Yes Man (film)

Infobox Film
name = Yes Man


caption = Movie poster
director = Peyton Reed
producer = Jim Carrey
David Heyman
Richard D. Zanuck
writer = Screenplay:
Nicholas Stoller
Jarrad Paul
Andrew Mogel
Book:
Danny Wallace
narrator =
starring = Jim Carrey
Terrence Stamp
Slim Khezri
Zooey Deschanel
Bradley Cooper
Rhys Darby
music =
cinematography = Robert D. Yeoman
editing = Craig Alpert
distributor = Warner Bros.
released = December 19, 2008
runtime =
country = United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
website = http://www.yesisthenewno.com/
amg_id = 1:409444
imdb_id = 1068680

"Yes Man" is an upcoming fy|2008 American comedy film directed by Peyton Reed and starring Jim Carrey. The film is based on the true story and 2005 biography 'Yes Man' by British humorist Danny Wallace. Production began in Los Angeles in October 2007.

Premise

Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is challenged to say yes to everything that comes his way in his life, leading to a series of comedic events.cite news | author=Borys Kit | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib75cb9375cab37f95360b6b40bc17503 | title=Deschanel says 'Yes' to female lead | publisher=The Hollywood Reporter | date=2007-10-22 | accessdate=2007-10-24 ]

Synopsis of the book

"I, Danny Wallace, being of sound mind and body, do hereby write this manifesto for my life. I swear I will be more open to opportunity. I swear I will live my life taking every available chance. I will say Yes to every favour, request, suggestion and invitation. I will swear to say yes where once I would say no.'

Danny Wallace had been staying in. Far too much. Having been dumped by his girlfriend, he really wasn't doing the young, free and single thing very well. Instead, he was avoiding people. Texting them instead of calling them. Calling them instead of meeting them. That is until that one fateful date when a mystery man on a late-night bus told him to 'Say Yes more'. These three simple words changed Danny's life forever.

"Yes Man" is the story of what happened when Danny decided to say yes to everything, in order to make his life more interesting. And boy, did it get more interesting.

Production

Jim Carrey is receiving no money upfront for his role in the movie. He will instead be paid based on the movie's success. [cite news | author=Dorothy Pomerantz | url=http://omg.yahoo.com/the-most-overpaid-celebrities/news/4721 | title=The Most Overpaid Celebrities | publisher=Forbes | date=2007-12-10 | accessdate=2007-12-12 ]

During shooting of a scene where Carrey's character bungee jumps off a bridge, Carrey asked to do the stunt himself. [cite news | author=Steve Chupnick | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=41503 | title=Jim Carrey Says Yes to Bungie Jump | publisher=ComingSoon.net | date=2008-01-31 | accessdate=2008-03-04 ] Carrey stated to the stunt double that he intended to do it in one take. When he jumps off, he is seen taking out a cell phone for the scene.

References

External links

*imdb title|id=1068680|title=Yes Man
* [http://www.yesisthenewno.com Official Website of the movie]