Envy

Director: Barry Levinson
Genre: Comedy, Black comedy, Cult
Year: 2004
Country: United States of America, Australia
Language: English Language
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler, Christopher Walken, Anna Lise Phillips, Ving Rhames, LisaRaye McCoy

Envy is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Ben Stiller and Jack Black.

Tim Dingman (Ben Stiller) and Nick Vanderpark (Jack Black) are best friends, neighbors and co-workers at 3M. Nick is constantly coming up with crazy ideas to get rich quick, and when he invents Vapoorize, a spray that instantly removes dog feces, he actually succeeds. As Nick's wealth continues to grow, so does Tim's envy, as he had initially scoffed at the idea and squandered an opportunity to invest and become mega-rich himself. Nick is blissfully unaware of Tim's jealousy, and his generosity only serves to make Tim more envious of him. Meanwhile Nick's wife Natalie (Amy Poehler) decides to run for state senate but is continually plagued by questions about her husband's product.

After Tim's wife Debbie (Rachel Weisz) and children temporarily leave and he is fired from 3M, Tim's jealousy reaches new levels. In a bar he meets J-Man (Christopher Walken), a bizarre drifter, who lends a sympathetic ear and offers advice. After a drunken night out, Tim believes that he accidentally kills Nick's beloved horse, Corkey, and buries the horse in his abandoned swimming pool.

Nick offers a

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