Click is a 2006 American comedy drama film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Steve Koren and Mark OKeefe, and produced by Adam Sandler, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Kate Beckinsale and Christopher Walken. The film was released in the United States on June 23, 2006. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Sandler played an overworked architect who neglects his family. When he acquires a universal remote that enables him to fast forward through unpleasant or outright dull parts of his life, he soon learns that those seemingly bad bits contained vital parts of lifes lessons. Filming began in late 2005 and was finished by early 2006. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3.1 Critical response 3.2 Box office 3.3 Awards and nominations 4 Soundtrack 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Plot[edit] Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) is an architect who is married to his longtime sweetheart, Donna (Kate Beckinsale) with two children, Ben and Samantha. Michael is easily pushed around by his overbearing boss, Mr. Ammer (David Hasselhoff). On numerous occasions, Michael willingly sacrifices time with his family to work so he can give them the kinds of possessions he never had. While going in search of a universal remote control at Bed Bath & Beyond, Michael falls onto a bed and then proceeds to the section marked Beyond. There, he befriends a mysterious clerk named Morty (Christopher Walken), who gives him a universal remote control and warns that it can never be returned. To Michaels amazement, he finds that the remote can control the actual universe, particularly time. Michael uses the remote to goof around at first, but then also to use it for his benefit such as interpret for foreign clientele or revisit events in his life such as family vacations or the first time he met Donna. However, Michael also uses it to skip fights with Donna, go forward until he rids himself of a cold, and skip a family dinner to work. Later, Morty reveals that when Michael fast-forwards through time, his body is on auto-pilot - his mind skips ahead, while his body goes through the motions of everyday life. After Mr. Ammer promises Michael a partnership, he decides to skip ahead to it, but ends up skipping a year of his life since it took him that long to actually get the promotion. Michael also finds out that he is in marriage counseling and missed the death of his dog. When the remote begins fast-forwarding without Michael controlling it, Morty warns the remote programs itself according to Michaels previous commands. Michaels various attempts to dispose of or destroy the remote fail, so he resolves to change his life so that the remote cant control him. The next day, Mr. Ammer tells Michael he is leaving the country, and in the course of the conversation Mr. Ammer suggests one day Michael may end up CEO. Without thinking, Michael responds to say he would like to end up CEO, the remote reacts accordingly and fast-forwards to 2017. Michael is now the CEO, but he is overweight, his daughter and son are 14 and 17 years old, he and Donna are divorced, and they all have a resentment to him. Michael also discovers that Donna is now dating Bens childhood swim coach, Bill. Michael visits his old house and, after fighting with Donna, the new family dog pounces on him, and he falls and hits his head. The remote having learned from Michael having skipped his cold, it transports him six years into the future in the year 2023, as he had not been healthy a single day over those six years: Donna recounts how a precautionary CAT scan after the fall revealed cancer, and how Michael ate so prolifically during chemotherapy as to subsequently suffer from a heart attack. In those six years, Michael is no longer obese thanks to liposuction, Donna has married Bill, and Ben has gone into his fathers line of work. Michael is devastated when Ben tells him his father Ted died, and Michael, while visiting his fathers tomb, tries to use the remote to go to when Ted was on his deathbed, but Morty shows up to say the remote only works for times and places where Michael had been present; Teds final moments not being one of them. Michael instead uses the remote to take him to the point when he last saw Ted alive; which is revealed to be Ted making an impromptu visit to his son and grandsons office. While on auto-pilot, Michael brusquely rejected Teds offer for a night out with him and Ben. During Michaels grief, Morty reveals he is in fact the Angel of Death. Upset with his life, Michael begs to go to a good place, and fast forwards to Bens wedding in 2033. There, he witnesses Samantha call Bill Dad, and the shock triggers a second heart attack. When Michael awakens, Morty appears to tell him that he chose his path and he cannot do anything about it. Michaels family arrives and Ben reveals that he has cancelled his honeymoon in order to work on an important deal that will keep his business going. Shocked and not wanting Ben to make the same mistakes he did, Michael rushes after him. A nurse attempts to stop him, but Michael manages to jab the man with a sedative. He ignores Mortys repeated warnings that he will die