Ben Stiller and Jack Black star as Tim and Nick, 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 -- to where exactly is anyone's guess. Tim, who had scoffed at 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. When the flames of jealousy are fanned by an oddball drifter (Walken) who imposes himself into the situation, Tim's life careens wildly out of control ... taking Nick's with it.
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The scenes featured in the film where Jack Black and Ben Stiller are in Rome were actually shot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, due to the fact that the film was already over-budget and shooting in Italy would have been significantly more expensive.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Debbie takes the Va-Poo-Rize out of the trash can there is a plastic nozzle on top of the can. In the last shot before they leave the kitchen and the Va-Poo-Rize is sitting on the counter the nozzle is missing.
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Quotes
Michael Dingman:
Boy that flan was good. I wish we had flan. Tim Dingman:
[grimaces, gets up from the bed, pats Michael's arm and whispers to acknowledge Michael]
OK. Michael Dingman:
Dad? Tim Dingman:
Yeah? Michael Dingman:
How come we're getting the little itty-bitty pool? Tim Dingman:
Mikey, It's not a little itty-bitty. The square one is the little itty-bitty. We're getting the bean shaped model. Right? Michael Dingman:
A little itty-bitty bean. Tim Dingman:
It's not a little itty-bitty bean. It's an averaged sized bean, Mikey. And I've got news for you, my friend. There are kids in parts of the world who would walk 50 miles through quicksand just so they could stick a toe in your swimming pool. And I've got news for you about beans too... See more »
Crazy Credits
During the end credits, viewers see a TV infomercial for Dingman and
Vanderpark's new invention, Pocket Flan.
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