The architect Michael Newman has a typical middle-class family with his
lovely and gorgeous wife Donna and their son Ben and daughter Samantha,
and a constant visit of his parents. However, Michael is workaholic and
under stress, trying to satisfy his boss with overwork and get a partnership in
his company, giving priority to his work and neglecting the family issues.
When the tired Michael goes to a department store to buy an universal
remote control, he rests on a bed and he meets the weird salesman Morty
that offers him a remote control capable of controlling his own universe.
Michael uses too much and loses the control of the device, having his own
life controlled by the remote control. Then Michael sees the worthwhile parts
of his personal life he missed while working, and in the end of his life he
lately concludes that the family comes first.