How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008)
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Frequent Curb Your Enthusiasm director Robert B. Weide makes his feature directorial debut with this screen adaptation of British writer Toby Young's comedic novel of the same name. When self-promoting scribe Sidney Young (Simon Pegg) accepts a position as a contributing editor for iconic fashion magazine "Sharps," his subsequent attempts to ingratiate himself with both his egotistical boss, Clayton Harding, and the superficial celebrities who populate the pages of the magazine prove disastrously hilarious. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert B. Weide
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Frequent Curb Your Enthusiasm director Robert B. Weide makes his feature directorial debut with this screen adaptation of British writer Toby Young's comedic novel of the same name. When self-promoting scribe Sidney Young (Simon Pegg) accepts a position as a contributing editor for iconic fashion magazine "Sharps," his subsequent attempts to ingratiate himself with both his egotistical boss, Clayton Harding, and the superficial celebrities who populate the pages of the magazine prove disastrously hilarious. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
- Simon Pegg - Sidney Young
- Jeff Bridges - Clayton Harding
- Gillian Anderson - Eleanor Johnson
- Max Minghella - Vincent Lepak
- Bill Paterson - Richard Young
- Kirsten Dunst - Alison Olsen
- Danny Huston - Lawrence Maddox
- Megan Fox - Sophie Maes
- Miriam Margolyes - Mrs. Kowalski
- Diana Kent - Rachel Petkoff
- Director(s):
- Robert B. Weide
- Writer(s):
- Peter Straughan, Toby Young
- Producer(s):
- Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Drug Content, Nudity)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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