unless he goes back to the hospital, saying he must get in his last words to his family. Michael reaches his family and collapses, but manages to convince Ben that family comes first; he reassures the rest that he still loves them (including Bill, much to his surprise) and Morty comes up to take him. There is a white flash, in which Michael wakes up in the present-day on the bed he collapsed onto at Bed Bath & Beyond after believing that the future events have all been a dream. A reformed Michael gives his business card to a man who claims he has no friends, offering to befriend him, then goes to his parents house saying they are always welcome at his home, then Michael goes back to his private residence. At home, Michael reassures Donna, Ben, and Samantha of his affection for them and that he will never sacrifice them for work again. As he celebrates being home, Michael finds the remote and a note sitting on his kitchen counter, making Michael realize it was not a dream but in fact a warning. The note is from Morty saying that good guys need a break and that he knows Michael will do the right thing this time. Thanking Morty, but Michael disposes of the remote in his trash bin, and goes to enjoy his wife and kids. Cast[edit] Adam Sandler as Michael Newman Kate Beckinsale as Donna Newman, Michaels wife Christopher Walken as Morty, the Angel of Death David Hasselhoff as John Ammer, Michaels boss Henry Winkler as Theodore Ted K. Newman, Michaels father Julie Kavner as Trudy Newman, Michaels mother Sean Astin as Bill, Bens swimming coach (and Donnas second husband in the alternate timeline) Jennifer Coolidge as Janine, Donnas best friend Sophie Monk as Stacey Joseph Castanon as Benjamin Ben Newman, Michaels son, at 7 years old Jonah Hill as Ben at 17 years old Jake Hoffman as Ben at 22–30 years old Danielle Tatum McCann as Samantha Sam Newman, Michaels daughter, at 5 years old Lorraine Nicholson as Samantha at 14 years old Katie Cassidy as Samantha at 27 years old Cameron Monaghan as Kevin ODoyle, one of Bens friends Rachel Dratch as Alice / Alan Jana Kramer as Julie Newman, Bens wife Carolyn Hennesy as Kathy Kat ODoyle, Kevins mother Sid Ganis as Dr. Bergman Emilio Cast as Michael at 10 years old. Michelle Lombardo as Linda Elliot Cho as Ping Woo Nick Swardson as a Bed Bath & Beyond employee guy Dolores ORiordan as Wedding Singer (Cameo) Rob Schneider as Prince Habeeboo (Uncredited) James Earl Jones as The Narrator/Himself (Uncredited) Reception[edit] Critical response[edit] Click received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 32% based on 167 reviews, giving the film a Rotten rating. The average score is a 5 out of 10, with the consensus being This latest Adam Sandler vehicle borrows shamelessly from Its a Wonderful Life and Back to the Future, and fails to produce the necessary laughs that would forgive such imitation.[2] Metacritic gave it a score of 50 out of 100 which indicates mixed or average reviews.[3] Box office[edit] Click grossed $137,355,633 in the United States and $100,325,666 internationally, with a total gross of $237,681,299 worldwide.[1] Awards and nominations[edit] Academy Award for Best Makeup (Nominated) 33rd Peoples Choice Awards: Favorite Movie Comedy (Won) 2007 Kids Choice Awards: Favorite Movie (Nominated) 2007 Kids Choice Awards: Favorite Movie Actor (Won) Soundtrack[edit] The Cars - Magic The Kinks - Do It Again The Offspring - Come Out and Play Gwen Stefani - Cool Carole King - I Feel the Earth Move Irving Gordon - Be Anything (but Be Mine) Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) Boots Randolph - Yakety Sax Walter Wanderley - Summer Samba Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together Toto - Hold the Line T. Rex - 20th Century Boy Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World Nazareth - Love Hurts The Andrea True Connection - More, More, More Loverboy - Working for the Weekend The Cranberries - Linger Frank Sinatra - Im Gonna Live Till I Die The Strokes - Someday Ric Ocasek - Feelings Got to Stay Jimmy Van Heusen - Call Me Irresponsible U2 - Ultraviolet (Light My Way) Air Supply - Making Love Out of Nothing at All New Radicals - You Get What You Give See also[edit] List of films featuring diabetes References[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b Click (2006). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Jump up ^ Click Movie Reviews, Pictures. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Jump up ^ Click Reviews, Ratings, Credits. Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-10-29. External links[edit] Official website Click at the Internet Movie Database Click at allmovie Click at Rotten Tomatoes Click at Box Office Mojo Adam Sandler Interview for Click [hide] v t e Films directed by Frank Coraci Murdered Innocence (1995) The Wedding Singer (1998) The Waterboy (1998) Around the World in 80 Days (2004) Click (2006) Zookeeper (2011) Here Comes the Boom (2012) Blended (2014) Categories: 2006 filmsEnglish-language films2000s comedy filmsAmerican fantasy-comedy filmsAmerican filmsColumbia Pictures filmsFilms directed by Frank CoraciFilms set in New York CityFilms set in New Hampshire
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