex den, a playground for the rich and famous, where she claims to be looking for a toy.
The television actress is escorted off the premises by security, she asks them "where is my toy?", then she realises she has found it. She tells the guards " I got all of you now". Eli is too stoned to understand the exchange....
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