
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
He's across the pond, and out of his depth.
110 min
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.
- Release date
- October 3, 2008
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Music
- David Arnold
- Budget
- $28,000,000
- Box office
- $17,286,299
Where to watch
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Trailer
Soundtrack
Songs from the movieHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People2008 · 19 tracks- Enough Love · Duffy3:16
- What a Wonderful World · Joey Ramone2:22
- Ace of Spades · Motörhead2:47
- Chicken Payback · The Bees3:12
- Spooky · Dusty Springfield2:42
- Drinks Taste Better When They're Free · Electrovamp3:13
- La Dolce Vita (In Via Veneto) · Nino Rota1:37
- Get Over It · Guillemots4:16
- Heavy Like Sunday · Leona Naess2:54
- You Really Got Me · The Kinks2:13
- I Don't Feel Like Dancin' · Scissor Sisters4:09
- For Reasons Unknown · The Killers3:30
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 Guy as Young Sidney
- Janette Scott as Sidney's Mother
- Kelly Jo Charge as Apollo Awards Presenter
- Bluebell as Apollo Awards Guest
- Katherine Parkinson as PR Woman
- Felicity Montagu as Clipboard Nazi
- Thandiwe Newton as Self
- Ian Bonar as Post Modern Review Staff
- James Corden as Post Modern Review Staff
- Fenella Woolgar as Post Modern Review Staff
- Chris O'Dowd as Post Modern Review Staff
- Miquel Brown as Clayton's Assistant
- Nathalie Cox as Woman in Bar
- Sam Douglas as Barman
- Margo Stilley as Ingrid
Crew
- Janette Scott · Archive footage
- Robert B. Weide · Director
- Peter Straughan · Writer
- Toby Young · Writer
- Elizabeth Karlsen · Producer
- Stephen Woolley · Producer
- David Arnold · Composer
- Oliver Stapleton · Cinematographer
- David Freeman · Editor
- Justine Arteta · Casting director
- Kim Davis-Wagner · Casting director
- Jina Jay · Casting director
- John Beard · Production designer