Directed by Barry Levinson Written by Steve Adams   Cast 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 Brian Reddy ... Mr. Parmenter E.J. Callahan ... Bartender Edith Jefferson ... Mable Tom McCleister ... Bosco Tumbleweed ... Lester John Marrott ... State Trooper Ofer Samra ... Pete Daniel Lugo ... Italian Minister Frank Roman ... Translator Randall Bosley ... Oscar Amy Higgins ... Vanderpark Nanny (as Amy D. Higgins) Curtis Andersen ... Young Kissing Man Maricela Ochoa ... Dr. Fernandez Tara Karsian ... Lab Assistant Ted Rooney ... Upscale Auctioneer Douglas Roberts ... Downscale Auctioneer Melissa Saxe ... Girl #1 at Play (Bee) Ashlynn Rose ... Girl #2 at Play (Butterfly) Hannah Rosenberg ... Girl #3 at Play (Flower) Atiana Coons-Parker ... Girl #4 at Play (Rock) Jacob Greenblatt ... Boy #1 at Play (Duck) Cayden Boyd ... Boy #2 at Play (Wolf) Nicholas Sugimoto ... Boy #3 at Play (Worm) Jaye K. Danford ... Campaign Emcee Gustavo Hernandez ... Pool Worker Kent Shocknek ... Newscaster Tracy Dixon ... Teacher at Play Produced by Larry David   Barry Levinson   Josh McLaglen   Mary McLaglen   Paula Weinstein   Original Music by Mark Mothersbaugh

Additional Info Premiere: April 30, 2004 DVD Release: September 28, 2004 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies DreamWorks Columbia Pictures Castle Rock Entertainment (in association with) Baltimore Spring Creek Productions NPV Entertainment Millennium Films Distributors Columbia Pictures   (2004) (World-wide) (theatrical) DreamWorks Distribution   (2004) (USA) (theatrical) DreamWorks Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.6 / 10 Our Rating 4.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 3.7 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #2,995 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 5 total ratings Mediocre 3 total ratings Crap 3 total ratings Site Ranking #2,991 Nixon (1995) #2,992 Haunted Mansion (2023) #2,993 Sorority Row (2009) #2,994 Good Burger (1997) #2,995 Envy (2004) #2,996 Book Club (2018) #2,997 Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996) #2,998 Dharma & Greg: Season 3 (1999) #2,999 Dharma & Greg: Season 1 (1997)