How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 comedy movie directed by Robert B. Weide, with a running time of 1h 50m. It stars Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst and Danny Huston.
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.
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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
- Kelan Pannell as Young Sidney
- Janette Scott as Sidney's Mother