Information
| Year: | 2008 |
| Rating: | 7.0(61937) |
| Listed in: | Comedy, Romance |
| Directed by: | Peyton Reed |
| Actors: | Jim Carrey Bradley Cooper John Michael Higgins Rhys Darby Danny Masterson Zooey Deschanel |
| "One word can change everything." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Peyton Reed | |
| Actors | |
| Jim Carrey | as Carl |
| Bradley Cooper | as Peter |
| John Michael Higgins | as Nick |
| Rhys Darby | as Norman |
| Danny Masterson | as Rooney |
| Terence Stamp | as Terrence |
| Brent Briscoe | as Homeless Guy |
| Rocky Carroll | as Wes |
| John Cothran Jr. | as Tweed |
| Spencer Garrett | as Multack |
| Sean O'Bryan | as Ted |
| Kai Lennox | as Flyer Guy |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | as Marv |
| Alfred De Contreras | as Orange Seller |
| Peter Giles | as Loan Applicant |
| Pride Grinn | as Yes Patron |
| Kerry Hoyt | as Yes Patron |
| Graham Shiels | as Scary Boyfriend |
| Brandon Walter | as Mormon |
| Kenny Searle | as Flight Instructor |
| John H. Song | as Korean Instructor |
| Mike Gomez | as Father at Homeless Shelter |
| E.J. Callahan | as Farmer |
| Jillian Iva Meador | as Munchausen By Proxy Band Member |
| Jarrad Paul | as Reggie |
| Aaron Takahashi | as Lee |
| Jon Baggio | as Quidditch Player |
| Peter Spellos | as Security Guard (Hollywood Bowl) |
| William Will Simm | as Chul-Soo |
| Trent Minx | as Guy in Crowd |
| Eric Bradley | as Singer |
| Guy Maeda | as Singer |
| John Pagano | as Singer |
| Matt Miller | as Corporate Exec |
| J.R. Nutt | as Caddy |
| Lance Wesley | as Tow Truck Driver |
| Poetri | as Security Guard (Hospital) |
| Don Abernathy | as Convention Goer/Airport Traveler |
| Rio Ahn | as Mattress Delivery Man |
| Vincen Arch | as Theatre Patron |
| Tj Austin | as Nude Convention Patron |
| Derek Baker | as Bar Patron |
| Michael Patrick Breen | as Spectator |
| Will C. | as Nudist |
| Jason Castle | as Nude Seminar Attendee |
| Farouk Chakwa | as Airport Traveler |
| Guy Chapman | as Loan Applicant |
| Ben Decker | as No Man |
| Mark Casimir Dyniewicz | as Nude Yes Conventioner |
| Matthew Earnest | as Nude Conventioner |
| Robert Ian Evans | as Lost Boyfriend/Airport Traveler |
| David Fernandez | as Nudist Conventioner |
| Ric Govea | as Convetion participant |
| Luis Guzmán | as Jumper |
| Christopher Haskell | as Conventioner |
| David Hill | as Conventioner |
| Benjamin Hughes | as Phillip |
| Marco Infante | as Football Fan #1 |
| Commodore James | as Mormon Man |
| Dave Johnson | as Convention Attendee |
| Maynor Lopez | as Bar Patron/Airport Passenger |
| Mike Lynn | as Yes! Seminar Patron |
| Eder López | as Nude Conventioner |
| Robert McMurrer | as Convention Patron |
| Jeremy Meyer | as Conference Member |
| Albert Miranda | as Taxi Driver |
| William Ngo | as Bystander |
| Michael Papajohn | as Security Guard |
| David Pearl | as Devotee |
| Jason Roehm | as Bouncer |
| Derek Rountree | as Patron #5 |
| Franklin Ruehl | as Homeless Man |
| Phillip Sanchez | as Phil the Photo Jogger |
| Richard Schimmelpfenneg | as Nudist Conventioner |
| Michael Q. Schmidt | as Nudist Conventioner |
| David Scott | as Man in Airport |
| Arne Starr | as Conventioner |
| Dave Vij | as Executive Assistant |
| Danny Wallace | as Man in Bar |
| Al Whiting | as Bank Customer |
| Actresses | |
| Zooey Deschanel | as Allison |
| Fionnula Flanagan | as Tillie |
| Sasha Alexander | as Lucy |
| Molly Sims | as Stephanie |
| Cecelia Antoinette | as Woman Bank Employee |
| Jamie Denbo | as Marv's Wife |
| Shelby Zemanek | as Sophie |
| Rebecca Corry | as Yes Patron |
| Whit Anderson | as Yes Patron |
| Anna Khaja | as Faranoush |
| Maile Flanagan | as Janet |
| Roni Meron | as Bigfoot Waitress |
| Heidi Herschbach | as Daphne |
| Emily Chen | as Buttercup Girl |
| Ashley Martinez | as Buttercup Girl |
| Lauren Kim | as Korean Class Student |
| Kelly Harris | as Munchausen By Proxy Band Member |
| Becky Kupersmith | as Munchausen By Proxy Band Member |
| Vivian Bang | as Soo-Mi |
| Jackie Harris | as Bystander |
| Sally Stevens | as Singer |
| Teri Eiko Koide | as Singer |
| Lisa Long | as Airline Representative |
| Mary-Pat Green | as Tour Guide |
| Stephanie Hodge | as Ticket Lady |
| Kat Sawyer-Young | as Woman in Gallery |
| Katsy Chappell | as Nurse |
| Heather Black | as Convention Participant |
| Deborah Capstone | as Nebraska Football Fan |
| Tammy Colbert | as Yes Convention Nudist |
