Zoolander
Sign in to saveZoolander is a 2001 American comedy film directed, co-produced, co-written by and starring Ben Stiller. A satire on the fashion industry, the film follows fashion model Derek Zoolander (Stiller) who is tricked by fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu (Will Ferrell) into assassinating the Prime Minister of Malaysia, whose progressive laws on the fashion industry would harm his businesses. The cast also features Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller and Jon Voight.
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6.2Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.
Released: 2001-09-2889 minDir: Ben StillerComedy
Cast
- Ben Stiller as Derek Zoolander
- Owen Wilson as Hansel
- Christine Taylor as Matilda Jeffries
- Will Ferrell as Mugatu
- Milla Jovovich as Katinka
- Jerry Stiller as Maury Ballstein
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Zoolander
- Film.image
- Movie poster zoolander.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Ben Stiller
- Film.music
- David Arnold
- Film.cinematography
- Barry Peterson
- Film.editing
- Greg Hayden
- Film.distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 89 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $28 million
- Film.gross
- $60.8 million
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Key dates
- Published
- 2001
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Zoolander 2
- Main subject
- fashion
- Director
- Ben Stiller
- Screenwriter
- Ben Stiller
- Cast member
- Sandra Bernhard
- Composer
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17 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Censorship
- Accusations of plagiarism
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Analysis
- Soundtrack
- Sequel
- Legacy
- References
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Zoolander is a 2001 American comedy film directed, co-produced, co-written by and starring Ben Stiller. A satire on the fashion industry, the film follows fashion model Derek Zoolander (Stiller) who is tricked by fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu (Will Ferrell) into assassinating the Prime Minister of Malaysia, whose progressive laws on the fashion industry would harm his businesses. The cast also features Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller and Jon Voight.
The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Ben Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997.
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