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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Robert B. Weide

Writing Credits  

Peter Straughan ... (screenplay)
 
Toby Young ... (book)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Kelan Guy Kelan Guy ... Young Sidney
Janette Scott ... Sidney's Mother (archive footage)
Danny Huston ... Lawrence Maddox
Simon Pegg ... Sidney Young
Megan Fox ... Sophie Maes
Gillian Anderson ... Eleanor Johnson
Kelly Jo Charge Kelly Jo Charge ... Apollo Awards Presenter
Christian Maier Smith Christian Maier Smith ... Apollo Awards Guest
Katherine Parkinson ... PR Woman
Felicity Montagu ... Clipboard Nazi
Thandiwe Newton ... Thandie Newton (as Thandie Newton)
John Lightbody ... Assistant Hotel Manager
Ian Bonar ... Post Modern Review Staff
James Corden ... Post Modern Review Staff
Fenella Woolgar ... Post Modern Review Staff
Chris O'Dowd ... Post Modern Review Staff
Hugh Thompson Hugh Thompson ... Post Modern Review Staff
Emily Thorling Emily Thorling ... Post Modern Review Staff
Jeff Bridges ... Clayton Harding
Miquel Brown Miquel Brown ... Clayton's Assistant
Miriam Margolyes ... Mrs. Kowalski
Nathalie Cox ... Woman in Bar
Kirsten Dunst ... Alison Olsen
Sam Douglas ... Barman
Charlotte Devaney Charlotte Devaney ... Bobbie
Gillian King Gillian King ... Sharps Assistant
Margo Stilley ... Ingrid
Isabella Calthorpe Isabella Calthorpe ... Anna
Hannah Waddingham ... Elizabeth Maddox
Diana Kent ... Rachel Petkoff
Max Minghella ... Vincent Lepak
Emily Denniston Emily Denniston ... Maddox's Assistant
Jefferson Mays ... Bill Nathanson
Ashley Madekwe ... Vicky
Lisa McAllister ... Sophie Maes' Assistant
Julia West Julia West ... Mother Superior - Trailer
Brona C. Titley Brona C. Titley ... Nun - Trailer
Charles de Bromhead Charles de Bromhead ... Young Priest - Trailer (as Charles De Bromhead)
Jane Perry ... Mrs. Harding
Connie Wheeler Connie Wheeler ... Harding Child
Lara Edmunds Lara Edmunds ... Harding Child
Allen Lidkey Allen Lidkey ... July 4th Party Guest
Robert B. Weide ... July 4th Party Guest
Nathan Nolan ... July 4th Party Waiter
Andy Lucas ... Wizard / Dentist
Bill Paterson ... Richard Young
Alexandra Aitken ... Nightclub Girl
Sarah Mennell ... Flight Desk Attendant
Liat Baruch Liat Baruch ... Couple on Blanket
Eivind Karlsen Eivind Karlsen ... Couple on Blanket
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Debbie Attwell Debbie Attwell ... Red Carpet Fan (uncredited)
Michael Berendt Michael Berendt ... Award Winner (uncredited)
Cristóbal Blanco García Cristóbal Blanco García ... Party Goer (uncredited)
Cris Blanco Cris Blanco ... Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Jemma Bolt ... Sharpe's Girl (uncredited)
Lex Campbell Lex Campbell ... Papparazzi (uncredited)
Lea Caprice ... Model (uncredited)
Serena Catapano Serena Catapano ... Waitress (uncredited)
Heather Snow Clark Heather Snow Clark ... Beautiful Girl (uncredited)
Toni Collette ... Toni Collette (uncredited)
Daniel Craig ... Daniel Craig (uncredited)
Giada Del Drago ... Fashion Party Girl (uncredited)
Elli ... Newsstand Vendor (uncredited)
James Fiddy James Fiddy ... Party Goer (uncredited)
Dennis Jay Funny ... Office Lobby Concierge (uncredited)
Ricky Gervais ... Self (uncredited)
Tim Glanfield Tim Glanfield ... Bafta Awards Official (uncredited)
Brian Austin Green ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Mitchell Green Mitchell Green ... Bouncer (uncredited)
Chris Jameson Chris Jameson ... Apollo Awards Guest (uncredited)
Forbes KB ... Hotel Security (uncredited)
Thor Knai ... Sharp's Party Celebrity (uncredited)
Chantal Lam Chantal Lam ... July 4th Party Guest / Model (uncredited)
Edward Lemont Edward Lemont ... Sharps Magazine Receptionist (uncredited)
Oliver Martin Oliver Martin ... Maddox's Friend at Party (uncredited)
Ben Morris Ben Morris ... BAFTA Crowd Member (uncredited)
Sarah-Jane Paige Sarah-Jane Paige ... Female Fan (uncredited)
Daniel Pellegrino Daniel Pellegrino ... Daniel Pellegrino (uncredited)
David Petrucci David Petrucci ... Guest at party (uncredited)
Tracy Redington Tracy Redington ... Model (uncredited)
Jenny Rieu Jenny Rieu ... Girl on Blanket (uncredited)
James Schram James Schram ... Doorman / Bouncer (uncredited)
Robert Stone Robert Stone ... BAFTA Security (uncredited)
Ashton Swinford ... Glamorati (uncredited)
Vesna Vujat Vesna Vujat ... Sharpe's Girl (uncredited)
Michael T Walker ... Movie goer (uncredited)
Kate Winslet ... Kate Winslet (uncredited)

