Designing the remote from Click

When Click was released 20 years ago, Adam Sandler fans were surprised by how dark it became. The premise — a man who finds a magical remote that can pause, mute and fast-forward the world — mixed broad, low-brow comedy with unexpectedly poignant moments about the fragility of life.

Director Frank Coraci said they were proud of pushing the envelope with tone: 'it's amazing that, in a movie where Sandler literally farts and shits in Hasselhoff's face, 40 minutes later you're in the same office and you're bawling.' The remote's appearance wasn't described in the script; production designer Perry Andelin Blake developed the concept by shaping clay until it felt like 'shaking someone's hand.' Coraci liked that it looked organic and unlike any brand-name controller, though there was one catch: 'Sony wanted us to put their name on it,' Coraci laughs.

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