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Yes Man

Year:

2008

Duration:

104 min

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Peyton Reed

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-12-19

Filming Locations: Rose Bowl - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $70,000,000

Opening Weekend: $18,262,471 (USA) (21 December 2008)

Gross: $97,690,976 (USA) (2 April 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Sasha Alexander

Yes Man

Peter Giles

Patrick Labyorteaux

Yes Man

Heidi Herschbach

Yes Man

Jim Carrey

Carl

Zooey Deschanel

Allison

Bradley Cooper

Peter

John Michael Higgins

Nick

Rhys Darby

Norman

Danny Masterson

Rooney

Fionnula Flanagan

Tillie

Terence Stamp

Terrence

Molly Sims

Stephanie

Brent Briscoe

Homeless Guy

Rocky Carroll

Wes

John Cothran

Tweed

Spencer Garrett

Multack

Sean O'Bryan

Ted

Kai Lennox

Flyer Guy

Cecelia Antoinette

Woman Bank Employee

Jamie Denbo

Marv's Wife

Shelby Zemanek

Sophie

Alfred De Contreras

Orange Seller

Rebecca Corry

Yes Patron

Whit Anderson

Yes Patron (as Whitney Anderson)

Pride Grinn

Yes Patron

Kerry Hoyt

Yes Patron

Anna Khaja

Faranoush

Maile Flanagan

Janet

Roni Meron

Bigfoot Waitress

Graham Shiels

Scary Boyfriend

Brandon Walter

Mormon

Emily Chen

Buttercup Girl

Ashley Martinez

Buttercup Girl

Kenny Searle

Flight Instructor (as Kenneth Searle)

John H. Song

Korean Instructor

Lauren Kim

Korean Class Student

Mike Gomez

Father at Homeless Shelter

E.J. Callahan

Farmer

Kelly Harris

Munchausen By Proxy Band Member

Becky Kupersmith

Munchausen By Proxy Band Member

Jillian Iva Meador

Munchausen By Proxy Band Member

Jarrad Paul

Reggie

Aaron Takahashi

Lee

Jon Baggio

Quidditch Player

Peter Spellos

Security Guard (Hollywood Bowl)

Vivian Bang

Soo-Mi

William Will Simm

Chul-Soo

Jackie Harris

Bystander

Trent Minx

Guy in Crowd

Sally Stevens

Singer

Eric Bradley

Singer

Teri Eiko Koide

Singer (as Teri Koide)

Guy Maeda

Singer

John Pagano

Singer

Lisa Long

Airline Representative

Mary-Pat Green

Tour Guide

Stephanie Hodge

Ticket Lady

Matt Miller

Corporate Exec

J.R. Nutt

Caddy

Kat Sawyer-Young

Woman in Gallery (as Kat Sawyer)

Lance Wesley

Tow Truck Driver

Katsy Chappell

Nurse

Poetri

Security Guard (Hospital)

Don Abernathy

Convention Goer / Airport Traveler (uncredited)

Rio Ahn

Mattress Delivery Man (uncredited)

Moises Amaya

Nude Convention Patron (uncredited)

Vincen Arch

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Tj Austin

Nude Convention Patron (uncredited)

Derek Baker

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Heather Black

Convention Participant

Michael Patrick Breen

Spectator (uncredited)

Andy Brodhag

Nude Yes Man (uncredited)

Will C.

Nudist (uncredited)

Deborah Capstone

Nebraska Football Fan (uncredited)

Jason Castle

Nude Seminar Attendee (uncredited)

Farouk Chakwa

Airport Traveler (uncredited)

Guy Chapman

Loan Applicant (uncredited)

Tammy Colbert

Yes Convention Nudist

Ben Decker

No Man (uncredited)

Matthew Earnest

Nude Conventioner

Stephanie Edmonds

Beautiful Yes Girl (uncredited)

Robert Ian Evans

Lost Boyfriend / Airport Traveler (uncredited)

David Fernandez Jr.

Nudist Conventioner

Jenn Gotzon

Video Store Girl (uncredited)

Alan Gray

Bigfoot Bar Patron (uncredited)

Nancy Guerriero

Airport Traveler (uncredited)

Luis Guzmán

Jumper (uncredited)

John Hanlin

Seminar Attendee (uncredited)

Christopher Haskell

Conventioner

David Hill

Conventioner

Benjamin Hughes

Phillip

Britt Hysen

Bigfoot Waitress (uncredited)

Marco Infante

Football Fan #1 (uncredited)

Commodore James

Mormon Man (uncredited)

Dave Johnson

Convention Attendee

Elizabeth M. Kelly

Girl at Convention (uncredited)

Slim Khezri

Yes Patron (uncredited)

Kitty Kreidler

Conference Attendee / Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Gregg Lee

