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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Barry Levinson
Production: DreamWorks SKG
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.8
Metacritic:
31
Rotten Tomatoes:
8%
PG-13
Year:
2004
99 min
$12,181,484
Website
324 Views


- [Natalie] Good job.

You know Dimitriov in research?

- Dimitriov?

- Yeah.

- Kind of big beard? Kind of strange?

- No.

- l told him about my invention.

- What invention?

Vapoorize!

Nick, you got a cute name, that's it.

lt's not an invention. lt's an idea.

lt's nothing.

Not according to Dimitriov.

He thinks l'm really on to something.

~ [harmonica, drumming]

- [all] Bravo!

- [Natalie] Good stuff.

- [Nick] Good job.

- [Natalie] Good stuff.

You know what? l love this tent.

There's not one bug.

Guess what?

l went over to Dimitriov's

a couple nights ago.

We ran some experiments in his sink.

- He's having a ball with this thing.

- What thing?

You didn't tell Debbie

about my invention?

No, sorry, l didn't.

Go ahead. This is great.

Check it out.

lt's a spray can, okay?

And you spray it on dog poo...

and the poo disappears.

That is an awesome invention.

l mean, we could sure use it.

lt's not an invention. lt's nothing.

l mean, how does it work?

lt's a spray can and you spray it on.

- Exactly.

- Right?

Yeah, l know.

But what makes it disappear?

Things don't just disappear.

l don't know, honey.

How does anything work?

How does electricity work?

l think it's a great idea.

So do l. l think it's really exciting.

- [Tim laughs]

- You're nuts.

Dessert, everybody?

- l'm nuts. l'm crazy.

- You're crazy!

Hey, l have an invention.

Honey, l have an invention.

lt's this button you press and

you sprout wings and you can fly.

You can fly into outer space,

to the moon, to Jupiter if you like.

[low chattering]

[whispering] He's doing so well.

[Tim] He's not doing anything.

- Does he have any lines?

- No, honey, he's a tree.

Three months of rehearsal.

Dimitriov wants to know

if l want to take it to the next level.

Four thousand bucks.

You want to go in with me, 50l50?

[chuckling] l pray to God

you're kidding.

- Your invention?

- Yeah.

We've been working with dry ice.

We've got something amazing.

Nick, forget it.

No, wait a minute. $2,000.

We have that in our savings.

[Debbie] Who knows?

Sh*t doesn't just disappear.

lt has to go somewhere.

And it's not an invention, it's an idea.

lt's a pie in the sky idea.

And l'll tell you,

as your best friend...

l think you should

just pull out right now.

Don't waste your money.

You're gonna regret it.

''lt's pie in the sky.''

- [screaming]

- [gasping]

Where are the kids?

What's happening?

Honey?

[Natalie] l have champagne glasses, too.

[Nick] All right!

What's happening?

[Nick] Okay, let me get it for you.

l'll do everything.

You just stay there and just relax

and get ready for the big stuff.

- [Nick] We got it.

- [Natalie giggling]

- Exciting.

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