Produced by 

Laurie Borg ... co-producer
Mark Brooke ... executive producer (uncredited)
Jon Diamond ... executive producer: LipSync
Simon Fawcett ... executive producer
Carrie Fix ... line producer: New York
Brian Gilmore ... executive producer
Peter Hampden ... executive producer: LipSync
Richard Hewitt ... line producer
Elizabeth Karlsen ... producer
Norman Merry ... executive producer: LipSync
Robin O'Hara ... associate producer
Jimmy Price ... line producer: second unit, NYC
Tessa Ross ... executive producer
Gary Smith ... executive producer
Paul White ... executive producer
Stephen Woolley ... producer
Lila Yacoub ... line producer: second unit, LA
Toby Young ... co-producer

Music by 

David Arnold

Cinematography by 

Oliver Stapleton

Editing by 

David Freeman

Casting By 

Justine Arteta ... (as Justine Baddeley)
Kim Davis-Wagner ... (as Kim Davis)
Jina Jay

Production Design by 

John Beard

Art Direction by 

Ray Chan ... supervising art director
Anthony Gasparro

Set Decoration by 

Sara Parks

Costume Design by 

Annie Hardinge

Makeup Department 

Ursula Adelhelm ... daily makeup trainee
Jane DiPersio ... additional makeup artist: New York
Tamsin Dorling Barbosa ... hair stylist (as Tamsin Dorling) / makeup artist (as Tamsin Dorling)
Nana Fischer ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Jeong-Hwa Fonkalsrud ... makeup artist: NewYork
Mandy Gold ... crowd makeup supervisor
Persefone Karakosta ... additional makeup artist: New York
Peter Swords King ... hair designer / makeup designer
Flora Moody ... trainee makeup assistant
Jeffrey Rebelo ... additional hair stylist: New York (as Jeffery Rebelo)
Susan Schectar ... additional hair stylist: New York
Janine Schneider ... hair stylist (as Janine Schneider-Marsan) / makeup artist (as Janine Schneider-Marsan)
Lucy Sibbick ... makeup artist: dailies
Nuria Sitja ... key makeup artist: New York
Anthony Veader ... key hair stylist: New York
Jane Walker ... hair designer: Simon Pegg / makeup designer: Simon Pegg
Sophia Weston ... daily assistant makeup artist (as Sophia Burnage)
Colleen Wheeler ... hair stylist
Lucy Willis ... make-up and hair: dailies