| Stephanie Edmonds | as Beautiful Yes Girl |
| Michelle Elyse | as Flight Attendant |
| Jenn Gotzon | as Video Store Girl |
| Nancy Guerriero | as Airport Traveler |
| Britt Hysen | as Bigfoot Waitress |
| Elizabeth M. Kelly | as Convention Participant |
| Kitty Kreidler | as Conference Attendee/Cafe Patron |
| Julie Mabry | as Nudist at Conference |
| Lucy Pearce | as Convention Attendee |
| Liz Racster | as Convention Participant |
| Carrie Reichenbach | as The Hot Yes Girl |
| Loretta Shenosky | as Norman's Friend |
| Monica Sly | as Nebraska Cornhusker Fan |
| Lori Soleil | as Woman in Seminar |
| Sally Spaide | as Persian Girl |
| Eva Tingley | as Mania Mary |
| Holly Westen | as Hot Nurse |
| Maria Zambrana | as Omaha Steaks Vendor |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, Korean, Estonian |
| Filming dates: | October 2007 - ? |
| Budget: | USD 70,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 97,690,976 USD (2 April 2009) UK - 9,611,457 GBP (18 January 2009) Worldwide - 228,990,976 USD (5 April 2009) Non-USA - 131,300,000 USD (5 April 2009) France - 4,477,071 EUR (22 February 2009) Philippines - 7,015,730 PHP (25 January 2009) |
| Plot: | The banker Carl Allen is a lonely man with low self-esteem after his divorce with Stephanie, for whom he still yearns. He avoids his best friend Peter. 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, he is convinced to participate of a self-help program called "Yes Man" leaded by the guru Terrence Bundley. 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 that helps him with her scooter. His life completely changes with his new attitude. |
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"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" Written by Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry (as Stephen Perry) Performed by Journey Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment "Old Enough" Written by Brendan Benson and Jack White Performed by The Raconteurs Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. and XL Recordings Ltd. by arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "To Lick Your Boots" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) and Peter Buck Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Vagrant Records "Bus Stop Boxer" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) and John Parish Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Fuck This Shit" From Saw (2004) Written by Charlie Clouser Courtesy of Twisted Pictures "Your Lucky Day In Hell" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) and Mark Goldenberg Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Eyes Down" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "The Sound Of Fear" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "The Spaces Between" Written by Benjamin William Gidley King, Chris Kolias and Damian Paul Press Performed by Expatriate Courtesy of Dew Process / Universal Music Australia Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "El B'Nia" Written by Pat Jabbar and Abdelaziz Lamari Performed by Maghrebika Courtesy of Barraka El Farnatshi Productions "Swollen Summer" Written by Sam Endicott (as Samuel Bingham Endicott) Performed by The Bravery Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Flowers" Written by Jun Performed by Terra Courtesy of Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. "Staring At The Rude Bois" Written by Paul Fox, John Jennings, Malcolm Owen and Glen Dave Ruffy Performed by Gallows featuring Lethal Bizzle Courtesy of Epitaph and Warner Music UK "Yes To You" Written by Sidney Clare and Richard A. Whiting (as Richard Whiting) Performed by Alice Faye Courtesy of Columbia Records by arangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment "Emperor Waltz" Written by Bob Ballard Performed by Lawrence Welk Courtesy of Ranwood Records, a Welk Music Group Company "Jumper" Written by Stephan Jenkins Performed by Jim Carrey "Hyper Enough" Written by Laura Ballance, Mac McCaughan (as Ralph Lee McCaughan III), Jim Wilbur (as James Wilbur) and Jon Wurster (as Jonathan Wurster) Performed by Superchunk Courtesy of Merge Records by arrangement with Bank Robber Music "Journey to the Center of the Earth" Written by Bernard Herrmann Produced by Jonathan Karp Performed by Von Iva and Zooey Deschanel "Star Spangled Banner" Written by Francis Scott Key Performed by Zooey Deschanel "Uh-Huh" Written by Becky Kupersmith, Jillian