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Writers (WGA):
Drake Sather (character Derek Zoolander) &Ben Stiller (character Derek Zoolander) ...
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Release Date:
28 September 2001 (USA) moreTagline:
3% Body Fat. 1% Brain Activity.Plot:
At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A Classic of the Idiot Genre moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ben Stiller | ... | Derek Zoolander | |
| Owen Wilson | ... | Hansel | |
| Christine Taylor | ... | Matilda Jeffries | |
| Will Ferrell | ... | Mugatu | |
| Milla Jovovich | ... | Katinka | |
| Jerry Stiller | ... | Maury Ballstein | |
| David Duchovny | ... | J.P. Prewitt | |
| Jon Voight | ... | Larry Zoolander | |
| Judah Friedlander | ... | Scrappy Zoolander | |
| Nathan Lee Graham | ... | Todd | |
| Alexandre Manning | ... | Brint (as Alexander Manning) | |
| Asio Highsmith | ... | Rufus | |
| Alexander Skarsgård | ... | Meekus | |
| Donald Trump | ... | Himself | |
| Christian Slater | ... | Himself |
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Rated PG-13 on appeal for sexual content and drug references.Parents Guide:
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89 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (original rating) | Singapore:(Banned) (original rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating after appeal) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Ireland:15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12Fun Stuff
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Christine Taylor's character says she was overweight as a kid; something that her "Hey Dude" (1989) character Melody was as well. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the end of the movie, when Mugatu says he will kill the Malaysian prime minister himself, you see him reach for the "M" on his shirt. The camera zooms out and you see him reach for it again. moreQuotes:
[first lines](Announcer): And here in Malaysia, there is an almost overwhelming sense of euphoria as the newly-elected prome minister has given this nation a gift of hope promising to raise the substandard minimum wage and end child labor once and for all. Already considered a living saint he has become this small country's greatest hope for a thriving future in the new millennium.
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Since Zoolander was released, I think I can safely say that it's become one of the most popular dumb comedies of the past ten years (a decade that was all too saturated with dumb comedies). Maybe it's the tongue-in-cheek attitude, or the clever writing, or the fact that it's immensely quotable ("I'm pretty sure there's more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking"). But whatever it is, it makes for a terrifically fun movie.
Ben Stiller is Derek Zoolander, three-time male model of the year, whose brainpower never quite caught up to his really, really ridiculous good looks. After losing his title to up-and-coming model Hansel (he's so hot right now), played by a Zen-ed out Owen Wilson, and the death of three of his model friends in a tragic gasoline fight accident, he goes on a quest to find his purpose in life. Turns out, his purpose in life is as the face of Mugatu (Will Ferrel with the world's best hair)'s new Derelicte fashion campaign--or so he's led to believe.
The plot is not strong. The characters are not fleshed out. But Ben Stiller keeps Derek's stupidity hysterical instead of irritating, and the rest of the cast adds gimmick after gimmick to keep things running. (Come on, the coal mines of New Jersey? Tell me that's not funny.)