ENVY

Year: 2004
USA: DreamWorks Distribution
UK: Columbia TriStar Films (UK)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler, Christopher Walken, Ariel Gade, Sam Lerner, Lily Jackson, Connor Matheus, Hector Elias, Angee Hughes, Manny Kleinmuntz, Blue Deckert, John Gavigan, Terry Bozeman, Brian Reddy, E J Callahan, Edith Jefferson, Tom McCleister, Tumbleweed, John Marrott, Ofer Samra, Daniel Lugo, Frank Roman, Randall Bosley, Amy D Higgins, Curtis Andersen, Maricela Ochoa, Tara Karsian, Ted Rooney, Douglas Roberts, Melissa Pouk, Ashlynn Rose, Hannah Rosenberg, Atiana Coons-Parker, Jacob Greenblatt, Cayden Boyd, Nicholas Sugimoto, Jaye K Danford, Gustavo Hernandez, Kent Shocknek, Tracy Dixon
Director: Barry Levinson
Country: USA
USA & UK: 99 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for language and sexual/crude humor
UK Certificate: 12A contains one use of strong language and mild sex references
USA Release Date: 30 April 2004
UK Release Date: 10 September 2004


Synopsis

Ben Stiller (MEET THE PARENTS) and Jack Black (SCHOOL OF ROCK) star in the comedy ENVY, under the direction of Academy Award® winner Barry Levinson (RAIN MAN). The film also stars Rachel Weisz (THE MUMMY, ABOUT A BOY), Amy Poehler (TV's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) and Academy Award® winner Christopher Walken (CATCH ME IF YOU CAN).

Tim (Ben Stiller) and Nick (Jack Black) are best friends, neighbors and co-workers, whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds: Vapoorizer, a spray that literally makes dog poop, or any other kind for that matter, evaporate into thin air. Tim, who had poo-pooed Nick's idea and passed on an opportunity to get in on the deal, can only watch as Nick's fortune-and Tim's own envy-grow to equally outrageous proportions. The flames of jealousy are fanned by an oddball drifter named J-Man (Christopher Walken) who takes it upon himself to help fix Tim's situation, but only causes Tim's life to careen more wildly out of control...taking Nick's with it.