This fish-out-of-water tale tracks the escapades of Sidney Young, a smalltime, bumbling, British celebrity journalist. After disrupting one black-tie event by allowing a wild pig to run rampant, Sidney catches the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of Sharp, and accepts a job with the (more...)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. He dares to target the star clients of power publicist Eleanor Johnson. He upsets his direct boss Lawrence Maddox 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.

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Rated R for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug material

Length: 110 minutes

Released: October 3, 2008 Nationwide

Score: 4.0

Cast: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Megan Fox

Director: Robert B. Weide
Producer: Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen
Writer: Peter Straughan, Toby Young
Genre: Comedy
Distributor: MGM