How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
He's across the pond, and out of his depth.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
Timing:
1:50 (110 min)
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Country
Production
Genre
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Budget
$28 000 000
Revenue
$19 141 282
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Robin O'Hara, Stephen Woolley, Toby Young, Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Peter Hampden, Norman Merry, Paul White, Jon Diamond, Simon Fawcett
Operator
Oliver Stapleton
Composer
Artist
Audition
Jina Jay, Justine Arteta, Kim Davis-Wagner
Editing
David Freeman
All team (64)
All team (64)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Posters for the films "3:10 to Yuma" (2007) and "Rush Hour 3" can be spotted in the film.
- In one scene, Simon Pegg mixes up his landlady's surname and calls her "Mrs. Lebowski." This can be considered a nod to Jeff Bridges, who starred as the Dude in the Coen brothers' film "The Big Lebowski."
- Toby Young, whose book the film is based on, was removed from the set because he annoyed the actors and tried to tell the director how to shoot.
- When Sydney arrives at a costume party dressed as Count Dracula, he is called Bela Lugosi. This is a reference to the 1931 film "Dracula," in which Bela Lugosi played the Count. This image became the most recognizable portrayal of Dracula on screen.
- Sidney's library card is from Gloucester. Simon Pegg was born in Gloucester.
- Simon Pegg was cast as Sidney back in 2004 in a stage production of the same name, but was unable to participate because he was filming 'Shaun of the Dead' at the time.
- Maddox drinking a White Russian is a reference to Jeff Bridges and his film 'The Big Lebowski'.
- The scene where Sidney passes by Elizabeth Maddox who has fallen on the floor is based on a real-life incident involving Anna Wintour and a 'Vanity Fair' staff member.
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