Zoolander

Name: Zoolander
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2001-09-28
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Milla Jovovich

3% body fat. 1% brain activity.

Zoolander (2001)

Timing: 1:29 (89 min)

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Video for the film Zoolander — Center for Ants Clip

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Release date

2001-09-28

Country

Australia, Germany, United States

Production

Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Red Hour, MFP Munich Film Partners GmbH & Company I. Produktions KG, Scott Rudin, VH1, VH1 Productions, VH1 Films

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$28 000 000

Box office

$60 780 981

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Director

Ben Stiller

Actors

Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller, David Duchovny, Jon Voight, Judah Friedlander, Nathan Lee Graham
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Scenario

Producer

Scott Rudin, Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld, Joel Gallen, Adam Schroeder, Lauren Zalaznick

Camera operator

Barry Peterson

Composer

David Arnold

Artist

Robin Standefer, Kyung W. Chang

Audition

Jeanne McCarthy, Juel Bestrop, Kathleen Chopin

Editing

Greg Hayden
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Short description

Clear 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.

What's left behind the scenes

In the scene where Ben Stiller's and David Duchovny's characters are talking, the latter claims that the fashion industry is behind every high-profile political assassination of the last hundred years. To which Zoolander asks, 'Why male models?' Duchovny's character gives a lengthy explanation, after which Zoolander repeats his question: 'Why male models?' The truth is that Ben Stiller forgot his next line and simply repeated the previous one. David Duchovny had to improvise and said, 'Are you kidding? I just explained it to you.'
In the scene where Ben Stiller and David Duchovny’s characters are talking, the latter says that the fashion industry is behind all the high-profile political assassinations of the last hundred years. To which Zoolander asks, “Why male models?” Duchovny’s character gives a lengthy explanation. After which Zoolander repeats his question: “Why male models?” The fact is that Ben Stiller forgot his next line and simply repeated the previous one. David Duchovny had to improvise and said, “Are you kidding? I just explained it to you.”
The image of the main character, Derek Zoolander, was conceived by Ben Stiller and Drake Sater long before the film’s release. Viewers first saw him in the television show “Saturday Night Live” (1975).
Mugatu’s hair is completely real, not a wig. Ferrell had to hide his stunning platinum hair color under wigs for an entire season of a television show.
Despite the fact that "Zoolander" is, in particular, a parody of the fashion world, the film features real designs from famous designers.
The scene involving the VH1 award was filmed during an actual VH1 awards ceremony. Stiller convinced the show's organizers to let him use the stage to film the presentation of the award to Owen Hansel during a commercial break.
Mugatu's hair is completely real, not a wig. Ferrell had to hide his stunning platinum blonde hair under wigs for an entire season of the TV show.
Images of the World Trade Center towers were removed before the film's release on September 28, 2001, just seventeen days after the September 11 attacks, when the towers were destroyed. They were cut from one shot and darkened in another.
Stiller's father, Jerry Stiller, said that Ben completely exhausted him on set because he treated his father like any other actor rather than as his parent. However, Jerry, who was a very famous comic actor in his time, is simultaneously proud of his son's professional approach.
The image of the main character, Derek Zoolander, was conceived by Ben Stiller and Drake Sather long before the movie hit theaters. Audiences first saw him on the television show "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
Ben Stiller's father, Jerry Stiller, said that Ben completely exhausted him on set because he treated his father like a regular actor, and not like his parent. However, Jerry, who was a very famous comedic actor in the past, is proud of his son's professional approach to the work.
The scene with the VH1 awards ceremony was filmed at the actual VH1 awards show. Stiller persuaded the show's organizers to give him the stage to film Owen Hansel receiving his award during a commercial break.