This hilariously funny tale, 'How to Lose Friends & Alienate People' tracks the cringe worthy antics of Sidney Young (Simon Pegg), a small-time British celebrity journalist who's surprisingly offered a job at an upscale magazine in New York. To succeed, Sidney is warned that he'd better charm everyone he can, but instead, blundering Sidney instantly insults and irritates fellow writer Alison Olsen (Kirsten Dunst). Instead of radiating charm, Sidney soon burns his bridges and finds extremely creative ways to annoy bosses, peers and celebrities. Sidney's only life... line is sexy Sophie Maes (Megan Fox) who seems to like his quirky ways, however, by trying to impress her, he finds himself sucked into the glittering world of Sharps and in danger of losing who he really is but is that he really what he wants? A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young's memoir "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People". [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Danny Huston How To Lose Friends And Alienate People Names may have been changed to protect the innocent--and the not-so innocent--but this comedy adapts Toby Young's biting memoir about his struggles as a Vanity Fair employee. Brilliant Brit Simon Pegg (HOT FUZZ) stars as Young's alter ego, while Jeff Bridges is a Graydon Carter-esque magazine editor.
Comedy drama based on the autobiographical book by Toby Young. Simon Pegg stars as Sidney Young, an aspiring journalist for a British anti-establishment magazine who is unexpectedly offered a job at the glossy New York-based magazine Sharps. He is warned by the editor Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges) that he'd better do all he can to charm his colleagues if he expects to succeed in this competitive world. But it isn't long before he has managed to upset just about the entire staff of the magazine in one way or another. Even when he's going out of his way to make amends, he's putting his foot in it. The only saving grace in the whole sorry situation is his friendship with sexy starlet Sophie Maes (Megan Fox). But will this be enough to save his sinking career?
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