Paul is shaved from head to toe and has some teeth removed before he gets small. Still, Paul and Audrey appear to be cool with it. They go through a line of questioning to make sure they understand that downsizing is irreversible and that some side effects may include death. Paul and Audrey fly out to the facility where the downsizing process will take place. Paul's friend tells the guy to back off and intimidates him into sitting back down. A guy at a bar then starts to get belligerent over the fact that small people appear to get better benefits over normal-sized people, claiming they don't contribute to the economy like everyone else does. Their friends throw them a party for their decision. After thinking it over and discussing with Leisureland officials, Paul and Audrey decide to go and get small. The Safraneks receive a call that their mortgage application has been denied. The audience seems more than convinced to go through with downsizing. What is expensive to people of normal size is worth a fraction in Leisureland, meaning Laura was able to purchase diamond jewelry for a mere $83, which Jeff says is their food budget for two months. Paul and Audrey attend a seminar in which another small couple, Jeff and Laura Lonowski (Neil Patrick Harris and Laura Dern) discuss the benefits of going small and living in Leisureland. Dave and Carol boast to their friends how great things are as they live in a community for small people called Leisureland. While at a high school reunion, they see their friends, Dave and Carol Johnson (Jason Sudeikis and Maribeth Monroe), who went through the downsizing procedure and are now small. Paul's mother has long passed on and he is married to Audrey (Kristen Wiig), but they still live in Paul's childhood home. Paul's mother suffers from fibromyalgia, and he must take care of her and administer medication. In Omaha, Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) goes home to his mother (Jayne Houdyshell) after seeing the news. People all around the world witness this amazing breakthrough. The doctors then bring out another group of small people, including a child called Little Ronni, who was the first child ever to be born small. Andreas pulls out a trash bag containing waste produced by 36 small people over an extended period of time. Andreas pulls out a box to reveal Jorgen is five inches tall, to everyone's astonishment. Andreas is speaking before a group of people on the dangers of overpopulation, and thus, he and Jorgen have found the solution. Jorgen claims to have found what they have been looking for, prompting he and Andreas to hug in celebration. One of his experiments produces an incredible result, and he rushes to tell his colleague, Dr. Jorgen Asbjornsen (Rolf Lassgard) is performing an experiment on lab mice. The film opens at a research facility in Bergen, Norway.
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