▁critics , ▁it ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Oscar ▁for ▁Best ▁Make up , ▁making ▁this ▁the ▁only ▁Sand ler ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Oscar ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 ). ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁This ▁movie ▁was ▁re made ▁into ▁H indi ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁B aar ▁B aar ▁De k ho . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Michael ▁New man , ▁an ▁architect , ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Don na ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁children , ▁Ben ▁and ▁Sam anth a . ▁Michael ▁is ▁bul lied ▁by ▁his ▁over b ear ing ▁b oss , ▁John ▁Am mer , ▁and ▁often ▁cho oses ▁work ▁over ▁family . ▁Michael ▁vis its ▁the ▁ret ail ▁store ▁Bed ▁Bath ▁& ▁Bey ond ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁universal ▁remote ▁control . ▁He ▁st umb les ▁around ▁the ▁various ▁depart ments ▁before ▁falling ▁as leep . ▁Upon ▁w aking , ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁Mort y ▁offers ▁Michael ▁a ▁free ▁remote ▁but ▁war ns ▁it ▁can ▁never ▁be ▁returned . ▁ ▁Learning ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁remote , ▁Michael ▁finds ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁control ▁reality ▁much ▁like ▁a ▁television . ▁He ▁uses ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁advantage ▁at ▁work ▁but ▁also ▁uses ▁it ▁to ▁fast - forward ▁past ▁ill ness ▁or ▁use ▁" picture - in - picture ", ▁concentr ating ▁on ▁a ▁baseball ▁game ▁while ▁Don na ▁n ags ▁him . ▁Mort y ▁tells ▁Michael ▁that ▁during ▁these ▁times , ▁his ▁body