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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008 film by Robert B. Weide

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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008 film by Robert B. Weide

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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 comedy film based upon Toby Young's 2001 memoir of the same name. The film follows a similar storyline, about his five-year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at Sharps Magazine. The names of the magazine and people Young came into contact with during the time were changed for the film adaptation. The film version is a highly fictionalized account, and differs greatly from the work upon which it was built.

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2008 · 1h 50m · Comedy · Romance · Drama

TMDB 6.0/10 (855 votes)

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.

Directed by Robert B. Weide

Box office $17M worldwide

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Robert B. WeideDirector

Simon Peggas Sidney Young

Kirsten Dunstas Alison Olsen

Danny Hustonas Lawrence Maddox

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2008 · 1h 50m · Comedy · Romance · Drama

TMDB 6.0/10 (855 votes)

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.

Directed by Robert B. Weide

Box office $17M worldwide

IMDb ↗

Family guide

Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗

Cast & crew

Robert B. WeideDirector

Simon Peggas Sidney Young

Kirsten Dunstas Alison Olsen

Danny Hustonas Lawrence Maddox

Megan Foxas Sophie Maes

Jeff Bridgesas Clayton Harding

Gillian Andersonas Eleanor Johnson

Max Minghellaas Vincent Lepak

Jefferson Maysas Bill Nathanson

Bill Patersonas Richard Young

Miriam Margolyesas Mrs. Kowalski

KKelan Pannellas Young Sidney

Janette Scottas Sidney's Mother

KKelly Jo Chargeas Apollo Awards Presenter

CChristian Maier Smithas Apollo Awards Guest

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 comedy film based upon Toby Young's 2001 memoir of the same name. The film follows a similar storyline, about his five-year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at Sharps Magazine. The names of the magazine and people Young came into contact with during the time were changed for the film adaptation. The film version is a highly fictionalized account, and differs greatly from the work upon which it was built.

Read the full article →

Website: http://www.how2losefriends.com/