Airport Lobby Passenger (uncredited)

Rae Sunshine Lee

Airport Lobby Passenger (uncredited)

Waymond Lee

Yes / Nudist Conventioneer (uncredited)

Maynor Lopez

Bar Patron / Airport Passenger (uncredited)

Mike Lynn

Yes! Seminar Patron (uncredited)

Eder López

Nude Conventioner

Julie Mabry

Nudist at Conference (uncredited)

Robert McMurrer

Convention Patron (uncredited)

Jeremy Meyer

Conference Member (uncredited)

Albert Miranda

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Michael Papajohn

Security Guard (uncredited)

Trisha Paytas

Convention Goer (uncredited)

Lucy Pearce

Convention Attendee

David Pearl

Devotee (uncredited)

Liz Racster

Convention Participant

Carrie Reichenbach

The Hot Yes Girl (uncredited)

Jason Roehm

Bouncer (uncredited)

Derek Rountree

Patron #5 (uncredited)

Franklin Ruehl

Homeless Man (uncredited)

Phillip Sanchez

Phil the Photo Jogger

Richard Schimmelpfenneg

Nudist Conventioner

Michael Q. Schmidt

Nudist Conventioner

David Scott

Man in Airport (uncredited)

Andrew Shaver

Potter (uncredited)

Loretta Shenosky

Norman's Friend (uncredited)

Monica Sly

Nebraska Cornhusker Fan (uncredited)

Christina Elizabeth Smith

Big Foot Bar Patron (uncredited)

Lori Soleil

Woman in Seminar (uncredited)

Sally Spaide

Persian Girl (uncredited)

Arne Starr

Conventioner

Eva Tingley

Mania Mary

Dave Vij

Executive Assistant (uncredited)

Danny Wallace

Man in Bar (uncredited)

Holly Westen

Hot Nurse (uncredited)

Al Whiting

Bank Customer (uncredited)

Maria Zambrana

Omaha Steaks Vendor (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The fictional band "Munchausen By Proxy" featured in the film is named after the Münchausen syndrome by proxy, which is a psychological disorder, and is composed of actress/singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel and the real-life band "Von Iva", which got the part after music supervisor Jonathan Karp saw the cover of their CD in Amoeba, in Hollywood. On Lakeshore Records' soundtrack release they are credited as "Munchausen by Proxy (f/ Zooey Deschanel & Von Iva)".

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In the scene near the end where Carl asked Alison to get back with him is the same filming location from the Terminator at the beginning.

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Based on an autobiographical book written by Danny Wallace, a British author, producer, and journalist who spent a year answering "yes" to any given question or proposal and recording the results.

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Goofs

Before Lucy's bridal shower, Carl is checking his messages and listens to one from Rooney explaining he got into a car accident and his car's front bumper is missing. Later after Carl is leaving Stephanie's apartment, his car has it's front bumper.

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When Carl is in the hospital and realizes how to reconcile with Allison, he asks the time, and is told "5:40 AM." However, we can clearly see strong daylight illuminating the closed blinds of his hospital room. Then, when he runs outside of the hospital, it is midday. When he arrives at Griffith Observatory, the lighting changes back and forth from midday to early morning.

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At the beginning of the film Carl's TV is a Sharp Aquos. Later on it is a Panasonic.

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Quotes

Allison: Have you met my friend Ian? He's a computer hacker. He helped me erase your MySpace page, and your band's MySpace page, and your FaceBook page. Happy networking, asshole!

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Allison: [singing with her band] Don't call me past 11pm, it won't happen again. Happened once, it happened twice, it happened three times, maybe four times, maybe five times, maybe, maybe it happened six times, but it won't happen seven times.

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Allison: [singing with her band] Don't call me past 11 PM, it won't happen again. You can call me at 10:59 but don't call me at 11 because that's my rule now.

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Faq

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Is this movie based on a book?

Yes. The film is based on the 2005 biography Yes Man by British humorist Danny Wallace. Wallace describes the six month period during which he said "yes" to everything that was offered to him and how it affected his life.

How does the movie end?

Carl's ex-wife Stephanie wants to sleep with him again, but he says "No". As he leaves, bad things begin to happen to Carl (his elevator stalls, his car is towed). Carl hides out in the car of Terrence, the person who started the "Yes" program to remove the "Yes Covenant" from him. This leads to a car accident and Terrence telling Carl that he doesn't always have to say "Yes" if he doesn't want to. Carl then goes and meets Allison at her jogging class and he eventually convinces her that they should be together. The final scene shows Carl and Allison donating a truck full of clothes to a local shelter. When asked where he got the clothes, the scene switches to Terrence's latest "Yes!" seminar, where everyone is naked, implying that Carl asked them all to donate their clothes, to which they apparently responded, "Yes!"

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