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People I Know

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~~The movie starts out with a New York publicist, Eli Wurman (Al Pacino), whose career has seen better days.  He realizes that after spending his life devoting his time to smoothing out the lives of the rich and famous, that famous actor, Cary Launer (Ryan O'Neal) is one of his only remaining A-list clients.  Although Eli is a seasoned publicist, he has been enlisted to get Launer out of trouble with a young starlet named Jill (Tea Leoni). Launer asks Eli to discreetly escort Jill out of town and out of his life forever. This seems like an easy enough task for Eli to handle- more like a degrading babysitting job, but he soon finds himself entangled in a web of mystery involving politics and celebrity. After his crazy night with Jill, Eli reaches out to an old friend, Victoria (Kim Basinger) for help. Victoria shows him that she understands the high-stakes game he is playing and tries to convince him it's not worth it. Eli soon finds out the true meaning behind the movie's title-it is not who you are that matters, it's who you know! 
    People I Know, a Myriad Picture in association with Southfork Pictures, is set to open on April 25 in select theatres in New York and Los Angeles and opens nation-wide in May 2003.

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Terrorism Projects Shelved, By Michael Fleming, New York (Variety), Tuesday, September 18, 2001

The latest feature that finds itself with uncomfortable images of the felled landmark is ``People I Know,´´ the Dan Algrant-directed drama filmed earlier in New York starring Al Pacino as a Gotham publicist.
The World Trade Center is seen liberally as the publicist heads to the financial district for his drug binges. One of the more creatively inspired shots showed the twin towers upright, then turned sideways as the vantage point switches from the audience to a prone Pacino waking up from a rough night of booze and pills. The surreal shot was meant to convey his world turned on end, but the tragedy evokes other symbolism that renders the footage unusable.
``It is an abstract, highly stylish shot that is completely inappropriate and will be removed from the film,´´ said producer Leslie Urdang. ``We´ve known in our minds that and some other shots of the landscape would have to be reviewed, but this is the first day we´ve gotten a chance to look at it.´´
The film's downtown cutting room has not been accessible since the disaster. Both the director and his film were displaced, as Algrant lives just five blocks from what is now called ``Ground Zero.'' Miramax has begun testing the film and won't release it until next year. Urdang said they will use the time to ``carefully assess the impact of each scene.´´


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Amy Archerd: O'Neal Bravely Faces Leukemia, Daily Variety Senior Columnist, Reuters, 5/14/2001---

~(Variety) - ''I'm on something that seems to be working,'' Ryan O'Neal told me Monday. ''I've only known about it (leukemia) for 3-1/2 weeks. What a shock. It buckled me. I just had a pain in my stomach -- it hurt. They examined me, tested my spleen and discovered my white cell count was enormous. My doctors at Cedars-Sinai are going to try an even newer medication next week.'' O'Neal (60) had just come back from the gym he owns in Brentwood -- after a workout -- not as strong as he'd been accustomed to.
''I had just finished doing this movie ('People I Know') with Al Pacino. I hope it's not my last. It was such a good experience. Al is such an amazing person -- so dear, a good man, loving.''


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Sundance Film Festival

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~~PARK CITY, Utah
Prior to "People I Know," starring Pacino as an old-school public relations legend, Miramax hosts a small party for about 25 people. We talk for a while about what makes a movie resonate."For me, I know it's a good film when I find myself thinking about it days later," says Pacino. "But to really appreciate a film, it takes time. You have to step away . . . give it a chance to breathe."
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~~Coming~~

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DVD ~~~June 2004~~USA

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FEATURING SONGS BY RICKIE LEE JONES AND JAZZ LEDGEND JON HENDRICKS

ORIGINAL FILM SCORE BY TERENCE BLANCHARD

 The much anticipated film, People I Know, starring Al Pacino finally gets its U.S. premiere after a successful showing at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.  Rounding out the film's cast are Ryan O 'Neal, Tea Leoni and Kim Basinger.  Complimenting the intriguing story line, legendary composer Terence Blanchard successfully blends a mix of jazz and blues that lends itself to the movie's dramatic, soul-searching theme. These lush, emotionally evocative melodies give the viewer a feeling of suspense and drama. 
The soundtrack will be released on Decca Records April 22 and features "Bye Bye Blackbird" performed in the film by jazz legend, Jon Hendricks as well as the classics version by Rickie Lee Jones. Blanchard has composed original scores for many movies such as Malcolm X and Son Of Sam to name a few.  Some of Blanchard's honors include a 1995 Emmy nomination for Best Original Score for a Documentary for The Promised Land, a 1996 Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Performance for The Heart Speaks and a 2001 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for his 2000 Sony Classical recording, Wandering Moon.