Production Management 

Polly Duval ... post-production supervisor
Sacha Guttenstein ... post-production delivery supervisor
Louise Lovegrove ... production supervisor
Mark Walledge ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Ethan Anderson ... additional second assistant director
Simon Downes ... second assistant director
Mark Hopkins ... crowd third assistant director
Stuart Jones ... daily assistant director
Alex Kaye-Besley ... third assistant director: second unit
Henry Mackintosh ... assistant director
Michelle McGrier ... dga trainee
Kate McLaughlin ... second assistant director: crowd
Matthew Penry-Davey ... first assistant director
Charlie Reed ... third assistant director
Rosemary Rodriguez ... second unit director
Lance Roehrig ... key second assistant director
Alfonso Trinidad ... second assistant director: second unit
Mick Ward ... first assistant director: second unit
Stephen Woolley ... second unit director

Art Department 

Peter Allburn ... scenic artist: New York
Mat Bergel ... props
Steve Bohan ... construction manager
Tim Browning ... assistant art director
Dan Bryant ... dressing props
Jeff Butcher ... property master: New York
Tristan Carlisle-Kitz ... chargehand dressing props
James Collins ... stand-by art director
Will Comacho ... set dresser
Chris Cull ... property master
Olenka Denysenko ... third props
Paul Duff ... construction supervisor
James Enright ... prop making supervisor: c/o propshop
Ray Fisher ... leadman: New York
Kley Gilbuena ... assistant property master: New York
Gavin Gordon ... supervising carpenter
Sean Haines ... second on-set dresser
Stuart Headley-Read ... dressing props: dailies (as Stuart Read)
Dan Johnson ... set dresser
Scott Keery ... props
Carol Kupisz ... graphic designer
Dougie Lankston ... props daily
Stephanie LaVigne ... art department coordinator
Tom Martin ... assistant construction manager (as Thomas Martin)
Eugene Melvin ... on-set dresser: New York
Marcus Migliore ... set dresser
Keith Perry ... rigger
Sandra Phillips ... draughtsman
Adrian Platt ... dressing props
Simon Riley ... stand-by props
Tom Roberts ... stand-by props
Sam Rosedietcher ... set dresser
Rebecca Thomas ... art department assistant
Lloyd Vincent ... prop storeman
Catherine Whiting ... junior draughtsman
Carl Wilson ... senior propmaker
Lee Wiseman ... props
Saviel Rivera ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Hugo Adams ... foley editor
Niv Adiri ... sound effects editor
Orin Beaton ... boom operator
Rachel Carberry ... assistant adr recordist
Ed Colyer ... foley mixer
James Corless ... sound mix technician
Paul Cotterell ... re-recording mixer
Norman Durance ... sound mixer
Steve Finnigan ... adr recordist
Glenn Freemantle ... supervising sound editor
Glen Gathard ... assistant foley mixer
Judah Getz ... adr mixer
Jim Greenhorn ... production sound mixer
Lee Herrick ... dialog & adr editor
Lawrence Loewinger ... sound mixer
Andrew Morgado ... adr mixer
Richard Pryke ... re-recording mixer
Nadine Richardson ... assistant sound
Jack Stew ... foley artist
Richard Street ... re-recording mixer
Kevin Tayler ... foley recordist
Jason Chiodo ... re-recording mixer: marketing (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Curtis Iggulden ... special effects technician
Kevin Zack ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by 

Tom Collier ... digital compositor
Neil Culley ... lead compositor
Stefan Drury ... head of visual effects
Yanni Goudetsidis ... systems engineer
Katja Hollmann ... producer: Lipsync Post (as Katja Lazare)
Lorea Hoye ... visual effects producer
David Margolis ... digital compositor
Andrew Morley ... head of 3D: Lipsync Post
Dylan Owen ... digital compositor (as Dylan Wyn Owen)
Kate Porter ... lead compositor
Abigail Scollay ... digital compositor
Angela Stanley ... digital compositor (as Angela Rose)
Jon Stanley ... senior systems engineer
Paul Venn Stirling ... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Samantha Tracey ... visual effects coordinator
Sheila Wickens ... visual effects supervisor
Blake Winder ... digital compositor: LipSync Post

