Zoolander (2001)
62 %
Reviews Counted: 125 Fresh: 78 Rotten:47 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.
Runtime: 89 mins
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 assassination plot masterminded by oddball fashion dictator Jacobim Mugatu (Will Ferrell).... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Jerry Stiller
Director: Ben Stiller
Screenwriter: Drake Sather, Ben Stiller, John Hamburg
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Scott Rudin, Ben Stiller
Composer: BT
Screenwriter: Drake Sather, Ben Stiller, John Hamburg
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Scott Rudin, Ben Stiller
Composer: BT
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It's patchy, but when it hits, Zoolander is as funny as any Frat Pack picture.
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08/14/08
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At times Zoolander threatens to disappear up its own catwalk, but it’s often very funny stuff.
12/30/06
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Profoundly silly, this light and fluffy satire of the fashion industry targets for a change not the female but male models.
07/12/06
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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.
12/06/04
Some funny moments, but misses a chance to really skewer its subject.
12/30/03
...destined to become a cult hit along the lines of Dumb and Dumber and The Naked Gun.
07/25/03
Where did the wit go? Where did the cleverness behind the laughter go? Gaylord Focker, help us! Mr. Furious, SAVE US!
03/19/03
It's undeniably stupid, admittedly, but also a lot of fun. Recommended.
10/30/02
It is a treat to laugh out loud at the movie's deceptively simple-minded goofiness.
10/15/02
Less than halfway though I was checking my watch in boredom and wondering how if there was much more to go.
09/10/02
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08/17/02
Stiller obviously intended this to be silly, mindless fluff. It seldom rises above dumb and boring.
06/20/02
If you're aware of -- and amused by -- pop culture, you'll laugh a lot.
06/19/02
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