People I Know (2002) on Netflix
Cary Launer, an actor eyeing political office, asks publicist Eli Wurman to clean up a liaison with television actress Jilli Hopper. Eli also has a benefit to stage.
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Plot summary
Eli Wurman is an aging New York publicist whose days go by in a haze of prescription drugs and alcohol. His last big client is Cary Launer, an actor weighing a political campaign, who asks Eli to clean up a dangerous liaison with Jilli Hopper, a television actress. Jilli takes Eli to a club where the rich and famous party. Back at the hotel, he passes out. The next morning he has to pull together a charity benefit for the Black and Jewish communities, with film stars and media among the guests. Victoria Gray, the widow of his late brother, wants him to leave the city with her, and he hesitates. The police question him about the night before.
Cast
- Eldon Bullockas Washroom Attendant
- Juliet Papaas Radio Announcer (voice)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about People I Know (2002)
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- After the September 11 attacks, People I Know was pushed from its scheduled late-2001 release to October 2002, and shots of the World Trade Center were cut from the film before release; the removed footage can be found on the DVD.
