Comedy based on the novel by Gerald Gaiser & the 1977 movie of the same name. Dick Harper's (Jim Carrey) years of hard work finally pay off when he is promoted to vice president at Globodyne, a worldwide leader in the consolidation of media properties. But after exactly one day in his new job, Globodyne is destroyed by an Enron-like calamity
- & he is left holding the bag. Dick's sudden reversal of fortune has left him little time to set money aside for a rainy day. Now it's raining buckets as Dick & his loving wife Jane (Tea Leoni), watch in horror as their deluxe home, their luxury cars & their status-conscious friends quickly vanish into thin air. After playing by the rules & working single-mindedly to build a comfortable life for his family, Dick is utterly unprepared to give up the American dream. Taking a lesson from his current employer, however, Dick hits on a brilliant idea: if stealing was good enough for his boss, then it's good enough for him.