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Jeff Bridges, Kirsten Dunst, Simon Pegg, and Megan Fox in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

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    How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is a 2001 memoir by British journalist Toby Young.



    Yes. The film is based around Toby Young's five-year stint in the U.S. as a contributing editor at Conde Nast Publications' Vanity Fair magazine.



    About half-way through the credits, the mock-trailer to Sophia's "Theresa" film plays in it's entirety. We find out it's rated NC-17.

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  • How long is How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    1 hour and 50 minutes
  • When was How to Lose Friends & Alienate People released?
    October 3, 2008
  • What is the IMDb rating of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    6.4 out of 10
  • Who stars in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, and Megan Fox
  • Who wrote How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    Toby Daniel Moorsom Young and Peter Straughan
  • Who directed How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    Robert B. Weide
  • Who was the composer for How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    David Arnold
  • Who was the producer of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen
  • Who was the executive producer of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    Tessa Ross, Brian Gilmore, Gary Smith, Mark Brooke, Paul White, and Simon Fawcett
  • Who was the cinematographer for How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    Oliver Stapleton
  • Who was the editor of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    David Freeman
  • Who are the characters in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    Sidney Young, Lawrence Maddox, Sophie Maes, Eleanor Johnson, PR Woman, Clipboard Nazi, Assistant Hotel Manager, Post Modern Review Staff, Clayton Harding, Clayton's Assistant, and others
  • What is the plot of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York City.
  • What was the budget for How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    $28 million
  • How much did How to Lose Friends & Alienate People earn at the worldwide box office?
    $19.2 million
  • How much did How to Lose Friends & Alienate People earn at the US box office?
    $2.78 million
  • What is How to Lose Friends & Alienate People rated?
    R
  • What genre is How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
    Biographical, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama, Romance, and Romantic Comedy

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