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Follows Andy and Mike, two members of The Yes Men, as they impersonate the World Trade Organisation in a bid to expose the hidden aspects of global free trade.

Product Identifiers

ProducerSarah Price, Chris Smith

EAN5023965355225

eBay Product ID (ePID)45368414

Product Key Features

ActorMike Bonanno, Phil Bayly

Film/TV TitleThe Yes Men

DirectorSarah Price, Dan Ollman, Chris Smith

LanguageEnglish

Run Time83 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2005

FormatDVD

FeaturesUK Exclusive Directors Commentary\Deleted Scenes\Film Notes\Original Trailer\Film Makers Commentary, Widescreen, Closed Caption

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

Additional InformationTwo 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.

ReviewsDaily Star - Very funny...eat your heart out Michael Moore, Time Out - Ali G for the anti-globalisation movement, Empire - Cross Fahrenheit 9/11 with the corporation, load up a laugh-track and you've got The Yes Men...it's top, provocative filmmaking, Total Film - A jaw-droppingly savage satire...hilariously funny yet deadly serious

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo\Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround\DTS 5.1 Surround

Movie/TV TitleThe Yes Men