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Envy is a 2004 comedy film, directed by Barry Levinson. The film wasn't well-received by either critics or audiences, and the U.S. box office takings were so poor that the film was released straight-to-video in Europe. The film had been stalled for some time, and it was only the success of The School of Rock that prompted the distributors to release the film to theatres. Both Jack Black and Jeffrey Katzenberg apologized for the film at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Barry Levinson (b. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... A film that is released direct-to-video (also straight-to-video) is one which has been released to the public on home video formats first rather than first being released in movie theaters. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The School of Rock (2003) is a comedy film starring Jack Black. ... For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ... Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950 in New York City) is a film producer and co-founder of DreamWorks SKG. He is most famous for producing the movie Shrek (2001). ... Feature Films Jury Quentin Tarantino, President (United States) Emmanuelle Béart (France) Edwidge Danticat (United States) Tilda Swinton (United Kingdom) Kathleen Turner (United States) Benoît Poelvoorde (Belgium) Jerry Schatzberg (United States) Tsui Hark (Hong Kong) Peter Von Bagh (Finland) Films in Competition 2046, by Wong Kar-Wai Clean, by...

Plot

Tim and Nick (played by Stiller and Black) are best friends who are also neighbors and co-workers at a sandpaper company. Nick is constantly coming up with crazy ideas to get rich quick, and when he invents the Vapoorizer, a spray that instantly removes dog poop, he actually suceeds.

As Nick's wealth continues to grow, so does Tim's jealousy, as he had initially scoffed at the idea and squandered an opportunity to invest $2,000 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.

Tim's jealousy reaches new levels after J-Man (played by Walken), a bizarre drifter, decides to become his adviser.

Tagline: Success didn't go to his head, it went to his neighbor.

Main cast

• Ben Stiller — Tim Dingman
• Jack Black — Nick Vanderpark
• Rachel Weisz — Debbie Dingman
• Amy Poehler — Natalie Vanderpark
• Christopher Walken — J-Man

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See also

• 2004 in film

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External links

• Official site (http://www.envy-themovie.com/)
• Envy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326856/) at the Internet Movie Database