How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

10/2/20081h 50m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Robert B. Weide

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$28,000,000.00

Revenue:

$17,286,299.00

Key words:

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

Cast

Simon Pegg

~ as ~

Sidney Young

Kirsten Dunst

~ as ~

Alison Olsen

Danny Huston

~ as ~

Lawrence Maddox

Megan Fox

~ as ~

Sophie Maes

Jeff Bridges

~ as ~

Clayton Harding

Gillian Anderson

~ as ~

Eleanor Johnson

Max Minghella

~ as ~

Vincent Lepak

Jefferson Mays

~ as ~

Bill Nathanson

Bill Paterson

~ as ~

Richard Young

Miriam Margolyes

~ as ~

Mrs. Kowalski

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Reviews (1)

Gimly
Written 7 year(s) ago
4
I think Simon Pegg is probably better served as a comedic actor in his native British movies, he's proven himself in that field time and time again, but when it comes to things like How to Lose Friends & Alienate People he is never given the opportunity to shine, and it's the lacklustre, derivative movies themselves (like this one) that are to blame.

Also, he starts this movie already alienated and he doesn't have any friends, so the title is like???

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.