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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.
The Yes Men Fix the World

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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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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 02/05/2010
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review
Jason Anderson Toronto Star 01/29/2010
3/4
Unfortunately, they risk seeming glib during this doc, which brandishes a cheekier, more self-congratulatory tone than did The Yes Men, its 2003 predecessor. Go to Full Review
Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter 12/04/2009
An entertaining swipe at corporate irresponsibility. Go to Full Review
Nikki Baughan Roll Credits 10/29/2019
4/5
The Yes Men Change the World is an entertaining, amusing and deeply worthwhile documentary. Go to Full Review
David Harris Spectrum Culture 10/16/2019
2/5
Yes Men Fix the World feels like little more than a vanity piece, and a shoddily developed one at that. Go to Full Review
Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 08/05/2019
2/4
A noble experiment, but one that, ultimately, seems to backfire more than it succeeds. Go to Full Review
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Jessica C 02/24/2023 This is really a good laugh. An entertaining eye-opening documentary that showed how irresponsible, selfish, and kind of bastard corporates, and companies are. See more 02/04/2017 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. See more 12/13/2014 Hilarious film that I would recommend to anyone who likes the social justice field. See more 09/29/2014 When the target of their hoaxes are the corporations, you can't help but love every minute of this. See more Markus M 09/05/2014 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. See more Gina W 08/05/2013 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. See more Read all reviews
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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