School for Scoundrels (1960 film) auction in the 1970s at around £30,000. The car driven by Terry-Thomas, called a "new Bellini", is in fact a disguised Aston Martin DB3S. After passing the British censors on 14 December 1959 "School for Scoundrels" premiered at the Warner Theatre in Leicester Square, London on 24 March 1960. It played there for more than a month. When the film was released in the United States on 11 July 1960, it was given the subtitle ""or How to Win Without Actually Cheating!"", reflected in the US poster by Tom Jung. The film was the 12th most popular film at the
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film) How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film) How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 British comedy film based upon Toby Young's 2001 memoir "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People". The film follows a similar storyline, about his five-year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at "Sharps Magazine". The names of the magazine and people Young came into contact with during the time were changed for the film adaptation. The film version (adapted by Peter Straughan) is a highly fictionalized account, and differs greatly from the work upon which it was built.