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The Yes Men Fix the World

2009 · Film · documentary · 87 min

Part of The Yes Men Collection

Directed by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr

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THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.

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  1. PositiveymseJun 8, 2019

    I recommend skipping the article and jump straight to the movie if you have the time: https://archive.org/details/The.Yes.Men.Fix.The.World.P2P.Edition.2010.Xvid

    It was released under a Creative Commons license on recommendation from the EFF, so that the U.S. House of Chambers could not stop it (yes, they tried!).

    The movie is a documentary of sorts, featuring two people who go to conferences posing as high-profile businesses, promoting oft-ridiculous products to make a point...the only problem is, people keep taking them seriously (even Halliburtons SurvivaBall).

    At one point they end up live on BBC news and inadvertently wipes $1B+ off a companys public stock value.

    It is hilarious, and well worth the watch.

  2. NeutralzackmorrisOct 28, 2014

    Reminds me of the Yes Men:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9xPU_kJc0

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1352852/

  3. PositivebobdsJun 26, 2011

    I've recently enjoyed several episodes of the Vanguard series. There are full episodes of the first 3 seasons available on YouTube:

    http://current.com/shows/vanguard/

    http://www.youtube.com/show?p=8NtSYAZY9Y8&s=3

    On a similar note, The Vice Guide to Travel:

    http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel

    Adam Curtis is the creator of various interesting pieces. Some of his documentaries are mentioned in this thread:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Curtis

    I've also enjoyed many of Werner Herzog's films.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Herzog#Filmography

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounters_at_the_End_of_the_World

    The Yes Men are quite entertaining.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yes_Men_Fix_the_World

    http://theyesmenfixtheworld.com/

    Man on Wire.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_Wire

    Cocaine Cowboys.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine_cowboys