How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Brief Synopsis
Sidney Young is a smalltime, bumbling, British celebrity journalist who is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City. In spectacular fashion, Sidney enters high society and burns bridges with bosses, peers and superstars.
Cast & Crew
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Robert B. Weide
Director
Kirsten Dunst
Simon Pegg
Jeff Bridges
Danny Huston
Gillian Anderson
Film Details
Also Known As
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Satire
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Air Studios, London; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Aramid Entertainment; Armani; Arri Group; Audley Films; Bellwood Media; Deluxe, London; Eastman Kodak; Film Finances, Inc.; Film4 Productions; Forensic Films; Freud Communications; Global Music Service; Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers LLP; Hagi Film I Video Sp. Z O.O.; Hothouse Music; Intandem Media Group; Intandem Media Group; Irish Film Board; Kevin O'Shea; Kodak; Lee & Thompson; Lipsync Creative; Lipsync Post; Mad Dog Casting; Mikado Film; Mobile Mouthful; Number 9 Films; On Set Location Services, Ltd.; Ozen Film; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); Shipleys; Sound 24; Sync Or Swim; Technicolor; U.K. Film Council; Özen Film
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); Blitz-Cine Star; Bontonfilm; Calif; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Corazón Films; Equinoxe Films; Gulf Film, Llc; Kinepolis Film Distribution; Lotte Entertainment; Luxor Entertainment (Russia); MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; MediaPro Pictures; Mediapro; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Myndform; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); RCV Distribution; Sandrew Metronome Filmdistribution As; Tatra Film; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures International; Village Roadshow Greece; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Warner Bros. Spain; Warner Sogefilms; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
United Kingdom; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Synopsis
Sidney Young is a smalltime, bumbling, British celebrity journalist who is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City. In spectacular fashion, Sidney enters high society and burns bridges with bosses, peers and superstars.
Director
Robert B. Weide
Director
Cast
Kirsten Dunst
Simon Pegg
Jeff Bridges
Danny Huston
Gillian Anderson
Max Minghella
Megan Fox
Miriam Margoyles
Margo Stilley
Kelan Pannell
Janette Scott
Kelly Jo Charge
Christian Smith
Katherine Parkinson
Felicity Montagu
John Lightbody
Ian Bonar
James Corden
Fenella Woolgar
Chris O'dowd
Hugh Thompson
Emily Thorling
Miquel Brown
Nathalie Cox
Sam Douglas
Gillian King
Isabella Calthorpe
Hannah Waddingham
Diana Kent
Emily Denniston
Ashley Madekwe
Lisa Mcallister
Julia West
Brona C Titley
Charles De Bromhead
Jane Perry
Connie Wheeler
Lara Edmunds
Allen Lidkey
Robert B. Weide
Nathan Nolan
Andy Lucas
Bill Paterson
Alexandra Aitken
Sarah Mennell
Eivind Karlsen
Liat Baruch
Charlotte Devaney
Ray Fisher
Lead Man
Thandie Newton
Self
Thandie Newton
Herself
Crew
Jason Acevedo
Craft Service
Hugo Adams
Foley Editor
Niv Adiri
Sound Effects Editor
Philip Alberga
Transportation
Peter Allburn
Scenic Artist
Brian Allen
Production Assistant
Lucy Allen
Stunt Double
Rico O. Alston
Video Assist/Playback
Peter Anders
Caterer
Aaron Anderson
Executive
Dave Anderson
Generator Operator
Ethan Anderson
Assistant Director
Robert M Andres
Key Grip
Hannah Andrews
Stand-In
Hannah Andrews
Office Runner
Susan Chika Anisiobi
Accounting Assistant
Michael Anzalone
Costume Supervisor
Mauricio Apablaza
Caterer
