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The Yes Men Fix the World

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This documentary features the politically engaged con artists known as the Yes Men, who stage elaborate hoaxes to expose corporate malfeasance using guerrilla tactics. Among the stunts are promises to pay restitution to local citizens while impersonating executives from corporations like Dow -- whose explosion contaminated an Indian village -- and BP. They also pose as representatives from Haliburton and introduce the SurvivaBall, an inflatable orb designed to withstand catastrophe.
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The Yes Men aim their barbs at the capitalist fat-cats with gutsy and hilarious performance pranks.

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Stephen Garrett Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle The Yes Men's bravery and unflagging sense of optimistically doomed humor -- which comes across as a quixotic version of Monty Python by way of Upton Sinclair -- is to be applauded and, wherever possible, acted upon. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 5, 2010 Full Review Jason Anderson Toronto Star Unfortunately, they risk seeming glib during this doc, which brandishes a cheekier, more self-congratulatory tone than did The Yes Men, its 2003 predecessor. Rated: 3/4 Jan 29, 2010 Full Review Nikki Baughan Roll Credits The Yes Men Change the World is an entertaining, amusing and deeply worthwhile documentary. Rated: 4/5 Oct 29, 2019 Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture Yes Men Fix the World feels like little more than a vanity piece, and a shoddily developed one at that. Rated: 2/5 Oct 16, 2019 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row A noble experiment, but one that, ultimately, seems to backfire more than it succeeds. Rated: 2/4 Aug 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jessica C This is really a good laugh. An entertaining eye-opening documentary that showed how irresponsible, selfish, and kind of bastard corporates, and companies are. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I Guess You COULD Say This Is Entertaining.. But Really, It Is Just Identity Theft With A Moralistic Twist.. Sure They Peddle Exposé & Invigorate Your Sense Of Injustice Being Righted..But It Does So With Cunning & Conniving Means. Not Necessarily An Exact Outcome & Really It Gives You A Sense Of Disappointment, Reflecting On Really How Broken Society, Capitalism & Human Nature Really Is...So Quite Depressing. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Hilarious film that I would recommend to anyone who likes the social justice field. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member When the target of their hoaxes are the corporations, you can't help but love every minute of this. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review markus m A humorous take on serious issues that manages to be both entertaining and thought-provoking without ever coming off as too preachy, although even with a documentary like this where the message and the points seem agreeable it's good to still think critically and ask what was possibly left out of this movie made about the Yes Men by the Yes Men because it didn't fit the narrative. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this documentary where Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are "The Yes Men" who set up fake websites trying to expose bad capitalists whose companies haven't handled disasters in a responsible manner. They especially target Dow Chemical (Bhopal disaster), Exxon (wetland destruction in Louisiana), and HUD policies (after Katrina). We laughed because it's really as funny as it is sad. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Andy Bichlbaum

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Mike Bonanno

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Kurt Engfehr

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Andy Bichlbaum

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Mike Bonanno

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Andy Bichlbaum

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Synopsis This documentary features the politically engaged con artists known as the Yes Men, who stage elaborate hoaxes to expose corporate malfeasance using guerrilla tactics. Among the stunts are promises to pay restitution to local citizens while impersonating executives from corporations like Dow -- whose explosion contaminated an Indian village -- and BP. They also pose as representatives from Haliburton and introduce the SurvivaBall, an inflatable orb designed to withstand catastrophe.
Director
Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr
Producer
Doro Bachrach, Ruth Charny
Screenwriter
Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m