IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0668247/
Height:5' 10" (1.78 m)
Trademarks:Often sets his films in and around Omaha, Nebraska Frequently films scenes at natural history museums Frequently casts Phil Reeves Frequently uses actual people in roles of minor characters in his movies (real life policemen for policemen, real life restaurant servers for servers, real life teachers for teachers) Frequently incoporates telephone monologues as a dramatic device His films often revolve around adultery in marriage and relationships His films often deal with a sense of loneliness depicted by the main character Features characters that endeavor for self-fulfillment and individualism (Sideways (2004), About Schmidt (2002), Nebraska (2013))).
Downsizing follows a kindly occupational therapist who undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.
A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.