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Envy (2004) -- A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.
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Overview

User Rating:
4.6/10   13,764 votes
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Director:
Barry Levinson
Writer (WGA):
Steve Adams (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 April 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Success didn't go to his head, it went to his neighbor. more
Plot:
A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Future Cult Classic more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Stiller ... Tim Dingman

Jack Black ... Nick Vanderpark

Rachel Weisz ... Debbie Dingman
Amy Poehler ... Natalie Vanderpark

Christopher Walken ... J-Man

Ariel Gade ... Lula Dingman

Sam Lerner ... Michael Dingman
Lily Jackson ... Nellie Vanderpark

Connor Matheus ... Nathan Vanderpark
Hector Elias ... Eduardo
Angee Hughes ... Woman at Play
Manny Kleinmuntz ... Dimitriov

Blue Deckert ... Cal
John Gavigan ... Les
Terry Bozeman ... 3M Worker
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and sexual/crude humor.
Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA | Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Brazil more
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
At the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, during a press conference for Shark Tale (2004), both Jack Black and Dreamworks' Jeffrey Katzenberg publicly apologized for Envy (2004). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Tim is trying to do chest compressions on the horse after he shoots it, the entire torso rocks back and forth, an obvious dummy. more
Quotes:
Debbie Dingman: [sighs while reading a magazine]
Tim Dingman: What?
Debbie Dingman: Nothing.
[momentary pause]
Debbie Dingman: Liposuction.
Tim Dingman: You mean... Where they suck the fat out?
Debbie Dingman: Mmm Hmm. There's a thing about it in here.
Tim Dingman: You're fine. You don't need to get fat sucked out.
Debbie Dingman: I don't know... If we had a little extra money...
Tim Dingman: We don't have extra money...
[...]
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19 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
Future Cult Classic, 3 August 2006
8/10
Author: Christian Ayers from Cambridge, MA

Cult classics are nearly impossible to predict. Who could guess that Vision Quest, Fight Club, and 2001: A Space Oddysey, movies that were panned by critics and audiences alike upon their release, would become immensely popular? Like many IMDBers, I consider myself a movie expert. Unlike the majority of those who hated Envy(evidenced by a dismal 4.4 rating), I found Envy to be one of the funniest movies in the last decade.

The plot of the movie is ridiculous. The dialogue isn't clever, the scenes have little continuity, and the script seems like it was written by a fourth grader. But that's exactly why the movie is so hilarious. You see, in order to appreciate the accidental genius of Envy, you have to enjoy the movie from an ironically-detached point of view.

Why do I love Envy? Because the movie is bad to the point that it becomes good. This is the recipe for a cult classic, and Envy definitely fits the bill.

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hands-down one of the most quotable movies ever. cbmoore_x
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