David Arnold
Music
Howard Atherton
Director Of Photography
Howard Atherton
Dp/Cinematographer
Nick Atkinson
Executive
Justine Baddeley
Casting
Hanly Banks
Assistant
Russell Barnes
Art Department Coordinator
Liat Baruch
Assistant
John Beard
Production Designer
Orin Beaton
Boom Operator
Dominic Beattie
Caterer
Huston Beaumont
Key Grip
James Bednark
Production Secretary
Dani Beirnat
Stunt Double
Bruce Bell
Medic
Julia Bembenek
Liaison
Chris Bentley
Film Lab
Justin Bischoff
Production Assistant
Debra Blake
Medic
Mary Blanchard
Scenic Artist
Arthur Blum
Dolly Grip
Steve Bohan
Construction Manager
Hugo Bonilla
Electrician
Frank Bonsangue
Transportation
Philip James Booth
Stand-In
Philip James Booth
Office Runner
Laurie Borg
Coproducer
Linda Bowen
Assistant
Harry Bower
Transportation
Denise Bridgeman
Manager
Jason Brignola
Assistant Camera
Conrad V Brink
Special Effects Coordinator
Andrew Brown
Executive
Dan Brown
Facilities Supervisor
Danny Brown
Facilities Supervisor
Kerry Brown
Photography
Sam Tatton Brown
Legal Services
Linden Brownbill
Sound Department
Tim Browning
Assistant Art Director
Sue Bruce-smith
Development Executive
Kathy Brumby
Transportation Captain
Daniel Bryant
Swing Gang
Keith Bryant
Dailies
Brian Buck
Transportation
Tony Burns
Electrician
Alberto Buron
Film Lab
Mark Burton
Assistant Editor
Mark Burton
Photography
Jeff Butcher
Property Master
Katherine Butler
Development Executive
Edward J Buzzo
Transportation
Sally Caplan
Executive
Jorge Carangui
Caterer
Tristan Carlisle-kitz
Propman
James A Casey
Grip
Jackie Castelli
Art Department
Peter Cavaciuti
Camera Operator
Peter Cavaciuti
Steadicam Operator
Nick Cervonaro
Music Engineer
Raymond Chan
Art Director
Neil Chaplin
Production Accountant
James Charleston
Other
Juliette Cheveley
Stunts
John Chimel
Security
Maya Choldin
Assistant Director
Nick Chopping
Stunt Double
Wailoon Chung
Electrician
Jason Cipolla
Transportation
James Clarke
Film Lab
James Clarke
Film Lab
Peter Clarke
Music Editor
Tony Clarkson
Location Manager
Caroline Cobbold
Set Decorator
Paul Colangelo
Assistant Camera
Tom Collier
Digital Effects Artist
James Collins
Art Director
James Collins
Art Department
Ed Colyer
Foley Recordist
William Comacho
On-Set Dresser
Paul Cotterell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Cozens
Music
Thomas Crehanm
Transportation
Tom Crowe
Driver
Chris Cull
Property Master
Neil Culley
Digital Effects Artist
Nick Curson
Driver
Ben D'andrea
Grip
Danielle Dajani
Executive
Jeremiah Dalton
Key Grip
Howard Davidson
Electrician
Robin Davies
Assistant
Kim Davis-wagner
Casting
Toby Denholm
Product Placement
Olenka Denysenko
Props
Clive Derbyshire
Sound Recordist
Jon Diamond
Executive Producer
Russell Diamond
Grip
Jane Dipersio
Makeup
Harry Dixon
Business Affairs
Nicholas Dodd
Original Music
Tamsin Dorling
Makeup Artist
Francesca Dowd
Production Coordinator
Simon Downes
Assistant Director
Paul Dray
Film Lab
Edward Drohan
Special Effects Coordinator
Stefan Drury
Visual Effects
Paul Duff
Carpenter
Lawrence Duncan
Facilities Supervisor
Polly Duval
Post-Production Supervisor
Jamie Edgell
Stunt Coordinator
Karen Elliott
Music Supervisor
Cate Engel
Casting Associate
Jeffrey A. Eplett
Rigging Electrician
Will Evans
Business Affairs
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Bradley Farmer
Stunt Double
Simon Fawcett
Executive Producer
Joseph Fay
Transportation
David Feeney-mosier
Art Assistant
John Ferguson
Camera Focus Puller
Ross Ferguson
Assistant
Scott Ferlisi
Location Assistant
Miguel A Fernandez
Location Scout
Johanna Fernihough
Publicity
Jim Ferris
Electrician
David T Fitzgerald
Production Assistant
Tim Fitzgerald
Production Assistant
Carrie Fix
Line Producer
Thomas Flaherty
Driver
Joe Flynn
Driver
Ray Flynn
Rigging Electrician
Geoff Foster
Score Recording
