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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
In this hilariously funny fish-out-of-water tale, "How to Lose Friends
& Alienate People" tracks the outrageous escapades of Sidney Young
(Simon Pegg), 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. The film is based on Toby Young's memoir of the same
name and also stars Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson,
Megan Fox, Max Minghella and Jeff Bridges. Directed by Robert Weide,
the film will be released by MGM Distribution Co. on October 3, 2008.
After disrupting one black-tie event by allowing a wild pig to run
rampant, Sidney catches the attention of Clayton Harding (Jeff
Bridges), editor of Sharp, and accepts a job with the magazine in New
York City. Clayton warns Sidney that he'd better impress and charm
everyone he can, if he wants to succeed. Instead, Sidney instantly
insults and annoys fellow writer Alison Olsen (Kirsten Dunst). He dares
to target the star clients of power publicist Eleanor Johnson (Gillian
Anderson). He upsets his direct boss Lawrence Maddox (Danny Huston) and
tries to make amends by hiring a stripper to dance for Lawrence during
a staff meeting. Sidney, of course, doesn't stop there, finding
creative ways to annoy nearly everyone. His saving graces: a rising,
sexy starlet (Megan Fox) develops an odd affection for him, and in
time, Alison whose friendship with him might be the only thing saving
Sidney from torpedoing his career.
