Zoolander
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The international misadventures of fashion model Derek Zoolander, who is hired to stop a secret cartel of political assassins posing as male models. Derek soon discovers the horrifying secret of why no male models live past the age of thirty. While Derek tries to infiltrate the fashion/assassin clique led by the mean-spirited designer Mugatu, he must also contend with Hansel, a dense, on-the-rise male model who threatens to sabotage his mission--as well as his modeling career.
Cast & Crew
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Ben Stiller
Director
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Milla Jovovich
Vince Vaughn
Will Ferrell
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 29m
Synopsis
The international misadventures of fashion model Derek Zoolander, who is hired to stop a secret cartel of political assassins posing as male models. Derek soon discovers the horrifying secret of why no male models live past the age of thirty. While Derek tries to infiltrate the fashion/assassin clique led by the mean-spirited designer Mugatu, he must also contend with Hansel, a dense, on-the-rise male model who threatens to sabotage his mission--as well as his modeling career.
Director
Ben Stiller
Director
Cast
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Milla Jovovich
Vince Vaughn
Will Ferrell
Jon Voight
Boris Kachscovsky
Darren Copeland
David Bowie
Theo Kogan
Gwen Stefani
Herself
Little Kingz
Woodrow Asai
Steve Kmetko
Himself
John Vargas
Claudia Schiffer
Herself
Jerry Stiller
James Marsden
Tommy Hilfiger
Eric Winzenried
Steve Kahlua
Tony Kanal
Tyson Beckford
Natalie Portman
Stan Churn
Dechen Thurman
Nora Dunn
Justin Theroux
Alexa Nikolas
Rudy Segura
Michael Mcalpin
David C Weinman
Lead Person
Frankie Rayder
Herself
Jonah Luber
Jerry Stahl
Asio Highsmith
Veronica Webb
Herself
Mitch Winston
Stephen Dorff
Himself
Garry Shandling
Andrew Wilson
Lenny Kravitz
Jennifer Mccomb
Rohan Quine
Lukas Haas
Himself
Judah Friedlander
Richard Gladys
Fred Durst
Himself
Patton Oswalt
Tony Shafrazi
Kevyn Aucoin
Charles L Brame
Shavo Odadjian
Irina Pantaeva
Tom Ford
Himself
Donald Trump
Luc Commeret
Luther Creek
Matt Levin
Winona Ryder
Ric Pipino
Eliot Johnson
Sandra Bernhard
Billy Zane
Alexander Davidson
Lead Person
David Duchovny
Frederic Fekkai
Nathan Lee Graham
Christine Taylor
Herb Lieberz
Johann Urb
Colin Mcnish
Alexander Manning
Jennifer Coolidge
Kashanna Evans
David Pressman
Cuba Gooding
Alexander Skarsgård
Andy Dick
Carmen Kass
Herself
Shabazz Richardson
Richard Stanley
Lam Bor
Heidi Klum
Lance Bass
Himself
Amy Stiller
Taj Crown
Richie Rich
Eve Salvail
Randall Slavin
Kenny Max
Mason Webb
Endre Hules
Christian Slater
Himself
Mark Ronson
Himself
Kum Ming Ho
Paris Hilton
Crew
Stephen Alesch
Art Director
Sande Alessi
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Ron Alexis
Chief Lighting Technician
Pablo Alfaro
Photography
Nickolas Anderson
Rigging Electrician
Robert Anderson
Rigging Grip
David Arnold
Music
Malcolm Auchincloss
Assistant
Clayton Barber
Stunts
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
Lance Bass
Other
Leah Bathe
Assistant
Donna Battersby
Hair Stylist
Maureen Beitler
Medic
Donald Bell
Costumer
Roy Bennett
Lighting
Juel Bestrop
Casting
Kate Biscoe
Makeup Artist
Melody Bishop
Art Department Coordinator
Morgan Blackledge
On-Set Dresser
Dan Blazi
Sound Editor
Kent Blocher
Assistant Editor
Emily Blumsack
Assistant
James Boniece
Rigging Grip
Richard Boris
Greensman
Bob Bornstein
Music Producer
Wayne Brackett
On-Set Dresser
Shuan Breedlove
Rigging Electrician
Joanna Brett
Costume Supervisor
Steve Brown
Stunts
Sue Bubb
Costume Supervisor
Harold Burke
Foley Editor
Ashlee Burnette
Assistant
Eva Z. Cabrera
Script Supervisor
Jose Cabrera
Production Secretary
Paul Candrilli
Dolly Grip
Patrick Capone
Camera Operator
Blythe Cappello
Casting Assistant
Caesar Carnevale
Loader
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lawrence Carroll
Visual Effects
Al Cerullo
Pilot
Kyung W Chang
Assistant Art Director
Andrew Cheung
Grip
Catherine Childers
Hair Stylist
Kathleen Chopin
Casting
Bill Church
Digital Effects Artist
Peter Clarke
Property Master
Gary Clause
Foreman
Adeline Colangelo
Production Assistant
Sandra L Collier
Costumer
Oj Connell Iii
Sound
Kelly Conners
Electrician
Thomas C Cooke Jr.
