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Zoolander

  • 2001
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
310K
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POPULARITY
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Ben Stiller in Zoolander (2001)
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SatireSlapstickComedy

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 info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    310K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,194
    141
    • Director
      • Ben Stiller
    • Writers
      • Drake Sather
      • Ben Stiller
      • John Hamburg
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Owen Wilson
      • Christine Taylor
    • 606User reviews
    • 121Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 11 nominations total

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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
      • Ben Stiller
      • John Hamburg
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    7napierslogs

    "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.
    7daveisit

    Man It's Exhausting

    Derek (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) are the worlds greatest two models. And nobody in the world could play them quite like Stiller and Wilson. Stiller was also a writer and the director of Zoolander and knows how to put together a movie.

    While the movie often focuses on Derek and Hansel out modelling each other, I believe the real contest was off screen being played out on screen between the two. This being who could play the more sarcastic and larger than life model. Stiller may win this, but the sheer arrogance of Wilson's on screen demeanor tips the scale in his favour for me. When the two work together they are up there with the great duo's of comedy.

    This is far from Stiller's best work however, moving along a little too slowly at times. Having said this it is still well worth a look and should give you plenty of laughs providing you appreciate the Stiller Wilson combo.
    9synefra

    The previews didn't lie, you get what you see.

    I gave this movie a 9/10 for this reason, if you have seen the previews, you know what you are going to see. You are going to see a movie that is exactly the kind of humor that the preview TELLS and SHOWS you it contains. They don't expect Oscars, and arent even trying for them. This movie is not to be taken seriously, its for FUN, people. The movie's main characters did great jobs, and had good charisma between them, there were tons of other actors putting in small bits (some of which were amazingly funny, I laughed out loud in a few parts, and I almost never do that). There were some truly funny moments, moments I found much funnier than I thought the film would be. When I told friends and family I saw it they all said, `You did?' when I said I liked it they said with even more incredulity, `You did?!' because I don't like certain kinds of stupid humor. I liked the Three Amigos, but hated Austin Powers. Potty humor doesn't do it for me. But this movie was surprisingly witty and funny without thinking it had to be disgusting to be humorous. There were a few parts I could have lived without, gladly, but overall you get what you think you are going to get, and more!
    ken_gewertz

    An absurd but smart send-up of our image-obsessed culture

    Released a few short weeks after Sept. 11, Zoolander became the target of "this is why they hate us" diatribes. I didn't see it until months later and immediately recognized what I can only hope I would have seen if I had watched it earlier--that this is a superb satire/farce. There aren't many movies that manage to be both silly and smart at the same time, and this is one. It is not only a send-up of the modeling and fashion industries, admittedly easy targets, but of our whole image-obsessed culture which commodifies love, spirituality, patriotism, heroism just as easily and unthinkingly as it does kitchen appliances. This is not a "stupid" movie, even though it is about stupid people and stupid situations. It keeps the targets of its satire within its sights at every moment, never letting that focus flag to pursue maudlin subplots, but at the same time, it is unfailingly hilarious, with marvelous comic acting, sight-gags, sets, and costumes. The screen is just packed with visual jokes at almost every moment. This is not a movie that anyone needs to be embarrassed to watch or enjoy. But it is also just plain damned fun!
    sittler

    Stiller and Wilson are great together

    A hilarious, ridiculous comedy that does a great job of poking fun at celebrity. Ben Stiller seems to think that fame is rather silly and he shows his contempt for it in the form of male super-model Derek Zoolander. The intellect-challenged, self-absorbed Zoolander pouts, struts and mispronounces wonderfully throughout this comedy that's aimed at being stupid.

    The "plot-line" begins when Derek is targeted by a clandestine fashion alliance in need of a dim-witted, male super-model. Fitting the bill to a tee, Derek is brainwashed via a Clockwork-Orange-esque treatment that orders him to kill the visiting Prime Minister of Malaysia, whose progressive take on child-labour laws and sweatshops has become a serious thorn in the side of the fashion cartel. Whenever Derek hears "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, that's his trigger to kill the Prime Minister.

    Some movies try so hard at being ridiculous that it actually kills its comedic value (see "Scary Movie" and "Scary Movie 2"). It's quite a feat to maintain a balance, which Zoolander accomplishes.

    You'll either love or hate this movie. If you like silly, you'll like Zoolander. Also, I found that this movie gets better with age, so don't be so quick to cast it aside.

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    Related interests

    Peter Sellers in Dr. Folamour ou : comment j'ai appris à ne plus m'en faire et à aimer la bombe (1964)
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    Comedy

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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

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    • Release date
      • January 2, 2002 (France)
    • 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
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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

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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