51-590: Epic Movie is a 2007 American parody film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer and produced by Paul Schiff . It stars Kal Penn , Adam Campbell , Jayma Mays , Jennifer Coolidge , Faune A. Chambers , Crispin Glover , Tony Cox , and Fred Willard . A parody of the epic film genre, the film mostly references The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , Harry Potter , Charlie and
102-447: A museum curator, has been attacked by Silas . Before dying, he gives clues that lead her to a "Golden Ticket" in a vending machine candy bar . Fellow orphans Edward, a disillusioned monk trainee; Susan, a displaced adopted girl; and Peter, a mutant at Mutant Academy who is often teased for his chicken -like wings, all find Golden Tickets. All four meet up at Willy's Chocolate Factory . Willy reveals his plot to use them all as
153-558: A special ingredient in his treats. Attempting to hide from the maniacal Willy, Lucy finds a wardrobe . On the other side, in the middle of a wintry forest , she finds Mr. Tumnus , who welcomes Lucy to Gnarnia and warns her of danger. The others follow Lucy to Gnarnia, and Edward meets the White Bitch . She convinces him to trap the other orphans in order to become the king of Gnarnia in her White Castle . All four go to Tumnus' house, where they discover their relation to each other in
204-554: A universal remote and stumbles around various departments before falling asleep on a display bed. Upon waking up, he enters the "Beyond" door and accepts a free remote control from a man named Morty, who warns Michael that the remote cannot be returned. Michael learns that the remote can be used to control reality much like a television, but it can also control the universe. He uses it at work to cause light-hearted mischief and skip past minor inconveniences such as illnesses and arguments. Morty tells Michael that during these times his body
255-429: A Wonderful Life because "Michael earns none of George Bailey’s mature wisdom honestly." When it came to positive reviews, Newsweek claimed Click was predictable as a moral story but "unusually dark, occasionally touching and pretty funny" for a Sandler comedy. Empire ' s Sam Toy enjoyed the film for its "smart and genuinely moving ideas," Beckinsale's performance, and a strong third act, although dismissed
306-445: A backdrop for sophomoric humor." Ronnie Scheib of Variety said it was "epically unfunny" and "unlikely to join the list of blockbusters it lampoons." The Radio Times said "There's very little that's epic about this senseless parody, but then there's very little that's funny about it, either... It's mind-numbingly, tediously unamusing and is so devoid of imagination it even parodies self-mocking films." The Chicago Reader described
357-678: A better husband and father. As he celebrates being home, Michael finds the remote and a note from Morty sitting on his kitchen counter. The note reads "good guys need a break" and says Morty knows that Michael “will do the right thing this time”. Realizing that his experience with the remote was a warning rather than a dream, Michael throws away the remote before going to enjoy the company of his family. On July 23, 2003, Sony Pictures purchased Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe's spec script Click for $ 1.75 million, with plans for it to be an Adam Sandler film produced by Revolution Studios , Columbia Pictures , and Neal H. Moritz 's company Original Film ;
408-476: A comparatively low budget, estimated at $ 20 million (the same as Date Movie ). On Rotten Tomatoes , Epic Movie has an approval rating of 2% based on 66 reviews and an average rating of 2.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A crude comedy with nothing new or insightful to say about the subjects it satirizes." On Metacritic , the film has a score of 17 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave
459-493: A copy of the famous painting The Last Supper , and that the White Bitch killed their parents. They ally themselves with Harry Beaver, Tumnus' life partner, to defeat the White Bitch. Edward sneaks off to the White Bitch's castle . When he refuses to reveal to her where the others are, she flashes him her breasts, hypnotizing him into giving up the information on the orphans, then imprisons him. The White Bitch sends Silas after
510-625: A plot summary, image gallery, information about the cast and crew, audio and video clips, and a Control Your Universe poster generator. The film screened out of competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival . The film was released in the United States on June 23, 2006, and made its UK premiere in a London Empire Cinema on September 28, 2006. Click was released on DVD , Blu-ray , and UMD on October 10, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment . It
