ZOOLANDER REVIEW!!!

Initial release date: September 28, 2001

Studios: Paramount Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/VH1 Films

Tagline: 3% Body Fat. 1 % Brain Activity

Plot: Propelled to the top of the fashion world by a photogenic gaze he calls "Blue Steel," dimwitted male model Derek Zoolander thinks he's got a fourth consecutive win as Male Model of the year in the bag. But, when his rival, Hansel, unexpectedly takes the crown, Derek is crushed. He becomes easy prey for fashion designer Jacobim Mugatu, who signs Derek to star in his "Derelicte" fashion show, then brainwashes him to kill Malaysia's prime minister.

Cast

Ben Stiller - Derek Zoolander

Owen Wilson - Hansel

Christine Taylor - Matilda Jeffries

Will Ferrell - Mugatu

Milla Jovovich - Katinka

Jerry Stiller - Maury Ballstein

David Duchovney - J.P. Prewitt

Jon Voight - Larry Zoolander

Nathan Lee Graham - Todd

Writer(s): Drake Sather

Ben Stiller (Zoolander 2; Tropic Thunder)

John Hamburg (Netflix's Me Time; Night School)

Director: Ben Stiller (Zoolander 2; The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; TVs Severance)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and drug references (90 minutes)

For the next couple movies that I'll be checking out for my current slate will be the 2001 comedy Zoolander and its very belated 2016 sequel Zoolander 2. Now the 2001 movie did receive a mixed reaction from critics, but had a decent reception from viewing audiences. So, let's get into it!

The Ben Stiller comedy is one of those comedies that kind of belongs to the "it's so dumb it's funny" category. There are several moments in the movie that will have you laughing out loud. One part of the movie that had me rolling is when Zoolander (Stiller) and Hansel (Wilson) are trying to get into a computer and they end up parodying a scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey. And once Hansel is told that the files they're looking for are "in" the computer, he simply throws the computer, breaking it in the process and just goes "where are the files."

This comedy has several dumb, but funny moments like those that can easily make anyone laugh. It seems like it's one of those comedies that either you'll like and enjoy or just not like it. There are quite a few cameos that are fun to point out and Agent Mulder (aka David Duchovney) has a small but funny role in the movie.

Later on, I will be taking a look at Zoolander 2, which I haven't seen before. But, from what I have read about it, it's not the best. So, let's just wait and see!!

Here are some fun tidbits for Zoolander!

• Derek's repetition of the line "But why male models?" for the second time, in the cemetery scene, was an ad-lib by the actors; Stiller forgot his line and simply repeated the earlier line again, and Duchovney ran with it and gave him a straight answer.

• Owen Wilson wore a wig for the entire movie. He was filming Behind Enemy Lines at the same time, and had to keep his hair short for the role.

• Stiller wrote the part of Hansel specifically for Owen Wilson, and said that no one else was even considered for the role.

• Premiere Magazine voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies of All Time" in 2006.

• Stiller first created the character for a skit at the 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards.

• Zoolander grossed $45.2 million in the US and Canada and $15.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $60.8 million, against a $28 million budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtQq0T3ExLs