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The Yes Men (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 79 Fresh: 67  Rotten:12 Average Rating: 7/10

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Rated: 15

Runtime: 82 mins

Theatrical Release: 18-02-2005

Synopsis: Two average guys who are mistaken for World Trade Organization representatives accept invitations to attend international meetings and make TV appearances on behalf of the U.S. They are the Yes Men, part of a group of comedians and activists who organize harmless pranks to spark political... Two average guys who are mistaken for World Trade Organization representatives accept invitations to attend international meetings and make TV appearances on behalf of the U.S. They are the Yes Men, part of a group of comedians and activists who organize harmless pranks to spark political debate. Here, two members of the group, Andy and Mike, embark on several adventures, all of which are caught on film with utter hilarity, and which show viewers some disturbing realities. The film starts when one of the Yes Men's projects, a fake web site called GATT.org that imitates the WTO site, is taken to be real thing. Though the Yes Men's site parodies the concepts of the WTO in an attempt to voice their opposition to its policies, this detail goes overlooked by certain unscrupulous international organizers. For example, the Yes Men respond with glee to an invitation to attend a textile conference in Finland. They quickly go to work designing a costume for their presentation--a skintight gold bodysuit equipped with an inflatable phallus on which is mounted a TV screen. Hilarious footage of the faked presentation and its content--comparing current third-world labor practices to the slave trade--is simply unbelievable. However, the Yes Men's point is made loud and clear when nobody reacts: if you're the WTO, you can get away with anything. Further hijinks ensue, making THE YES MEN a fabulous, funny, and surprising film. [More]

Genre: Education/General Interest

Starring: Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum

Director: Chris Smith, Sarah Price, Dan Ollman
Producer: Chris Smith, Sarah Price

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 2, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region (unknown)
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Stereo Surround - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish, French

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary - 1. Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno - Stars
  • 2. Chris Smith, Dan Ollman, Sarah Price - Directors
  • Theatrical Trailer

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02/09/06
Time Out
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4.5/5

Bracingly engaging--simply because Bichlbaum and Bonanno are so likeable, hilarious, smart and provocative.

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02/26/05
Rich Cline
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01/18/05
BBC
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2.5/4

As activism, the Yes Men are about as effective as an article in the satirical weekly, The Onion, or any episode of Phil Hendry's radio show

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10/14/06
Jay Antani
Perihelion Journal
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06/03/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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2.5/4

As an activist art project, it works, but not as a film

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04/14/06
Marty Mapes
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3.5/5

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12/06/05
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07/08/05
Sydney Morning Herald
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Chris Smith is the next great documentarian for mainstream American audiences to discover, and he richly merits a wide release.

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05/15/05
Martin Scribbs
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3/5

I wish the film had expanded its view... and yet what we get, while not much, is at least sufficient.

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02/17/05
David Cornelius
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These guys are just plain good for our collective soul -- they’re my new heroes.

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01/12/05
MaryAnn Johanson
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There's definite entertainment value.

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12/09/04
Gene Greorits
Orlando Weekly
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3/5

Os atos dos Yes Men são hilários, inteligentes e ideologicamente admiráveis, mas o filme se revela desorganizado e pouco informativo no que diz respeito aos temas que critica.

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12/07/04
Pablo Villaca
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12/04/04
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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2/5

A clumsy movie.

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12/03/04
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
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3.5/4

Jonathan Swift would be proud.

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12/02/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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6/10

A hilarious subversion of the World Trade Organisation - but better, perhaps, not to entrust such weighty issues to a couple of confidence tricksters.

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11/26/04
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette
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3/4

The movie's humor, as these protesting pranksters make their points with deadpan delivery, hits its target more effectively than any bomb-thrower could.

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11/26/04
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
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