561-401: Is a subgenre of comedy film that lampoons other film genres or films as pastiches , works created by imitation of the style of many different films reassembled together. Although the subgenre is often overlooked by critics, parody films are commonly profitable at the box office. Parody is related to satire , except that "parody is more often a representation of appreciation, while a satire
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#1733085728893612-401: Is in marriage counseling with Donna, his children have grown up, and the family dog, Sundance, has died and a small dog named Peanut has replaced him. The remote, having learned Michael's preferences, begins to glitchily time-skip automatically. Every time he tries to throw it away, destroy it, or try to throw it outside, the remote keeps on reappearing. Michael later tries to tell Morty to return
663-539: Is more often...pointing ...out the major flaws of an object through ridicule." J.M. Maher notes that the "difference is not always clear" and points out that "some films employ both techniques". Parody is found in a range of art and culture, including literature , music , theater , television , animation , and gaming . The first film parody was The Little Train Robbery (1905), which makes fun of The Great Train Robbery (1903), in part by using an all-child cast for
714-412: Is on "auto-pilot", going through the motions of everyday life while his mind skips ahead. Anticipating that Ammer will promote him, Michael spends lavishly on himself and his family, only for Ammer to reveal that he will have to wait several months. Michael uses the remote to skip ahead in order to get the promotion, but discovers that he missed out on an entire year of his life. In 2007, he learns that he
765-452: Is the Angel of Death , enraging Michael. Overcome with guilt and shame, Michael asks to go to a "good place", whereupon the remote fast-forwards to Ben's wedding in 2029. Michael suffers another heart attack after overhearing Samantha referring to Bill as her father. At the hospital, Ben reveals he postponed his honeymoon due to work. Realizing Ben is making the same mistakes he made, Michael gathers
816-532: The San Francisco Chronicle thought "only a complete idiot could think Epic Movie is remotely funny or worth making at all." Describing it as "so bereft of anything resembling wit or inspiration", he wondered, "What were the perpetrators, uh filmmakers, thinking?" In the Los Angeles Times , Alex Chun called the film "nothing more than a disjointed series of scenes and references cobbled together as
867-585: The "golden age" of parody movies, led by Mel Brooks and the "ZAZ trio" ( David Zucker , Jim Abrahams , and Jerry Zucker ). Brooks' parodies included a Western parody, Blazing Saddles (1974), a horror parody, Young Frankenstein (1974), and a space opera parody, Spaceballs (1987). The ZAZ trio is best known for their film which parodies a number of 1960s and 1970s genres (from exploitation film to kung fu film ), The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) and their air disaster film parody, Airplane! (1980). Woody Allen also contributed several parodies. In
918-492: The 2000s, the increasing availability of digital cameras (and then smartphones) that could shoot video and accessible editing software made it possible for amateur and early-stage professional creators to make parodies and post them online. Click (2006 film) Click is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Frank Coraci , written by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe , both of whom produced with Jack Giarraputo , Neal H. Moritz , and Adam Sandler , who also starred in
969-513: The Chocolate Factory , Pirates of the Caribbean , and X-Men . The film was released on January 26, 2007, and it was unanimously panned by critics. Many have considered this to be one of the worst films of all time . Despite this, it was fairly successful at the box office, earning $ 86.9 million worldwide, more than four times its $ 20 million budget. Lucy finds that her adoptive father,
1020-640: The Western spoof. Historically, when a genre formula grows tired, as in the case of the moralistic melodramas in the 1910s, it retains value only as a parody, as demonstrated by Buster Keaton shorts that mocked that melodrama genre. Influential parody actors and creators from the first half of 20th century included the Marx Brothers (active 1905–1949), W. C. Fields (active 1898–1946), Mae West (active 1907–1978), Laurel and Hardy (1927–1955), and Bob Hope (active 1924–1998). The 1970s and 1980s have been called
