Without question, the most outlandish home in Los Angeles belongs to Nick Vanderpark (Jack Black), the zillionaire of Vapoorize, the miracle dog poo remover. An enormous estate complete with bowling alleys, corrals, vineyards and merry-go-rounds, it's driving his next-door-neighbour Tim Dingman (Ben Stiller) nuts! Especially when Tim could have been rolling in dough too, if only he'd invested when he had the chance. So after he loses his job and his wife walks out on him, Tim turns to the one person who can help him, the J-Man (Christopher Walken), a wacko hippie barfly with a harebrained scheme for every occasion, in this outrageous black comedy about a good man spoiled by success-his neighbour's!