Zoolander is a 2001 American comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997.[4] It is the last film from Paramount Pictures with the involvement of Village Roadshow Pictures.
In the film, fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu (Will Ferrell) and modeling agent Maury Ballstein (played by Stiller's father Jerry) are hired by other executives to assassinate the Prime Minister of Malaysia (Woodrow Asai), who will pass progressive laws that would harm their businesses. Mugatu and Ballstein plan to brainwash Ballstein's client, dimwitted supermodel Derek Zoolander (played by Stiller himself), into killing him. Meanwhile, Zoolander has several personal and career issues, including declining popularity, disappointment in his career choice from his family, and trying to find his true purpose which he suspects is not being a model. Through much research, journalist Matilda Jeffries (Christine Taylor) becomes aware of the planned assassination and informs Derek about it. After Derek reconciles with the competing male model Hansel McDonald (Owen Wilson), the three try to prevent the Prime Minister's assassination.
A satire on the fashion industry, the film was both a critical and box-office success. A sequel, Zoolander 2, was released in February 2016.[5] An animated film, Zoolander: Super Model, was released on Netflix UK in August 2016.[6]
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comedian, television writer, and producer. His credits include the film Zoolander, and the TV series The Dennis Miller Show, Ed, Gary & Mike, Mr. Ed (2004...
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Men. Hamburg then found greater success co-writing Meet the Parents and Zoolander, and returned to the director's chair with Along Came Polly, which he...
American actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the films Zoolander, Zoolander 2, Sweet Home Alabama, Hitch, and Theater Camp. On television, he...
1990s, with whom he has starred in comedic films Shanghai Noon (2000), Zoolander (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), You, Me and Dupree...
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Mark Wahlberg. He reprised his role, Jacobim Mugatu, in the Zoolander sequel, Zoolander 2 (2016). He then reprised his character from Daddy's Home in...
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cancer at age 67. Fatso (1980) The Fly (1986) Moving (1988) Kafka (1991) Zoolander (2001) Starsky & Hutch (2004) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)...
mad genius. Fans have noted similarities to the 2001 Ben Stiller comedy Zoolander. Ellis stated that he is aware of the similarities, and went on to say...
the United States and Canada, the film opened alongside Deadpool and Zoolander 2 and over its four-day President's Day opening weekend was projected...
(1982), Threesome (1994), Wild Things (1998), American Psycho (2000), Zoolander (2001), Y Tu Mamá También (2001), Ken Park (2002), The Dreamers (2003)...
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