Stunts 

Dani Biernat ... stunt double / stunt performer
Loyd Catlett ... stand-in: Jeff Bridges / "Clayton" / stunt double / stunts
Juliette Cheveley ... utility stunts
Nick Chopping ... stunt double
Jamie Edgell ... stunt coordinator
Roy Farfel ... stunt driver
Bradley Farmer ... stunt double / stunt performer
Paul Herbert ... stunt coordinator
Jason Hunjan ... stunt performer / utility stunts
Jo McLaren ... stunt double / stunt performer
Daz Parker ... stunt double
Manny Siverio ... stunt coordinator: New York

Camera and Electrical Department 

Robert M. Andres ... key grip: New York
Arthur Blum ... dolly grip
Kerry Brown ... still photographer
Pete Cavaciuti ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Wailoon Chung ... electrician
Howard Davidson ... electrician
David Dutkus ... electrician: new york
James J. Ferris ... electrician
Mark Funnell ... best boy
Sam Garwood ... daily first assistant camera
Robert Hamilton ... video operator
Oliver Hickey ... jimmy jib operator
Andrew Jones ... camera trainee
John Jordan ... first assistant camera
Scott Lipkowitz ... camera loader: New York
Rupert Lloyd-Parry ... key grip
William Louthe ... electrician
Jim McConkey ... camera operator: New York
Joseph Metzger ... second assistant camera
Simon Muir ... grip trainee
Paul Niccolls ... grip
John Panuccio ... key rigging grip
Phil Penfold ... rigging gaffer
Larry S. Prinz ... gaffer
Michael P. Prisco Jr. ... electric
Ray Richards ... electrician
Jon Saunders ... rig electrician (as John Saunders)
Chris Silano ... first assistant camera
Chris Skutch ... best boy grip: New York
Ryan Taggart ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ollie Upton ... still photographer (as Oliver Upton)
Peter Versey ... camera operator: "b" camera
David Wall ... electrician
Nick Wall ... still photographer
Jeremy Weishaar ... first assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Tom Wilkinson ... second assistant camera
Neil Blackman ... underwater gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Meredith Jacobson Marciano ... local extras casting (as Meredith Jacobson)
Erin Mayhugh ... extras casting associate
Adam Vincentz ... local extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Michael Anzalone ... costume supervisor
Natalia Georgiadou ... wardrobe
Rebecca Hofherr ... assistant costume designer
Kate Laver ... costume assistant
Janine Marr ... costume assistant: Simon Pegg
Holly Smart ... wardrobe assistant
Gabrielle Spanswick ... costume supervisor
Lawrence Tarzy ... costumer
Aaron Timperley ... costume assistant

Editorial Department 

Chris Bentley ... digital lab operator
Alberto Buron ... digital lab operator
Mark Burton ... first assistant editor
James Clarke ... digital lab supervisor
Stuart Fyvie ... digital colourist
Scott Goulding ... assistant colourist
Jeffrey May ... online editor
Aileen McIntosh ... digital lab operator
Angus Munro ... avid engineer
Kevin Phelan ... head of post-production: Lip Sync Post
Kelly Smith ... negative cutter
Sabine Smith ... negative cutter (as Sabine McDonald)
Daniel Tomlinson ... digital lab operator

Location Management 

Tony Clarkson ... location manager
Scott Ferlisi ... assistant location manager: New York
Miguel A. Fernandez ... location scout
Lucy Foulds ... location coordinator
Lauren Fritz ... assistant location manager
Orit Greenberg ... location scout
Mark Grimwade ... location scout
Justin W. Hill ... location manager: Los Angeles
Gine Lui ... location scout
Jimmy Price ... location manager
Sascha Springer ... assistant location manager
Jason Wheeler ... location scout

