Yes Man: Book vs. Movie
Peyton Reed's 2008 film Yes Man takes inspiration from Danny Wallace's book about saying yes to new opportunities. Jim Carrey plays a withdrawn bank employee whose commitment to the same idea upends his routine.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Danny Wallace
- Year
- 2006
- Pages
- 384Buy book
After a breakup, Danny Wallace finds that turning down invitations has become easier than taking part in his own life. A stranger's advice on a bus prompts an experiment: accept the requests and opportunities he would normally refuse. He recounts the awkward commitments, unexpected encounters, and practical consequences of letting a single word govern his decisions.
- Director
- Peyton Reed
- Writer
- Jarrad Paul, Nicholas Stoller
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 1 hr 44 min
- Cast
- Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- IMDb
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Divorced bank employee Carl Allen avoids invitations, friendships, and almost anything that might disrupt his routine. A self-help seminar persuades him to answer yes to every opportunity, leading to unlikely lessons, new responsibilities, and a romance with musician Allison. His sudden enthusiasm changes his life, but a promise to agree to everything leaves little room for explaining what he actually wants.
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