How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

10/02/2008 (GB) • 1h 50m

Comedy, Romance, Drama

He's across the pond, and out of his depth.

Overview

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.

Top Billed Cast

Simon Pegg

Sidney Young

Kirsten Dunst

Alison Olsen

Danny Huston

Lawrence Maddox

Megan Fox

Sophie Maes

Jeff Bridges

Clayton Harding

Gillian Anderson

Eleanor Johnson

Max Minghella

Vincent Lepak

Jefferson Mays

Bill Nathanson

Bill Paterson

Richard Young


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$27,000,000.00

Revenue

$17,286,299.00

Keywords

new york city

journalist

failure

magazine

based on memoir or autobiography

starlet

british man

cult of celebrity

awards show

celebrity worship

workplace romance

celebrity interview

in crowd

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