1071-467: The age of 25. Click was also one of the only three films to surpass a $ 10,000 theater average that weekend with $ 10,673; the other two were Wassup Rockers and Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man , both of which played at one theater. Strowbridge predicted that in its second weekend, Click would fall 50% and gross $ 20 million due to intense competition with Superman Returns . However, while Click grossed approximately that amount and got dethroned by
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#17330857288931122-405: The average of multiple frames would create a result absent of film grain . Click ' s official website debuted in late December 2005, consisting only of the film's official trailer; C.S. Strowbridge of The Numbers called the trailer "better than I expected. It seems like Adam Sandler is serious about maturing as an actor." Other interactive features and pages were added later on, such as
1173-434: The award to Pan's Labyrinth ). This makes Click the only Sandler-produced film (as of 2024) to be nominated for an Academy Award. In 2006, architect Michael Newman is consistently taken advantage of by his overbearing boss, John Ammer, and often prioritizes work over his wife Donna and their children Ben and Samantha. One night, unable to keep track of multiple remote controls, Michael visits Bed Bath & Beyond to buy
1224-408: The color of his face with the remote. For scenes where Michael pauses his surroundings, the effects crew originally planned for everything to be frozen, including the environment; however, they found out this "bothered" the eye, thus switching the plan to only the characters being frozen while the environment (such as leaves on the trees being blown by wind) keeps in motion. The primary challenge for
1275-406: The eccentric stranger who gives Michael the remote. Filming began in late 2005 and was finished by early 2006. Sony Pictures Releasing , under Columbia Pictures , released Click in the United States on June 23, 2006 and received mixed reviews. It was made on a budget of $ 82.5 million and grossed $ 240.6 million. It was nominated for Best Makeup at the 79th Academy Awards (it lost
1326-474: The film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Peter Bradshaw opined Click was an improvement over the previous Sandler flick Mr. Deeds (2002): "It has some moments of good-natured sweetness and Adam Sandler is improving as a comic performer, though he is still conceited and opaque." The film was criticized for its gross-out humor and unlikeable protagonist. Entertainment Weekly critic Lisa Schwarzbaum wrote Click failed at being It's
1377-460: The film an average grade of "C−" on an A+ to F scale. A. O. Scott of The New York Times called the film "irreverent and also appreciative, dragging its satiric prey down to the lowest pop-cultural denominator" and added, "The humor is coarse and occasionally funny. The archly bombastic score . . . is the only thing you might call witty. But happily, Jennifer Coolidge and Fred Willard show up ... to add some easy, demented class." Mick LaSalle of
1428-594: The film as being "the cinematic equivalent of a tapeworm", while in his review for The Guardian , John Patterson wrote that "Epic Movie is an epic catastrophe, or an artistic failure of epic proportions, or even an Emetic Piece of Insufferable Crap". The Times expressed surprise that " Penn would stoop so low". Epic Movie was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards at the 28th ceremony : Worst Remake or Rip-off , Worst Supporting Actress (Carmen Electra), and Worst Screenplay (Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer). Parody film A parody film or spoof film
1479-527: The film's digital effects in January 2006 without any research and development . While most of the effects were shot compositings , three-dimensional graphics were also made for the display on the remote and matte painting a few settings, such as the Bed and Beyond warehouse, a city background at Michael's workplace, and the winter backyard at his home; programs such as Cinema 4D and Autodesk Maya were used to produce
1530-478: The film's release, Nikki Finke projected an opening weekend gross of $ 40 million due to similarly high numbers of prior Sony-produced Sandler comedies such as 50 First Dates (2004), Mr. Deeds (2002), and Anger Management (2003). The day before the film's theatrical start, Entertainment Weekly ' s Joshua Rich projected Click to have a $ 55 million opening weekend and a total overall gross of $ 210 million for its "broadly appealing" high concept and
