Yes Man Page #4

Synopsis: Carl Allen is at a standstill. No future... Until the day he enrolls into a personal development program based on a very simple idea: say yes to everything! Carl discovers with amazement the magical power of "Yes", and sees his professional and romantic life turned upside down overnight: an unexpected promotion and a new girlfriend. But he'll soon discover that better can be good's enemy, and that all opportunities shouldn't be taken.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Peyton Reed
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow
  3 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
46%
PG-13
Year:
2008
104 min
$97,600,000
Website
8,404 Views


You don't have to do anything, Carl. You

just lay back, and I'll take care of everything.

I do not know what to say.

I'm stumped. Baffled.

I don't know if I'm going

to be able to say yes to this one.

Thanks for the offer

and the image.

I got this thing i gotta do, so.

I'll be seeing you.

Nightmares.

Oh, come on. Give me a break.

Terrence said this would happen if I said no.

That's ridiculous.

If I want to say no, I'll say no.

Nice dog.

Just relax. I'll handle this..

Oh God!

Oh, wow. That was ...

How can you do that?

Costume party. Come as

your favorite Harry Potter character.

You got it, Norm.

Really? I always wanted to try it.

So I can expecy delivery anytime

between 8 am and 5:30?

We were wondering if you had a moment to

discuss the Church of Jesus Christ and the L.D.S.?

Yeah, come on in.

Buttercup Girls!

- Buttercup cookies.

Yeah, alright.

Hey, it's really working!

It's beautiful, man.

I do want to take guitar lessons..

I do want to learn to fly.

Yes, I would like to learn Korean.

Alright, now I got it.

What did he call me?

Homeless. Hmmm?

Come and get it.

He never listens.

I want to start an organic

fertilizer distribution business.

Approved.

Next!

Want to see ... Oh, sorry.

- You know what? I'd love to.

Way to stick in there.

Here you go.

Hey, I came.

Great.

Rolling Rock, please.

Hello Jake, Penelope,

Rodrigo, Felipe, Zachary.

We are Munchausen by proxy.

- You're kidding me.

Hey, did you ever meet my friend Ian?

He is a computer hacker.

He helped me erase your MySpace page.

And your band's MySpace Page

And your Facebook page.

Happy networking, a**hole.

Can I have a water?

Hey, out of gas makeout guy.

Did we make out?

Oh, right, we did. Now I remember.

What are you doing here?

- Is this crazy or what?

It's so crazy. Are you stalking me?

- No, I would never do that.

By the way, your new LR furniture,

it looks great from the yard.

Hey, uh, great, uh, gig, whatever

- Thanks.

Strong lyrics. Do you just make that stuff up?

- It gots some personal experience.

Do you want a drink?

Oh I can't. I have to wake up early

so I have to go but ...

Aww, really?

But you can walk

me to my scooter.

I teach a jogging-photo group for people who

want to both exercise and practice photography.

Really, that's getting very popular.

It's in Griffith park and

we do a loop it's about 5 miles.

At six AM.

I haven't been up at 6AM in like...

Never..

That's early.

- Yes, but it makes for amazing pictures.

Okay, so you're in a band,

do the jogging-photography. What else?

Oh, whatever I want.

I volunteer at a shelter.

I paint a little bit.

That's cool. I've done some charity work.

And some nude modeling, FYI.

That's good to know.

If I ever need to ...

So anyway, my answer is yes.

I'd be happy to go out with you.

I didn't ask you not.

Could have fooled me with that

nude modeling comment.

You said that.

- Whoever said it, it made me very uncomfortable.

Why don't you come to my class tomorrow?

Why don't you stop smothering me?

Seriously, way too much too soon.

Yeah, I'd love to.

Okay, I'll see you tomorrow, um ...

Carl.

Allison.

Yeah, Rooney?

Yo, Carl. We're hitting the clubs.

We have a case of Red Bull.

Gonna pull an all-nighter.

You down?

Yeah

Okay, guys everybody ready?

