How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

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R | 1 hr 50 mins | Comedy, Satire, Foreign, Adaptation | Released: 10/3/2008 |Box Office Total: $2.7M

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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.

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Theatrical Release
10/3/2008

Director	Credit
Robert Weide	Director
Cast	Credit
Kirsten Dunst	Alison Olsen
Simon Pegg	Sidney Young
Jeff Bridges	Clayton Harding
Danny Huston	Lawrence Maddox
Gillian Anderson	Eleanor Johnson
Max Minghella	Vincent Lepak
Megan Fox	Sophie Maes
Miriam Margolyes	Mrs Kowalski
Margo Stilley	Ingrid
Kelan Pannell	Young Sidney
Janette Scott	Sidney’s Mother
Kelly Jo Charge	Apollo Awards Presenter
Christian Smith	Apollo Awards Guest
Katherine Parkinson	Pr Woman
Felicity Montagu	Clipboard Nazi
Thandie Newton	Herself
John Lightbody	Assistant Hotel Manager
Ian Bonar	Post Modern Review Staff
James Corden	Post Modern Review Staff
Fenella Woolgar	Post Modern Review Staff
Chris O'Dowd	Post Modern Review Staff
Hugh Thompson	Post Modern Review Staff
Emily Thorling	Post Modern Review Staff
Miquel Brown	Clayton’s Assistant
Nathalie Cox	Woman in Bar
Sam Douglas	Barman
Gillian King	Sharps Assistant
Isabella Calthorpe	Anna
Hannah Waddingham	Elizabeth Maddox
Diana Kent	Rachel Petkoff
Emily Denniston	Maddox’s Assistant
Ashley Madekwe	Vicky
Lisa McAllister	Sophie Maes’ Assistant
Julia West	Mother Superior
Brona C Titley	Nun
Charles De Bromhead	Young Priest
Jane Perry	Mrs Harding
Connie Wheeler	Child of Harding
Lara Edmunds	Child of Harding
Allen Lidkey	July 4th Party Guest
Robert Weide	July 4th Party Guest
Nathan Nolan	July 4th Party Waiter
Andy Lucas	Wizard/Dentist
Bill Paterson	Richard Young
Alexandra Aitken	Nightclub Girl
Sarah Mennell	Flight Desk Attendant
Eivind Karlsen	Couple On Blanket
Liat Baruch	Couple On Blanket
Charlotte Devaney	- Bobbie
Production Credits	Credit
Tessa Ross	Executive Producer
Laurie Borg	Co-Producer
Robin O'Hara	Associate Producer
Stephen Woolley	Producer
Elizabeth Karlsen	Producer
Paul White	Executive Producer
Toby Young	Co-Producer
Simon Fawcett	Executive Producer
Gary Smith	Executive Producer
Brian Gilmore	Executive Producer
Peter Hampden	Executive Producer
Jon Diamond	Executive Producer
Norman Merry	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Forensic Films	Production Company (New York)
Number 9 Films	Production Company
Whyaduck Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures International (PPI)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (SMD)	Foreign Distribution Rights
MGM Distribution Company	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Concorde Filmverleih GmbH	Foreign Distribution Rights
RCV Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
TeleMunchen Group	Foreign Distribution Rights
Mikado Film	Foreign Distribution Rights
Lusomundo	Foreign Distribution Rights
Ozen Film	Foreign Distribution Rights
MFI	Foreign Distribution Rights
Hagi Film i Video Sp. z o.o.	Foreign Distribution Rights
Writer	Credit
Peter Straughan	Screenplay
Toby Young	Source Material
Toby Young	Story Consultant - Script Consultant
Accounting	Credit
Sarah Stiff	Assistant Accountant
John Morgan	Accountant
Steve Joberns	Auditor - Production Auditing
Kevin O'Shea	Production Insurance - Insurance
Tarn Harper	Post-Production Accountant
Vince Holden	Finance Manager - of Production Finance
