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Un Anglais à New York (2008)

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (original title)
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A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York City.

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(screenplay), (book)
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Cast

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Kelan Pannell ...
Young Sidney
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Sidney's Mother (archive footage)
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Kelly Jo Charge ...
Apollo Awards Presenter
Christian Maier Smith ...
Apollo Awards Guest
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PR Woman
Felicity Montagu ...
Clipboard Nazi
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Thandie Newton
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Assistant Hotel Manager
Ian Bonar ...
Post Modern Review Staff
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Post Modern Review Staff
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Post Modern Review Staff
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Storyline

Sidney Young is a disillusioned intellectual who both adores and despises the world of celebrity, fame and glamor. His alternative magazine, "Post Modern Review", pokes fun at the media obsessed stars and bucks trends, and so when Young is offered a job at the diametrically opposed conservative New York based "Sharps" magazine it's something of a shock! It seems "Sharps" editor Clayton Harding is amused by Young's disruption of a post-BAFTA party with a pig posing as Babe. Thus begins Sidney's descent into success - his gradual move from derided outsider to confidante of starlet Sophie Maes. Initially helping him out at Sharps is colleague Alison Olsen, who has her own secret. Wither their friendship? Written by Anonymous

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug material | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

3 October 2008 (UK)  »

Also Known As:

Un Anglais à New York  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$27,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,154,607 (United Kingdom), 5 October 2008, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,430,294, 5 October 2008, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$2,778,752, 11 December 2008

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,286,299, 15 March 2009
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Trivia

Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges) is a fictionalization of Graydon Carter. See more »

Goofs

When the group is leaving the first party, Eleanor Johnson talks to Sophie Maes before getting into the car. The shot then turns back to Sophie with her saying "Yea" when clearly her lips were not even moving. See more »

Quotes

Sidney Young: When I was a kid, I used to think there was a special place where all the movie stars lived. A kind of "Shangri La". And if you could just get inside there, you'd be happy. Forever.
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Connections

References Babe, le cochon devenu berger (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

For Reasons Unknown
Written by Brandon Flowers (as Flowers)
Performed by The Killers
Courtesy of Island Def Jam (United States)
Under licence from Universal Music Operations
Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd
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Pegg List Grows As This Movie Does Not Fail To Deliver The Laughs
27 October 2008 | by See all my reviews

Pegg has had a few hits in the past few years, starting with "Shaun Of The Dead" in 2004, movie on to "Hot Fuzz 2007", early 2008 he came out with "Run Fat Boy Run" and now comes this, "How To Lose Friends And Alienate People" which is in many ways one of my favourite comedy's of the year.

The film is about Sidney Yound, a man who writes a failing magazine who makes fun of celebrity's mostly because he is not one of them. Anyway, one of the most successful magazine owners (Played By Jeff Bridges) invites him (Out of nostalgia) to work at his magazine. Sidney is of course excited and moves to America, there he meets a girl currently writing a book, and hilarity ensues.

This film is great and I hope more come out like it in the near future. Pegg has once again given people everywhere another good film and I cant wait to the see the third part of the blood and ice cream trilogy "Paul". I Rate this film 81%.


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