How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
He's across the pond, and out of his depth.
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.
- Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
- Studio: UK Film Council, Intandem Films, Number 9 Films, Aramid Entertainment, Lipsync Productions, Film4 Productions
- Keyword: new york city, journalist, failure, magazine, based on memoir or autobiography, starlet, british man, cult of celebrity, awards show, celebrity worship, workplace romance, celebrity interview, in crowd
- Cast: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges, Gillian Anderson