The Yes Men
- Release Date
- September 7, 2003
- Director
- Dan Ollman , Sarah Price , Chris Smith
- Cast
- Mike Bonanno , Andy Bichlbaum , Michael Moore , Marco Deseriis , Wago Kreider , Patrick Lichty
- Runtime
- 80
- Main Genre
- Documentary
- Tagline
- Changing the world one prank at a time.
- Website
- http://www.yesmenmovie.com
Summary
The Yes Men is a revelatory comic documentary directed by Chris Smith and Sarah Price (the filmmaking team behind acclaimed Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner American Movie) and Dan Ollman. The film follows The Yes Men, a small group of prankster-activists, as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization on television and at business conferences around the world. The Yes Men begins when Andy and Mike, two activists with thrift-store suits and no economics training, set up a website that mimics the World Trade Organization’s. When their parody website is mistaken for the real thing, Mike and Andy play along with the ruse and find themselves invited to important functions as WTO representatives. Delighted to appear on behalf of the organization they politically oppose, Andy and Mike set out to shock unwitting audiences with some very dark comedy about the brutality of corporate globalization. You’ll never believe what they get away with…
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