Neil Chaplin	Production Accountant
Joe Lombardi	Production Accountant (New York)
Sasha Fugazzola	Finance Manager - Film Finance Manager
Victoria Villanueva	Accountant - Accounting Clerk (New York)
Chika Anisiobi	Assistant Accountant
Eli Gurevich	Assistant Accountant (New York)
Art Department	Credit
Caroline Cobbold	Set Decorator
Ray Chan	Art Director
John Beard	Production Designer
Ray Fisher	Leadman (New York)
Jesse Hammond	Painter - Stand-By Painter
Adrian Platt	Swing Gang
Tim Browning	Assistant Art Director
Jackie Castelli	Art Department - Production Buyer
Oscar Wright	Storyboard Artist
Eugene Melvin	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser (New York)
Stephanie Lavigne	Art Department Coordinator (New York)
David Feeney-Mosier	Art Assistant - Art Department PA (New York)
Mary M Blanchard	Scenic Artist - Charge Scenic (New York)
Peter P Allburn	Scenic Artist - Scenic (New York)
Russell Barnes	Art Department Coordinator (New York)
William Comacho	Set Dresser (New York)
Lee Wiseman	Swing Gang
James Collins	Art Director - Stand-By Art Director
James Collins	Art Department - Draughtsman
Sara Parks	Set Decorator (New York)
John Stachowicz	Scenic Artist - Scenic (New York)
Anthony Gasparro	Art Director (New York)
Daniel Bryant	Swing Gang
clint marshall	Set Dresser (New York)
Becky Thomas	Art Department - Art Dept Assistant/Set Dec. Researcher
Mark Migliore	Set Dresser (New York)
Sandra Phillips	Art Department - Draughtsman
Michael Mills	Set Dresser (New York)
Catherine Whiting	Art Department - Draughtsman
Joe Monaco	Set Dresser (New York)
Ross Huttick	Art Department - Foreman (New York)
Richard P Monaco	Set Dresser (New York)
Shawn Ortiz	Set Dresser (New York)
Matt Regney	Set Dresser (New York)
Saviel Rivera	Set Dresser (New York)
Sam Rosedietcher	Set Dresser (New York)
Casting	Credit
Lucinda Johnston	Casting Associate
Meredith Jacobson Marciano	Extras Casting (New York)
Kim Davis-Wagner	Casting
Cate Engel	Casting Associate
Justine Baddeley	Casting
Adam Vincentz	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Associate (New York)
Jina Jay	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Duncan Manning	Catering - Catering Manager
Peter Marshark	Craft Service (New York)
Jason Acevedo	Craft Service (New York)
Barnaby Smith	Catering - Caterer
Gavin Woods	Catering - Caterer
Todd Kelly	Craft Service (New York)
Dominic Beattie	Catering - Caterer
Peter Anders	Catering - Chef (New York)
Henry Previl	Catering - Chef (New York)
Mauricio Apablaza	Catering - Chef (New York)
Jorge H Carangui	Catering - Chef (New York)
Film Camera	Credit
Al Rodgers	Lighting Technician - Remote Head Tech (New York)
Robert Hamilton	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Ryan Taggart	Loader - Camera Loader
James Clarke	Film Lab - D.I. Supervisor
Paul Colangelo	Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Peter Cavaciuti	Steadicam Operator
Peter Cavaciuti	Camera Operator
Keith Bryant	Dailies - Dailies Contact
Oliver Stapleton	Director of Photography
Kerry Brown	Photography - Stills Photographer
John Jordan	Focus Puller - Camera Focus Puller
Andrew Jones	Camera Trainee
Stuart Fyvie	Colorist
Dan Mudford	Camera - Epk Camera
Daniel Tomlinson	Film Lab - D-Lab Operator
Rico O. Alston	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assistant (New York)
Howard Atherton	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Scott Goulding	Colorist
Tom Wilkinson	Loader - Clapper Loader (2nd Unit)