Synopsis
A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal.
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Cast
- Al PacinoEli Wurman
- Kim BasingerVictoria Gray
- Ryan O'NealCary Launer
- Téa LeoniJilli Hopper
- Richard SchiffElliot Sharansky
- Bill NunnThe Reverend Lyle Blunt
- Robert KleinDr. Sandy Napier
- Mark WebberRoss
- Eldon BullockWashroom Attendant
- Juliet PapaRadio Announcer (voice)
Recommendations
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Christian Science Monitor
Pacino's performance in People I Know is the best thing he's done in ages. - 63
USA Today
It won't be a waste of time to watch these people — on cable, and probably not too far in the future. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
In the midst of material that's dusty and dated, People I Know somehow feels apocalyptic. How is this possible? Easy: When America's liberal conscience is in the sole care of a publicist, you just know the world's going to hell in a handbasket. - 60
Village Voice
Although a marked improvement over Algrant's nightmarishly whimsical debut, "Naked in New York," People I Know is perfumed less by the sweet smell of success than the musty aroma of the Miramax vault. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
As it is, the story collapses like a bad tip to Liz Smith. Still, there's something brash, retro, and even stupidly touching about all the chatty mania, and the way Baitz and Pacino get off on paranoia, conspiracy theories, and the lure of 1960s idealism. - 50
New York Daily News
It was filmed in and around the World Trade Center, and the subsequent cuts, reshoots and sleights of hand designed to obscure that fact prove devastating. - 40
Salon
The picture has a lax, sleepy vibe: There's never anything taut or electric about it. And so, like Pacino's character, we sleepwalk through it. - 40
L.A. Weekly
As a thriller, People I Know -- which has languished unreleased since 2001 -- is barely plausible. As a critique of the meshing of power politics between East and West coasts, the movie is more smart-alecky than wise.
