A fashion spoof draped over the bones of a puerile conspiracy adventure, this vanity comedy fails at every level barring its incidental details.
Zoolander (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 126
Fresh: 78
Rotten:48
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Consensus: With Stiller and Wilson giving fun performances, Zoolander is one of those deliberately dumb comedies that actually delivers the laughs.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] on appeal for sexual content and drug references
Runtime: 89 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Sep 28, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $44,724,316
Synopsis: Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) isn't smart, but he looks "really, really good." An empty-headed yet kindhearted male model, the self-absorbed Derek becomes an unwitting pawn in a international... Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) isn't smart, but he looks "really, really good." An empty-headed yet kindhearted male model, the self-absorbed Derek becomes an unwitting pawn in a international assassination plot masterminded by oddball fashion dictator Jacobim Mugatu (Will Ferrell). Meanwhile, the clueless cover guy must also contend with a new rival, a blonde hipster named Hansel (Owen Wilson). Only adding to his troubles is Matilda Jeffries (Christine Taylor), an inquisitive and sensitive journalist. Stiller's charming and silly comedy liberally skewers the fashion industry while showcasing the actor-director-screenwriter's quirky humor. He casts his real-life family in the film: wife Christine Taylor, sister Amy Stiller, father Jerry Stiller, and mother Anne Meara. As a director, Stiller invokes entertaining performances from Wilson and Ferrell. He also adds cameos by a multitude of celebrities including David Bowie, Natalie Portman, and Lenny Kravitz. [More]
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Jerry Stiller, Milla Jovovich, David Duchovny, Jon Voight, Vince Vaughn, Andy Dick
Director: Ben Stiller
Director: Ben Stiller
Screenwriter: Drake Sather, Ben Stiller, John Hamburg
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Scott Rudin, Ben Stiller
Composer: BT
Studio: Paramount Pictures
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Reviews for Zoolander
It's patchy, but when it hits, Zoolander is as funny as any Frat Pack picture.
At times Zoolander threatens to disappear up its own catwalk, but it’s often very funny stuff.
Profoundly silly, this light and fluffy satire of the fashion industry targets for a change not the female but male models.
Stiller ... is able to demonstrate contempt for the folly of the Industry of Image even as he shows affection for the people that are in it.
Some funny moments, but misses a chance to really skewer its subject.
Where did the wit go? Where did the cleverness behind the laughter go? Gaylord Focker, help us! Mr. Furious, SAVE US!
It's undeniably stupid, admittedly, but also a lot of fun. Recommended.
It is a treat to laugh out loud at the movie's deceptively simple-minded goofiness.
Less than halfway though I was checking my watch in boredom and wondering how if there was much more to go.
A piquant parody that puts the letter F into FUN, Zoolander is off-the-wall nonsense from go to whoa.
Stiller obviously intended this to be silly, mindless fluff. It seldom rises above dumb and boring.
If you're aware of -- and amused by -- pop culture, you'll laugh a lot.
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August 20, 2001:
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