1581-461: The film. The film was released on DVD on May 22, 2007, in both unrated and theatrical versions. As of late 2009, 1,040,120 DVDs were sold, bringing in $ 16,807,388. Epic Movie debuted at number one at the box office with a gross of $ 18.6 million over the opening weekend. As of May 8, 2007, the film has grossed $ 86,865,564, with $ 39,739,367 of that amount earned domestically. The film was an economic success for its producers not least because it had
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1632-410: The freeze shots was sharpening the frozen characters as much as possible; there were some cases where the characters would freeze in a very active moment, causing the effects team to have to work with the motion blur that resulted from it. For instances where characters were frozen in a moment where they were still, they were filmed staying in that position for seconds so that, during post-production,
1683-417: The graphics. In order to make the fast-forwarding and rewinding look DVD -like, effects of interlaced video and scan lines "slicing through" were added. Motion control photography and green screen effects were used for scenes where Michael looked back on his life with the remote, meaning that were occasionally two Michaels in the same shot; while rotoscoping was used for the sequence where he changes
1734-512: The inclusion of Adam Sandler and Kate Beckinsale in lead roles. Domestically, Click opened in 3,749 theaters and debuted at number-one at the box office, grossing $ 14.5 million on its opening day and $ 40 million in its opening weekend; Sony distributed the film in a hugely successful year as it was their seventh number-one hit of 2006. Groups of viewers outside the young male demographic were also higher than previous Sandler films; Sony's exit polls showed 51% of attendees being female and 50% over
1785-498: The injury and other subsequent diseases, such as cancer and a heart attack . In 2023, Donna recounts that Michael has had liposuction and that she is now married to Bill. Michael learns from a full grown and slim Ben that his father, Ted, died of old age in 2021. Unable to go to when Ted died as Michael wasn't there, he then uses the remote to see the last time they saw each other, learning that he coldly refused to spend time with Ted, devastating him. At Ted's grave, Morty reveals he
1836-494: The last of his strength to follow him out of the hospital. After collapsing, he urges Ben to put his family first, and assures his family that he still loves them before dying and Morty coming to take Michael. Michael reawakens in the present at Bed Bath & Beyond before entering the "Beyond" door and believes he was dreaming, seeing it as a sign to make changes in his life. Michael goes back home, where he reassures Donna, Ben, and Samantha of his affection for them, promising to be
1887-495: The lead role. The film co-stars Kate Beckinsale , Christopher Walken , Henry Winkler , David Hasselhoff , Julie Kavner , and Sean Astin . The film is based on "The Magic Thread", a folk tale included in The Book of Virtues . Sandler plays Michael Newman, a workaholic family man who acquires a magical universal remote that enables him to control reality. Kate Beckinsale stars as his wife Donna and Christopher Walken as Morty,
1938-441: The new rulers of the land. Tumnus then shows up, having survived his battle. Decades later, the four now-elderly rulers find the wardrobe again and go through it. They appear moments after they had left, young again. They meet Borat , who congratulates them on a happy ending, but then, Jack's wheel accidentally runs over the quartet, killing them. Borat then says his iconic "NOT!" before turning around and clapping his buttocks, ending
1989-594: The number-one spot in both countries; in Australia, it made $ 2.97 million from 281 theaters, in New Zealand $ 853,000 from 48. The following week, it went down 34% making $ 1.98 million in Australia while opening to six screens in Ireland with $ 59,000. By the fourth week of its international run, Click had grossed a total of $ 10.87 million and was running in four countries, $ 9.51 million of the total gross being from Australia. On
2040-427: The orphans the next day. The four siblings engage the White Bitch in battle and all (except for Peter) are killed. Peter then finds a magic remote and uses its powers to revive his siblings. Together, they kill the army, defeat the White Bitch, and stop her plan. Peter declares the White Bitch will receive a fair and just trial in the new Gnarnia, but Jack's wheel accidentally crushes her to death. The four are crowned
