How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Release: 2008-10-02
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.0
Comedy
Romance
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
UK Film Council
Intandem Films
Number 9 Films
Aramid Entertainment
Lipsync Productions
Film4 Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Miriam Margolyes
as Mrs. Kowalski
Ian Bonar
as Post Modern Review Staff
John Lightbody
as Assistant Hotel Manager
Hannah Waddingham
as Elizabeth Maddox
Kirsten Dunst
as Alison Olsen
Bill Paterson
as Richard Young
Janette Scott
as Sidney's Mother
Brian Austin Green
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ashton Swinford
as Glamorati (uncredited)
Margo Stilley
as Ingrid
Diana Kent
as Rachel Petkoff
Simon Pegg
as Sidney Young
Jeff Bridges
as Clayton Harding
Nathalie Cox
as Woman in Bar
Sam Douglas
as Barman
Jane Perry
as Mrs. Harding
Dennis Jay Funny
as Office Lobby Concierge (uncredited)
Thandiwe Newton
as Self
Chris O'Dowd
as Post Modern Review Staff
Kate Winslet
as Self (uncredited)
Gillian Anderson
as Eleanor Johnson
Ashley Madekwe
as Vicky
Lisa McAllister
as Sophie Maes' Assistant
Danny Huston
as Lawrence Maddox
Megan Fox
as Sophie Maes
Felicity Montagu
as Clipboard Nazi
Ricky Gervais
as Self (uncredited)
Davide Petrucci
as Guest at Party (uncredited)
Katherine Parkinson
as PR Woman
Nathan Nolan
as July 4th Party Waiter
Andy Lucas
as Wizard Dentist
James Corden
as Post Modern Review Staff
Toni Collette
as Self (uncredited)
Elli
as Newsstand Vendor (uncredited)
Daniel Craig
as Self (uncredited)
Robert B. Weide
as July 4th Party Guest
Forbes KB
as Hotel Security (uncredited)
Miquel Brown
as Clayton's Assistant
Charlotte Devaney
as Bobbie
Max Minghella
as Vincent Lepak
Jefferson Mays
as Bill Nathanson
Fenella Woolgar
as Post Modern Review Staff
Crew
Glenn Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Toby Young
Producer, Script Consultant, Book
Robert B. Weide
Director
Robin O'Hara
Producer
Lila Yacoub
Line Producer
Loyd Catlett
Actor's Assistant
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Jina Jay
Casting
Tessa Ross
Executive Producer
David Arnold
Original Music Composer
Peter Straughan
Screenplay
David Freeman
Editor
Jo McLaren
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