The Yes Men

MOVIE #1,698 • 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 • 06.05.24 D̷I̷R̷E̷C̷T̷O̷R̷ ̷F̷I̷L̷L̷-̷I̷N̷ ̷S̷E̷R̷I̷E̷S̷:̷ CHRIS SMITH This is a solid 7 doc that I'd seen once before, years ago. I appreciate the entire concept of culture-jamming. I'm pro culture-jamming, just as a rule. I like the goofs and gags in service of making a (good) political point. That is incredibly rare. I do wonder how they get the money to pull these pranks? In these days before Patreon and crowdfunding: are they just trust fund kids? If that's the case, does it make their whole schtick unworthy or something? I guess both of them worked fairly good jobs before their turn towards pranking. IDK, I don't think it matters one way or the other. They are a force for good in the world ultimately. That's all that matters. There are more Yes Men movies that I'm interested in checking out eventually

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The Yes Men is a 2003 documentary film about the early culture jamming exploits of The Yes Men. The film revolves around "The Yes Men" — two anti-globalization activists, under the aliases Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno — who impersonate spokespeople for the WTO and affiliated corporations in order to secretly lampoon and satirize these organizations with elaborate ruses and fraudulent announcements of ridiculous corporate decisions, in front of live, unsuspecting audiences (usually comprising businesspeople, university student bodies, and the press). The film details the two activists' involvement in hoaxes targeting SimCopter, the 2000 G. W. Bush presidential campaign, McDonald's, and, most prominently, the WTO. The film also includes brief interviews with Michael Moore and Greg Palast. It was released on September 7, 2003.