2091-457: The purchase occurred as Bruce Almighty (2003), also written by Koren and O'Keefe, had grossed $ 236 million domestically in its two-month run. Click was the second comedy Moritz produced for Columbia, after Not Another Teen Movie (2001). Although Sony planned filming to begin in April 2004 after Sandler finished shooting Spanglish (2004), that was postponed for Koren and O'Keefe to rewrite
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2142-411: The remote back where it belongs since he had enough with it, but Morty refuses to take it back because it cannot be returned, making good on his warning. After sneaking off to work without changing or driving the next day, Ammer tells Michael he is retiring and suggests that one day Michael may end up CEO. Momentarily forgetting his plan to outfox the remote, Michael says he would like that to happen, and
2193-448: The remote unexpectedly glitches again and fast-forwards ten years ahead. In 2017, Michael is now the wealthy but morbidly obese CEO of the company, his children are ordinary teenagers, and Donna has divorced him and is now dating Ben's childhood swim coach, Bill. When Michael attacks Bill out of anger, the new family dog Shaggy (who replaced Peanut) pounces on him, knocking him unconscious. The remote then fast-forwards six more years to evade
2244-548: The script under the supervision of Juan José Campanella , who was announced as director in May 2004. However, he was replaced by Frank Coraci , who directed the Sandler films The Wedding Singer (1998) and The Waterboy (1998), in March 2005. Executive producer Tim Herlihy also revised the script. Christopher Walken joined the cast on February 23, 2005. Imageworks began working on
2295-503: The superhero film as expected by analysts, what wasn't anticipated was that The Devil Wears Prada would open with double the gross initially projected; as a result, The Devil Wears Prada made $ 27.5 million in three days and placed Click in the number-three spot. During its third weekend, when the record-breaking Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest debuted, Click had the second-strongest hold of all competitors in
2346-479: The top five; it dropped only 40% from the prior weekend, while Pixar 's Cars went down 38%, The Devil Wears Prada 47%, and Superman Returns 60%; Click also surpassed the $ 100 million mark that weekend, making it the seventh Sandler film to gross that amount. It later grossed $ 137.4 million in the United States and $ 100.3 million internationally, with a total gross of $ 240.7 million worldwide. Click opened on June 30, 2006, in Australia and New Zealand to
2397-552: The total gross to $ 31.12 million. Rotten Tomatoes gave Click a score of 34% based on 174 reviews. The average score is a 4.78/10, and the consensus is: "This latest Adam Sandler vehicle borrows shamelessly from It's a Wonderful Life and Back to the Future , and fails to produce the necessary laughs that would forgive such imitation." Metacritic gave it a score of 45 out of 100, based on 35 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave
2448-523: The trio; Tumnus apparently sacrifices himself to ensure their safety. Afterwards, the orphans meet a graying Harry Potter , along with a balding Ron Weasley and a pregnant Hermione Granger at Hogwarts . They all help Lucy, Susan, and Peter train for the war against the White Bitch, accidentally killing Albus Dumbledore , Minerva McGonagall and Rubeus Hagrid in the process. Captain Jack Swallows helps Edward escape, only for Edward to find out it
2499-495: The weekend of August 28, 2006, Click had a strong number-one debut in Mexico, grossing $ 1.76 million from 418 theaters, which helped launch the film into the international top ten, specifically number seven; it grossed $ 4.26 million from 1,159 screens in 22 nations, bringing the international total to $ 25.71 million. It went down to number nine the following weekend, grossing $ 3.47 million from 1,104 screens in 27 countries and increasing
2550-481: Was a ruse as Jack, the Bitch's old enemy, needs intelligence out of Edward. Upon finishing their training, Lucy, Susan, and Peter head to the camp of Aslo . Aslo agrees to help Edward and manages to kill Silas, but while breaking Edward out, he is slain by the White Bitch. As the orphans have a pre-battle party with their allies, Susan gets drunk and vomits everywhere, disgusting their army enough that nobody shows up to help
2601-419: Was the first dual layer Blu-ray disc released by Sony. Before Click ' s theatrical run, Strowbridge predicted, on the basis of a weak critical reception and the commercial failure of a similar dramedy attempt of Sandler's, Spanglish , Click would be one of his lesser hits; however, he suggested it could still gross up to $ 125 million due to its mixture of comedy and drama elements. The weekend before
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