Synopsis

Overworked architect Michael Newman longs for an easier way to balance his career and family life. After receiving a mysterious universal remote, he discovers he can control time, skip unpleasant moments, and jump ahead to desired milestones. However, the device begins making choices for him, forcing Michael to confront the personal costs of treating life as something that can simply be fast-forwarded.

Factoids & Trivia

• Sony Pictures purchased Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe's spec script for $1.75 million in July 2003. The pair had also written Bruce Almighty.

• The film's aging effects earned it an Academy Award nomination for Makeup at the 79th Academy Awards.

• Makeup artist Rick Baker used gelatin, silicone appliances, old-age stipple, wigs, and hidden hair lifts to show characters at different ages.

• Sony Pictures Imageworks created the film's digital effects, including the remote's on-screen graphics and several scenes featuring multiple versions of Michael in the same shot.

• Principal photography included locations in Shreveport, Louisiana, as well as California and New York. The Bed Bath & Beyond exterior was filmed in Hawthorne, California.

• The coin trick performed by Henry Winkler is one he also performs in real life, particularly for children at public appearances.

• The family dog, Sundance, was monitored by the American Humane Association. A recurring gag involves the dog and a large plush toy duck.

• Released in the United States on June 23, 2006, Click opened at number one and became one of the commercially successful films produced through Adam Sandler's Happy Madison banner.