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  • Actors: Al Pacino, Téa Leoni, Ryan O'Neal, Kim Basinger, Richard Schiff
  • Directors: Daniel Algrant
  • Writers: Jon Robin Baitz
  • Producers: Karen Tenkhoff, Kirk D'Amico, Leslie Urdang, Michael Nozik, Nellie Nugiel
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Momentum Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 31 May 2004
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001NIXYQ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 25,267 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Eli Wurman (Academy Award winner Al Pacino) is coming apart at the seams. A legendary New York PR man whose glory days are far behind him, Wurman is lost in the blur of media, celebrity and politics. But when a seemingly routine incident, involving a temperamental starlet (Tea Leoni) and a world-famous movie star (Ryan O’Neal) leads him into the murky world of political conspiracy and murder, Eli ignores his deteriorating health and pours his manic energies into pleading, seducing, cajoling and recruiting Manhattan’s movers and shakers to come out and support his cause. In the end, Eli discovers one undeniable truth: it’s not who you are that matters, it’s who you know.


Special Features

  • Sundance Festival press conference with actors Al Pacino and Richard Schiff, Director Daniel Algrant and Writer Jon Robin Baitz
  • Cast interviews with Tea Leoni, Ryan O’Neal and Richard Schiff
  • Trailer
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The Night He Saw too Much, 5 Feb 2006
By prisrob "pris," (New EnglandUSA) - See all my reviews
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"I like that about the movie," Pacino said, "There was an earlier draft in which the crime stuff was more in the foreground, but no, this isn't a crime movie, it's about Eli's personality. He has a key line: 'I just can't stop.' This is what he does. He knows people. He fixes things. He's got his causes. Maybe he's gay, but he's never explored that possibility. He just keeps moving."

Eli Wurman is an exhausted New York press agent, taking too many drugs. He is a man torn between compromise and idealism. It is a carefully-tuned performance, in which Eli descends into a long night of drugs and is finally so tired and confused he doesn't know if he has witnessed a murder, or not. Al Pacino plays Eli Wurman, and it a performance that is not over the top but not far from it. His one client, Ryan O'Neal, is caught in a big mess and it concerns a junked up minor actress, Jilli Hopper, played by Tea Leoni. He is not sure what he has seen after he escorts Jilli home- was it murder or was it not? His sister-in-law, Kim Basinger, is his one true defender and the one person who may love him. What a mess he is in. It seems everyone is after him. The dangerous client, the movie star, wants to pay Eli off ,and join a political party and he wants Elliott Sharansky, Richard Schiff to help him win a political seat. Eli needs to take charge of himself, can he do it? Can he get himself together to save things?

As one of the plots was critical about the mayor of New York, this film sat on the shelves for two years following the terrorist attacks on the USA of 9/11. We all remember that Mayor Giuliani was a hero. The film came out in late 2002. It has not made a splash. The film is disjointed at times. It is difficult to know where the film is heading. I couldn't quite like Pacino's character. I felt sorry for him, but it is not enough to carry to the film. Recommended. prisrob Feb. 06.

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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pacino is magnificent, 27 April 2004
By Michael Wiese (Cornwall, UK) - See all my reviews
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I just saw this film at Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival and it blewme away. There are no less than four scenes, any one of which, could haveearned Pacino an Academy Award. The film was to come out around 9/11 butthe inside scoop is that Miramax buried the film because the story shedsa bad light on New York City politicians at a time when the country had topull together. Nevertheless, Pacino's pill-popping, alcoholic, on theedge of a breakdown performance and the way the director village portrayshis various states of consciousness is superb. The film is a spot-ondepiction and a brilliant character study of a publicist in a last ditchattempt to launch an press event. Run, don't walk, to see this movie.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pacino Versatility, 24 Nov 2007
By David Turner "David Turner" (London UK) - See all my reviews
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A 'way out' film that guides you through the impossible jungle of public relations and the publicity agent. The brilliance of the film is the apparent trite yet sharp and angular content..The agony of trying to differentiate truth from lies and fantasy is conveyed by the superb script and excellent camera work. ..Al Pacino in a unique role plays his part of the broken and disillusioned publicity agent to perfection. Attempting to expose the layers of truth and lies that make up our everyday lives makes for a riveting and thought provoking film. The concept was a risky gamble that paid off. It will become a cult film.

David Turner (London UK)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tragic character study
Pacino is of course brilliant, portraying a fraying publicist trying to make some meaning in his life. Read more
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This film is about a period that has come to an end, a complete end, before the earthquake, mudslide and volcanic eruption known as the Twin Tower Terrorist Attack or 9/11 for... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars movies that blow
hmmm.Not sure about this one.Al pacino's performance as usual is excellent but the script is lacking in depth and clarity.As a big al pacino fan i was expecting alot more. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2006 by P. poland

1.0 out of 5 stars worst pacino film ever
Honestly don't bother. I love Pacino's films but this is the worst thing he ever did. Totally boring. Watch Scarface or Carlito's Way instead if you're looking for a Pacino film
Published on 28 Mar 2005 by Mr. G. Charlesworth

1.0 out of 5 stars It's boring
Very dull. We like Al Pacino, but this isn't worth watching.
Published on 29 Aug 2004

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