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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   40,012 votes
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Director:
Peyton Reed
Writers (WGA):
Nicholas Stoller (screenplay) and
Jarrad Paul (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 December 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
One word can change everything. more
Plot:
A guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Changing Attitude more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jim Carrey ... Carl Allen

Zooey Deschanel ... Allison

Bradley Cooper ... Peter

John Michael Higgins ... Nick

Rhys Darby ... Norman

Danny Masterson ... Rooney
Fionnula Flanagan ... Tillie

Terence Stamp ... Terrence Bundley

Sasha Alexander ... Lucy Barnes

Molly Sims ... Stephanie

Brent Briscoe ... Homeless Guy
Rocky Carroll ... Wes

John Cothran Jr. ... Tweed (as John Cothran)

Spencer Garrett ... Multack
Sean O'Bryan ... Ted
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor, language and brief nudity.
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA | Australia
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

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The day before Zooey Deschanel had to get on the scooter for the first time, her stunt double fell off and shattered her hip. Zooey was told that it would take the stunt woman about nine months to recover, so she was asked to get on the bike for the shot herself. more
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Continuity: When Carl hops on the Ducati in his hospital gown to go see Allison, there is a scene where the back of his gown is open and we can see his butt. But in the next scene, which is shot from farther away, his gown is completely closed in the back. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Carl Allen: No.
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References Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) more
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Helicopter more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Changing Attitude, 25 April 2009
6/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The banker Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is a lonely man with low self-esteem after his divorce with Stephanie (Molly Sims), for whom he still yearns; he avoids his best friend Peter (Bradley Cooper); he has a boring job, stalled in a bureaucratic position in the loan department of a bank; and he spends his spare time watching DVDs. When he meets by chance his former high school mate Nick (John Michael Higgins), he is convinced to participate of a self-help program called "Yes Man" leaded by the guru Terrence Bundley (Terence Stamp). The basic principle of the program is to say "yes" to new situations, leaving the negativism aside. Carl misunderstands the concept and says "yes" to every question. While leaving the encounter, he helps a homeless man and in the end of the night he meets the gorgeous Allison (Zooey Deschanel) that helps him with her scooter. His life completely changes with his new attitude: he becomes closer to his manager Norman (Rhys Darby) and is finally promoted in the bank; he experiences the most surrealistic and the weirdest situations, and becomes successful and with many friends, until the day that he discovers that sometime a "no" is necessary for an answer.

"Yes Man" is a good romance that highlights the importance of changing attitude in life. Carl Allen is a very negative man that has no progress in his lonely life, but when he changes his behavior and becomes a positive man, he achieves love and success. The story has many absurd situations, but is very funny. I like Jim Carrey and this role is tailored for him. The cute Zooey Deschanel shows a great chemistry with him and the result is an entertaining movie with a good message in the end. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Sim Senhor" ("Yes Sir")

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