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Director: Category: Rated: PG-13 Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes Synopsis Barry Levinson directed this comedy in which success has
a rather surprising effect on two old buddies. Nick Vanderpark (Jack Black)
and Tim Dingman (Ben Stiller) are best friends and next-door neighbors who
work together at a sandpaper factory. Nick and Tim often find themselves
wishing for something more from life, and Nick has a habit of dreaming up
harebrained get-rich-quick schemes that usually end in disaster. Tim is
particularly appalled by Nick's latest idea, "Vapoorizer," a cleaning
product which will make pet feces magically disappear, but to their shock,
it turns out to be an incredible success, and before long Nick is wealthy
beyond his wildest dreams. Tim, however, is still the same guy getting by in
suburbia he's always been, and soon Tim finds himself bitterly resentful of
his old friend. As Nick gets richer, Tim gets angrier, and he develops a
drinking problem. One night, in a bar, Tim meets an eccentric drifter
(Christopher Walken) who offers him some not-so-friendly advice on getting
even with his old friend. Envy also stars Rachel Weisz and Amy Poehler as
Tim and Nick's much-put-upon spouses. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
