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Zoolander

Zoolander

3% body fat. 1% brain activity.

20016.21h 29m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ben Stiller
Written by Drake Sather, Ben Stiller, John Hamburg
Produced by Stuart Cornfeld, Scott Rudin, Ben Stiller
Box OfficeBudget: $28.0MRevenue: $60.8M

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

male modeltime magazinefashion showfictional awards showcoal minemodelingabraham lincolnapathetic

About Zoolander

Zoolander is a comedy film released in 2001 exploring themes of male model, time magazine, fashion show, fictional awards show, coal mine, modeling. Directed by Ben Stiller, it stars Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor. 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.

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