Zoolander Movie Review 2001

Stiller plays Derek Zoolander, an absurdly vacuous and successful male model who's brainwashed into becoming an assassin by over-the-top designer Mugatu (Ferrell). It seems that a foreign prime minister is committed to cutting off the supply of cheap third world labor for the fashion industry, and Zoolander is the only model stupid enough to have his noggin scrubbed clean. He develops a friendship with arch-rival model Hansel (Wilson), and the dim duo try to stop the nefarious plot. Packed to the gills with celebrity cameos, including Heidi Klum, Donald Trump and, yes, Fabio. Ran into unexpected controversy because the intended target is the prime minister of Malaysia (and the Malaysians naturally objected).

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Model Citizens, Satire & Parody, Disorganized Crime, Stupid Is..., Assassination, Screen Teams: Stiller & O. Wilson, Brainwashed

Screenplay

Ben Stiller, John Hamburg, Drake Sather

Cast

Ben Stiller, Owen C. Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller, Jon Voight, David Duchovny

Cinematography

Barry Peterson

Director

Ben Stiller

Music

David Arnold

Other

Danny Michael, Randall Poster, George Drakoulias, Greg Hayden, Stephen Alesch, David C. Robinson, Robin Standefer

Producer

Scott Rudin, Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller, Village Roadshow Pictures, Red Hour, Paramount Pictures