Iva Meador, Kelly Harris and Zooey Deschanel Produced by Jonathan Karp Performed by Von Iva and Zooey Deschanel "In A Jar" Written by J. Mascis Performed by Dinosaur Jr. Courtesy of Merge Records by arrangement with Bank Robber Music "Sweet Ballad" Written by Becky Kupersmith, Jillian Iva Meador, Kelly Harris and Zooey Deschanel Produced by Jonathan Karp Performed by Von Iva and Zooey Deschanel "Helicopter" Written by Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke and Matt Tong Performed by Bloc Party Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. / Vice Music, Inc. and Wichita Recordings by arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing and Mixtape Music "Blinking Lights (For You)" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Vagrant Records "Theme From Blinking Lights" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Vagrant Records "Prologue" From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Written by John Williams "Wooden Nickels" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "The Good Old Days" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Leaving Hogwarts" From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Written by John Williams "Animal" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) and Jim Lang Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Ana Ng" Written by John Flansburgh and John Linnell Performed by They Might Be Giants Courtesy of Rykodisc by arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "Water Music" Written by George Frideric Handel (as Handel) Performed by Aradia Ensemble Courtesy of Naxos by arrangement with Source/Q "Reunion Of Friends" From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Written by John Williams "Mr. Touchdown, U.S.A." Written by Wiliam Katz, Gene Piller and Ruth Roberts Performed by The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhusker Marching Band "Can't Buy Me Love" Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Performed by Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel "Umbrellas To Mend" Written by Mel Kaufman (as Mel B. Kaufman) Performed by Frisco Jass Band "Olde Mill Inn" Written by Ritchie Blackmore (as Richard Blackmore) and Candice Night Performed by Blackmore's Night Courtesy of Steamhammer US Records "Lazer Gun" Written by Norwood Cheek and Peyton Reed Performed by Dr. Dud Courtesy of Cardinal Family Singers Recordings "Stomp!" Written by George Henry Johnson, Louis E. Johnson, Rod Temperton and Valerie Johnson Performed by Brothers Johnson Courtesy of A&M Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Let's Get Small" Written by James Avery, Tony Fisher and Robert M. Reed Performed by Trouble Funk Courtesy of Tuff City Records "Cool Jerk" Written by Donald Storball Performed by The Go-Gos (as The Go-Go's) Courtesy of Capitol Records Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "Flyswatter" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Somebody Loves You" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Carry On" Written by Maria Tynes and Wardell Joseph Quezergue Performed by Jean Knight Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc. "Yes Man" Written by Becky Kupersmith, Jillian Iva Meador, Kelly Harris Produced by Jonathan Karp Performed by Von Iva and Zooey Deschanel "Man Up" Written by Mark Everett (as Mark Oliver Everett) Performed by The Eels (as EELS) Courtesy of Vagrant Records "A Little Bit of Basie" Written and Performed by Red Garland Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc. |
Goofs
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Continuity: Carl and Allison take cover from the rain in a barn. Carl, who should be soaking wet, has only a few water stains on his shoulders. His hair and face are completely dry. Continuity: SPOILER: During the conversation in the last scene a long thread from his hospital gown appears and disappears. Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: When Carl is in the gown speaking to Allison you see his bare backside. Prior to this his character/stunt double is on a motorcycle speeding to her and you can clearly see that he is wearing shorts. Continuity: When Carl is avoiding Peter's phone-calls, Peter rings Carl's doorbell. When Cal gets up to get the door, his cell phone is clearly on the arm of the couch. When he gets to the door and begins talking to Peter, his phone is in his hand. Continuity: When Carl arrives at the gas station after running out of gas, the large sign with gas price information shows an unleaded price of over $5, but closer inspection of the gas pump screen shows the unleaded price to be under $3.50. Continuity: SPOILER: 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. Continuity: During the Harry Potter party Carl's lightning scar changes position. Continuity: As Carl and Allison enter Norman's party, Allison is wearing high heels but, after when they climb over the fence to get into the arena she is wearing a different pair of shoes. SYNC: In the scene where Carl is singing and playing guitar to the jumper out of the apartment window, the singing is out of sync with his mouth during one verse. Continuity: During Terrence's motivational speech there is a crease on the bottom left part of his jacket that keeps disappearing and reappearing. Continuity: When Alison and Carl are talking on the bench, Alison's hair changes with the change of the camera angle, and then it changes again within the same camera angle. Continuity: SPOILER: In the scene after Carl is hit by the car and is in hospital, Rooney's burrito changes sizes. Continuity: The photo of Allison and Carl taken on the running motorbike is different from the one she shows after the ride. FAIR: In the scene when Carl is taking the Korean class, a North Korean (Democratic People's Republic of Korea-DPRK) flag can be seen on the teacher's desk. It is more likely that the instructor is using it to teach background on Korean history than it is the instructor is an agent of the North Korean government. Continuity: The first time Carl walks out his door, there is no nameplate there. The next time he is at his door, the name "Allen" is there. This occurs several times throughout the movie. Continuity: At the beginning of the film Carl's TV is a Sharp Aquos. Later on it is a Panasonic. Continuity: After he saves the man from the ledge, the camera shows crowd cheering and a fireman is standing by Lucy, but in the close up, it's another guy. Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Carl is singing and playing guitar to the jumper out of the apartment window, the adjacent window can be seen to have a thick curtain from the outside where it appears to be much thinner from the view inside the apartment. Also, this same adjacent window can be clearly seen from the inside of the room although at times it is blocked off with a solid wall. Continuity: The position of Allison's arm change after she and Carl take a break to drink water after their morning jog. Her arm with the water bottle can be seen hanging off the rail but then quickly changes position after cutting to a different scene. Miscellaneous: The end credits claim to list the cast in order of appearance, however Zooey Deschanel is listed second despite appearing later than other actors listed below her. CHAR: When Carl is singing the song "Jumper" to the man on the ledge, he sings it incorrectly. He sings "And if you never want to see me again, I would understand." The actual lyric is "And if you do not want to see me again, I would understand." Continuity: During the Harry Potter party, the position of Allison's hand on her glass changes. SYNC: Ducati Hypermotard cycles have 1100cc L2 cylinder engine configurations, yet we hear inline-4 cylinder "supersports" as the sound effect. CHAR: A video store section labeled "Family" contains R or NC rated horror films such as The Thing (1982) and Saw (2004). Revealing mistakes: When Carl is filling up the gas container, the read out on the gas pump shows that he filled more than 5 gallons when in reality he does not have a 5 gallon container. CHAR: When they are riding on the scooter, both the first time with the gas can and the second time he is driving, they go through several red lights. This is why car horns are blaring throughout the scene. SYNC: When the handheld-keyboard player in the band Munchausen by Proxy plays the passage from "The Star-Spangled Banner," the audio plays it in C major, but her fingers on the keyboard play all white keys with the melodic line resolving on an A, following a pattern that would in reality modulate the melody to A minor. Continuity: 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. Fact errors: In the scene where they travel to Nebraska and attend a football game and their friends see them on TV, the bottom of the screen reads "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma". It should read the other way around; as they were in Lincoln at a home game; the home team appears second. SYNC: The scooter featured in the film is a modern Aprilia Mojito with a 4-stroke engine and a twist-and-go continuously-variable transmission (no shifting), yet the audio is of a 2-stroke engine with a manual transmission. Continuity: 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. |