Music Department 

Mark Berrow ... musician: violin
Richard Bissill ... musician: French horn
Peter Clarke ... music editor
Chris Cozens ... auricle control systems
Peter Davies ... musician
Karen Elliott ... music supervisor
Stephen Hilton ... musician: programming and keyboards
Rob Playford ... music programmer
Marc Robinson ... soundtrack executive
Warren Zielinski ... musician: violin
Rachel Bolt ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Beverly Winston ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Simon Burgess ... facilities captain
Ergun Halil ... unit driver
Patrick Hogan ... driver
Milton Holman ... action vehicles coordinator
Stewart Homan ... action vehicles coordinator
Jeff Hudson ... unit driver
Tony Jayes ... driver: Kirsten Dunst
Nick Kenyon ... driver: cast
Pete Newman ... unit driver
Steve Rivenell ... unit driver
Barrie Williams ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Lucy Allen ... double: Gillian Anderson / "Elenor"
Peter Anders ... caterer
Aaron Anderson ... executive: uk film council
Hannah Andrews ... set runner
Susan Chika Anisiobi ... assistant accountant
Nick Atkinson ... development executive: uk film council
Hanly Banks ... assistant: Robert Weide, New York
Liat Baruch ... assistant: Kirsten Dunst
James Bednark ... production secretary
Julia Bembenek ... production assistant
Max Berger ... production intern
Sam Blackmore ... set production assistant: dailies
David Blyth ... floor runner: dailies
Katherine Butler ... head of development: Film4
Rosa Camero ... marketing
Neil Chaplin ... production accountant
Gavin Charlton ... Head Chef
Nick Chopping ... double: Simon Pegg / "Sidney"
Robin Davies ... assistant: Elizabeth Karlsen
Francesca Dowd ... production coordinator
Tanya Dyce ... stand-in & picture double: Thandiwe Newton
Ross Ferguson ... Assistant to Robert B Weide
Jo Fernihough ... unit publicist
Hollie Foster ... assistant production coordinator
Jonathan Gray ... production counsel
Eli Gurevich ... first assistant accountant
Julia Hall ... title designer
Ella Harris ... production runner
Samson Haveland ... set runner (as Sam Haveland)
Ali Jazayeri ... vice president finance
Eivind Karlsen ... assistant: Stephen Woolley, NYC
Annabel Kennedy ... development executive
Joanna Laurie ... assistant: Stephen Woolley
Sam Lavender ... developmental editor: Film4
Kate Lawrence ... development executive
Joseph Lombardi ... production accountant
Liz Magee ... production assistant
Brad Marro ... production assistant
Daniel McAuley-Burnett ... floor runner: dailies
Wesley Mills ... production intern
Dan Mudford ... documentary filmmaker
Paul Myers-Davis ... production assistant
Richard Neale ... on-set computer technician: CompuHire
Peter Ogunsalu ... second assistant: Stephen Woolley
Margaret Parvin ... legal services: Number 9 Films, Davenport Lyons
Ana S. Pelaez ... production coordinator: New York
Nicole Real ... production assistant: New York
Joe Robinson ... assistant production coordinator
Paul Secker ... floor runner: dailies
Jon Shaw ... set production assistant
Lyndal Smith ... double: Megan Fox / "Sophie"
Yu-Fai Suen ... investors representative
Katharine Tidy ... home economist
Helen Varty ... Assistant to Tessa Ross, Film4
Howard Watkins ... title designer
Morag Webster ... unit nurse
William Henderson White ... stand-in: Danny Huston
Garry Marriott ... second unit medic (uncredited)
Ellie Torrez ... Megan Fox's stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks 

Toni Collette ... thanks
Daniel Craig ... thanks
Richard Dacre ... thanks
Fabrizia Dal Farra ... thanks
Ricky Gervais ... thanks
Leonard Maltin ... thanks
Janette Scott ... thanks
Dawn Sedgwick ... thanks
Kate Winslet ... thanks

See also

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