Cameras loaded?

Allison?

Do we need to use a flash?

Not when the sun is up, Reggie.

Beautiful night, guys.

You take it to the limit.

I respect that. Hit me on the cell this week.

Do it again.

Carl, if someone asks me to describe

tonight, I'll just go 's-l-o-o-w'.

Back at ya man.

- Lee, I hardly know you

but I feel comfortable.

Look how close I'm getting.

Hello, Allison, it's me Carl.

I'm here.

Allison, I'm here.

Hey, who were those guys?

- That's Rooney and my

new friend Lee. He's a male nurse.

We hit a couple of raves last night.

It was totally off the hook.

Yeah, you seem a little hyper.

- I had a couple Red Bull's.

Have you ever had a Red Bull?

I'd never had a Red Bull before but I had

one last night and I really like Red Bull.

I got a new necklace.

It glows in the dark.

but you can't really see it right now

unless you do this.

That's really something. Doesn't

Red Bull make you crash pretty hard

No, I don't think so. No.

Hey, after we jog we should get a Red Bull.

You could get a Red Bull

and I could get a Red Bull.

We could share a Red Bull.

Okay that would be really...

- Red Bull.

That sounds g ...

- Red Bull.

I think id r...

- Red Bull.

Okay, a lot of energy. I like it.

Everybody, this is Carl.

Carl, this is everybody.

Hey, everybody.

Come on.

Let's get into ship-shape.

Got it!

Hey, Carl?

Are you Okay?

Hold it right there.

That's good.

I can't put my finger on you.

You're kind of unpredictable.

Kind of mysterious.

I like to keep it fresh.

I like to live it up. I like to mix it up.

If that doesn't jive with you,

we should end this right now.

I love that.

I don't know how people go through life

with the same boring routine every day.

Just shoot me.

- Right to the face.

Seriously, I dated this guy and I was

astounded at how perfectly content he was

just living his life in this closed off little box.

- I know. It's so frustrating.

I just want to grab these people and shake'em

and say 'wake up, you!'

'You're missing out'

on a little thing called life.

- That's so true

So, what happened to

closed off little box boy?

It just didn't work out.

It's a long history.

Same story you

were singing about last night?

Might be.

Closed off little boy. Tender topic.

Go no further.

Okay, if you must know

we lived together.

I thought he was it.

The one. Whatever.

And then, surprise,

He ended it out of nowhere.

for no reason, gone, never saw him again.

Wow, that's rough. I'm sorry.

Next time you really should warn me

about the length of the story

It kind of dragged on there.

- I'll work on that.

Yeah, just trim the facts.

Oh! Geeze,..

That was ... very healthy.

She is spontaneous. She's ballsy.

She has no clue what she's doing

and she doesn't care.

She's the complete opposite of me.

Carl, could you please pass the Cholula?

- Sure, Faranoosh.

How did you two meet again?

- Persianwifefinder.com

It's pretty cool,

You should check it out.

I'm engaged.

Should you be talking about

Allison in front of Faranoosh?

It's okay man. We just met.

She knows it's not exclusive.

Besides, she's totally not my type.

- I can hear you.

Oh, sorry, Faranoosh.

I never would have met Allison

if I hadn't said yes to the homeless guy.

You also wouldn't be on a blind date with

a strange Iranian woman. No offense, Faranoosh.

None taken.

Wow, I didn't realize

I was dealing with a 'No' man.

No, I think it's great.

Throw this away for me, will you?

Lucy. Faranoosh.

- Hello.

My friends are being really lame, and

nobody's offered to throw me a bridal shower.

Hey, I have an idea.

Carl, would you like to

throw Lucy a bridal shower?

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Nicholas Stoller

Nicholas Stoller (born 19 March 1976) is a British-American filmmaker. He is known mainly for directing the 2008 comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, its 2010 spin-off/sequel, Get Him to the Greek, Neighbors (2014), its 2016 sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, co-writing and executive producing The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted, and writing and directing Storks (2016). more…

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