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Zoolander

  • 2001
  • 14A
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
279K
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POPULARITY
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Ben Stiller in Zoolander (2001)
Comedy

At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

  • Director
    • Ben Stiller
  • Writers
    • Drake Sather
    • Ben Stiller
    • John Hamburg
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Owen Wilson
    • Christine Taylor
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    279K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,464
    39
    • Director
      • Ben Stiller
    • Writers
      • Drake Sather
      • Ben Stiller
      • John Hamburg
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Owen Wilson
      • Christine Taylor
    • 579User reviews
    • 134Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 11 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Derek Zoolander
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Hansel
    Christine Taylor
    Christine Taylor
    • Matilda Jeffries
    Will Ferrell
    Will Ferrell
    • Mugatu
    Milla Jovovich
    Milla Jovovich
    • Katinka
    Jerry Stiller
    Jerry Stiller
    • Maury Ballstein
    David Duchovny
    David Duchovny
    • J.P. Prewitt
    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • Larry Zoolander
    Judah Friedlander
    Judah Friedlander
    • Scrappy Zoolander
    Nathan Lee Graham
    Nathan Lee Graham
    • Todd
    Alexandre Manning
    • Brint
    • (as Alexander Manning)
    Asio Highsmith
    Asio Highsmith
    • Rufus
    Alexander Skarsgård
    Alexander Skarsgård
    • Meekus
    Donald Trump
    Donald Trump
    • Donald Trump
    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Christian Slater
    Tom Ford
    Tom Ford
    • Tom Ford
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Steve Kmetko
    • Steve Kmetko
    • Director
      • Ben Stiller
    • Writers
      • Drake Sather(character Derek Zoolander) (story) (screenplay)
      • Ben Stiller(character Derek Zoolander) (story) (screenplay)
      • John Hamburg(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Derek's repetition of the line "But why male models?" for the second time, in the cemetery scene, was an ad-lib by the actors; Ben Stiller forgot his line and simply repeated the earlier line again, and David Duchovny ran with it and gave him a straight answer.
    • Goofs
      A large premise of the movie is that Zoolander is unable to turn left, but he is seen doing that several times in the film: When Maury calls out to Derek at the red carpet for the award show; during the award show's montage (although this could be explained as the footage being flipped); when startled by J.P. Prewitt in the cemetery; when leaving the cemetery; and when Derek finishes talking to Matilda on the Walkie Talkie in Maury's office he turned left to go back to helping Hansel look for the computer files.
    • Quotes

      Derek Zoolander: Rufus, Brint, and Meekus were like brothers to me. And when I say brother, I don't mean, like, an actual brother, but I mean it like the way black people use it. Which is more meaningful I think.

      Derek Zoolander: If there is anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.

    • Alternate versions
      The original theatrical version included a goat in the orgy scene. (The goat can be seen, briefly, the morning after).
    • Connections
      Edited from VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Relax
      by Peter Gill, Holly Johnson (as William Johnson) & Mark O'Toole

      Performed by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

      Courtesy of ZTT Records Ltd. and Courtesy of Universal Records

      By Arrangement with Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews579

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    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    "Zoolander" is stupid in every way
    "Zoolander" is stupid, but it's stupid in every way: its characters, its plot, and its jokes, but that starts adding up to fun. I will admit that I laugh most times I watch it, sometimes I groan because of the stupidity, but I usually have a smile on my face.

    The plot? Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) is a washed-up model who has been brainwashed to kill a foreign Prime Minister. Sound stupid? That's because it's supposed to be. We have a handful of male models, all of them with IQs lower than their body fat percentage, and all of them getting into situations that they are not mentally equipped for.

    You can't watch "Zoolander" for its story or its characters, you can only watch it for its inane humour. And the fact that these are men being shown off as models and not women.
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    • napierslogs
    • Jul 20, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Derek Zoolander
    • Filming locations
      • Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA(coal mine scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • VH1 Television
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $28,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $45,172,250
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,525,043
      • Sep 30, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,780,981
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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