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Envy (2004) 4.6
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Reviews: 169 user | 77 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success. Director:Barry LevinsonWriter:Steve Adams |
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Nathan Vanderpark
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Dimitriov
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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. Written by Anonymous
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It's for the neighbor with everything. See more »Genres:
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Rated PG-13 for language and sexual/crude humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 April 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
L'envie See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,160,886 (USA) (30 April 2004)Gross:
$12,181,484 (USA) (21 May 2004)Company Credits
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Written by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller & Antonia Ridge
Performed by Brave Combo
Courtesy of Rounder Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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Both Jack Black and DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg publicly apologized for the film during a press conference for Shark Tale at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
Bosco: And when you see the J-Man, you tell him, "Bosco says we're even." And up your ass with Mobil Gas.See more »
Crazy Credits
During the end credits, viewers see a TV infomercial for Dingman and Vanderpark's new invention, Pocket Flan. See more »Soundtracks
"The Happy Wanderer"Written by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller & Antonia Ridge
Performed by Brave Combo
Courtesy of Rounder Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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I just saw this movie at a sneak preview and all I can say is..."What did I just watch????" And I mean that in a good and bad way.
The plot is really simple. Stiller and Black play friends/neighbors. Stiller is the focused, hardworker while Black is a dreamer. Black invents this idea to create a spray that erases poo. The idea becomes very popular, and Black becomes very rich. The extravagant lifestyle that Black gains and the fact that he still tries to be best friends with Stiller causes Stiller to become crazy with envy.
As I said, the plot is simple. Everything else is plain odd. The direction is odd, with a weird rotating opening shot to out-of-nowhere sped up sequences. The dialouge and the acting is very odd; odd in a rambling sort of way. And the sound track is the oddest thing in the movie, from the weird "Envy" song that keeps on reappearing to the scene where you think you're going to hear a classic 80's song but suddenly it's in Japanese.
So, the true question is this...is odd funny? That depends purely on the individual. I was cracking up at the shear unwavering weirdness of the movie. After the screening I heard people call it horribly unfunny and glad that it was free. Strangely, I understood their point. There are no jokes whatsoever, so if you aren't hooked by the uniqueness of it all, you will hate this movie. Absolutely hate it.
This movie is destined to lose a lot of money at the box office and become a DVD cult classic. If you can laugh at a movie with no real jokes, like Cable Guy or Punch Drunk Love, then I suggest you see it. If you don't, run away from this movie. It'll only make you mad.