Hollie Foster
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lucy Foulds
Location Coordinator
David Freeman
Editor
Danny Freemantle
Assistant Sound Editor
Glenn Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Samuel Friedman
Best Boy
Lauren Fritz
Assistant Location Manager
Sasha Fugazzola
Finance Manager
Mark Funnell
Best Boy
Erika Furey
Costumer
Stuart Fyvie
Colorist
Jim Galvin
Rigging Electrician
Sarah Rae Garrett
Assistant Director
Sam Garwood
Camera Focus Puller
Anthony Gasparro
Art Director
Glen Gathard
Foley Recordist
Natalia Georgiadou
Wardrobe
Kley Gilbuena
Assistant Property Master
Brian Gilmore
Executive Producer
Martin Goddard
Rigging Electrician
Catherine Gore
Script Supervisor
Yanni Goudetsidis
Software Engineer
Scott Goulding
Colorist
Andy Gray
Executive
Jonathan Gray
Legal Services
Jim Greenhorn
Sound Mixer
Kevin P Griffin
Transportation
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
Paul Grindey
Business Affairs
Sheena Gunn
Assistant
Eli Gurevich
Accounting Assistant
Robert Gurgo
Gaffer
Julia Hall
Titles
John Halligan
Grip
Robert Hamilton
Video Assist/Playback
Jesse Hammond
Painter
Peter Hampden
Executive Producer
Annie Hardinge
Costume Designer
Tarn Harper
Post-Production Accountant
Ella Harris
Production
Tim Harrison
Transportation
William F Hartman Jr.
Security
Michael Hartney
Special Effects Coordinator
Sam Haveland
Office Runner
Paul Herbert
Stunt Coordinator
Lee Herrick
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Richard Hewitt
Line Producer
Justin Hill
Location Manager
Stephen Hilton
Music
Rebecca Hofherr
Assistant Costume Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Satire
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Air Studios, London; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Aramid Entertainment; Armani; Arri Group; Audley Films; Bellwood Media; Deluxe, London; Eastman Kodak; Film Finances, Inc.; Film4 Productions; Forensic Films; Freud Communications; Global Music Service; Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers LLP; Hagi Film I Video Sp. Z O.O.; Hothouse Music; Intandem Media Group; Intandem Media Group; Irish Film Board; Kevin O'Shea; Kodak; Lee & Thompson; Lipsync Creative; Lipsync Post; Mad Dog Casting; Mikado Film; Mobile Mouthful; Number 9 Films; On Set Location Services, Ltd.; Ozen Film; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); Shipleys; Sound 24; Sync Or Swim; Technicolor; U.K. Film Council; Özen Film
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); Blitz-Cine Star; Bontonfilm; Calif; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Corazón Films; Equinoxe Films; Gulf Film, Llc; Kinepolis Film Distribution; Lotte Entertainment; Luxor Entertainment (Russia); MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; MediaPro Pictures; Mediapro; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Myndform; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); RCV Distribution; Sandrew Metronome Filmdistribution As; Tatra Film; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures International; Village Roadshow Greece; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Warner Bros. Spain; Warner Sogefilms; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
United Kingdom; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Quotes
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 3, 2008
Released in United States on Video February 17, 2009
Based on the book "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" by Toby Young; published by Time Warner Books UK July 18, 2002.
Project was included on the 2007 Black List.
Released in United States Fall October 3, 2008
Released in United States on Video February 17, 2009
Aramid invested more than $15,000,000 of the $20,000,000 budget
