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.
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