Quotes
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Allison: Are you stalking me? Carl Allen: No, I would never do that. Carl Allen: Oh, by the way, the new furniture looks great from the yard. Allison: The world's a playground. You know that when you are a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it. 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! Carl Allen: The era of "yes" has begun. Carl Allen: Was I chewing gum before? Tweed: Can you explain why you were at the airport buying a ticket with no luggage? Carl Allen: You know it was a spur of the moment trip. Tweed: Yeah I was just explaining to my partner here how much I've always wanted to see Lincoln, Nebraska. Carl Allen: What I have to share is huge... and I want to share it with you. Carl Allen: Hey Carl... you wanna give your money away to some homeless guy? Yes, yes I do. How bout letting him use up the phone battery so that you cant get help when your car runs out of gas? You know what? That sounds like a fuckin' great idea! Carl Allen: [drunk] Hey... I'm just saying 'yes' to life... cuz... you gotta say 'yes' to life... I'm in a secret covenant... that sounded naughty! Carl Allen: You ever had a Red Bull? Ive never had a Red Bull before, but I had a Red Bull last night - I really like Red Bull. [shakes his glow-in-the-dark hoop]... got this new... glow in the dark thing... cant really see it right now, unless you go like this... [holds part of the hoop to his eyes and covers it with his hands] Carl Allen: Steph...! I can't... I'm so sorry. Stephanie: What are you saying? Carl Allen: ...I'm saying "no." Multack: We knew another Carl that we weren't fond of, now did we, Tweed...? Tweed: ...his name was "Marx." Carl Allen: I can't believe I tripped like that. Carl Allen: Yes! [last lines] Terrence Bundley: YES! Say it a million times. Then say it a million more. And the word you will have said two million times is... [looks around and sees everyone at the seminar is naked] Oh my God. Yes People: [while covering themselves up as best they can] YES! Carl Allen: [incredibly drunk, after losing a bar brawl, said very sadly] She's never gonna go to a ball. 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. 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. [first lines] Carl Allen: [refusing incoming cell phone call] No. Carl Allen: [refusing another incoming call] No means no. Norman: We! Are! Sparta! Norman: You called me Norm! Carl Allen: Yeah. Norman: Could that like be my nickname? Carl Allen: Yeah, I guess. Norman: Ah nice, I like your style, Car. That could be yours. Carl Allen: Yeah, Carl's pretty short already but... Nick: [listing things he's done since he started saying "yes"] I killed a cow with a bazooka... I'm not proud of that last one. Allison: [riding on a motor scooter] Am I going too fast for you? Carl Allen: Nah. In fact, I think you should go faster. That way if we crash, at least I'll die. I just don't wanna be kept alive artificially. Carl Allen: I am gone-o-reha. That didn't sound right. Carl Allen: [talking to himself, walking back to town] Why don't you take a late night stroll through the hills and get killed by the Manson family? Don't mind if I do! Carl Allen: [while watching Saw on DVD] Oh come on, you're halfway through, just snap it off already! Nick: Psh, fine! I wipe my ass with fine! Carl Allen: ...Wow. Um. Ok? Terrence Bundley: You can't audit life, my friend. Allison: [singing on stage] I shoulda been the one to break up with you. / He said who are you, who are you? / I wanna snap your neck and spit on you. / He said who are you, who are you? Wes: [after telling Carl he's been promoted for making money by giving out so many loans] Nice work, Carl. Now bump my fist. [Carl bumps fists with Wes] Norman: [Norman leans forward to join in and bump Wes' fist, but Wes sits back down, ignoring Norman] Ah, I missed it. I was going to fist you. Tour Guide: We've got a fainter down in head-removal. |
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