Production Assistant
Kyle Cooper
Titles
Stuart Cornfeld
Producer
Celia D. Costas
Unit Production Manager
Celia D. Costas
Coproducer
Carole Cowley
Visual Effects Producer
Jen Crammer
Production Secretary
Curtis Croeni
Assistant Editor
Scott Curtis
Foley Editor
Alan D'angerio
Hair
Karen Dahl
Makeup Artist
Enid Dalkoff
Visual Effects
Debbi Datz-pyle
Music Contractor
Howard Davidson
Rigging Grip
Sandy De Crescent
Original Music
Jason Debari
Art Department Coordinator
Barbara Delpuech
Assistant Sound Editor
Yann Delpuech
Sound Editor
Joseph M Deluca
On-Set Dresser
Ramona Diaz-sanchez
Production Auditor
Alex Digerlando
Production Assistant
Sam Dimaggio
Photography
Gayle Dizon
Casting
Nicholas Dodd
Music Conductor
Nicholas Dodd
Original Music
Perry Dodgson
Boom Operator
Bryan Dolan
Electrician
Tom Dolan
Chief Lighting Technician
Jim Dolson
Scenic Artist
Naomi Donne
Makeup Designer
Gabe Doppelt
Photography
Stephen Dorff
Other
Jeffrey Douglas
Dolly Grip
George Drakoulias
Music Supervisor
Francois Duhamel
Photography
Fred Durst
Other
Brad Edmiston
Photography
Thom Ehle
Consultant
Lisa Emerson Machione
Costumer
Bill Essling
Grip
Mike Estrella
Production Assistant
Jennifer Euston
Casting Associate
Audrey Evans
Assistant Editor
Gregory Farrell
Rigging Electrician
Sylvia Fay
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Lena Fennema
Stunts
Robert Fernandez
Music
Sandi Figueroa
Costumer
Frank Fleming
Assistant Costume Designer
Tom Ford
Other
Jay Fortune
Chief Lighting Technician
Ernest Foster
Scenic Artist
Fortunato Frattasio
Visual Effects Supervisor
Braden Friedman
Production Assistant
Jeremiah Friedman
Production Assistant
Joel Gallen
Executive Producer
Johannes Gamble
Graphic Designer
Johannes Gamble
Visual Effects
Walter Garcia
Visual Effects
Joseph Garzero
Charge Scenic Painter
Lee Genick
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Jason Geoffrey
Stunts
Megan Gerard
Assistant
K. Scott Gertsen
Carpenter
Linda Glynn
Assistant Location Manager
Ethan Goldman
Assistant
Melinda Sue Gordon
Photography
Alexander Gorodetsky
Scenic Artist
Anne Graham
Digital Effects Artist
Lizz Grant
Production Coordinator
Liliana Greenfield-sanders
Production Assistant
Robert Grieve
Sound Editor
Alexander Griffiths
Grip
Robert Griffon
Property Master
Russ J Griffon
Property Master
Alan Griswold
Assistant
Mike Gunther
Stunts
Christopher Guyer
Video Assist/Playback
Lukas Haas
Other
Edith Hagigi
Assistant
Zoli Hajdu
Grip
John Hamburg
Screenplay
Donna Hamilton
Set Decorator
John Hartigan
Special Effects Coordinator
Zoe Hay
Makeup Artist
Greg Hayden
Editor
Richard Hebrank
Construction
Don J Hewitt
Stunts
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Joel Holland
Video Assist/Playback
Michael Hopkins
Production Assistant
Amanda Hudson
Photography
Lisa Hyde
Costumer
Joseph Iberti
Unit Production Manager
Jerry Jaffe
Location Manager
Tyler Jay
Production Assistant
Fred Johanns
Electrician
David Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tudor Jones
Production Assistant
Dain L Kalas
Costume Supervisor
Jonathan Karp
Music Editor
Carmen Kass
Other
Darrell K Keister
Assistant Art Director
Robert Keller
Foreman
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
Randy Kerber
Original Music
Randy Kerber
Music Conductor
Randy Kerber
Music
Regina Key
Dga Trainee
Darren King
Sound Editor
David King
On-Set Dresser
David Kirschner
Sound
David Kirschner
Sound Mixer
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Will Klein
Production Assistant
Steve Kmetko
Other
Dan Kneece
Camera Operator
Dan Kneece
Steadicam Operator
Steve Koch
Painter
Andy Koyama
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen Krause
Music
Ted Kredo
Rigging Electrician
Brad Kuehn
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joanne Lamstein
Stunts
Aric Lasher
Set Designer
Michael Laudati
Makeup Artist
Elizabeth Laura Taylor
Production Assistant
Stephane Lempire
Hair Stylist
Monica Levinson
Associate Producer
Eric Lewin
On-Set Dresser
Herb Lieberz
Transportation
Mitch Lillian
Grip
Elana Joy Livneh
Apprentice Editor
Franklin Londin
Digital Effects
Miguel Lopez-castillo
Assistant Art Director
Guy Lorio
Loader
Bruce Maccallum
Camera Operator
James Malone
Rigging Electrician
Bobby Mancuso
Photography
Riot Manhattan
Video
Charlie Marroquin
Grip
Rick Marroquin
Dolly Grip
Jessica Marshall
Wig Maker
Brad Martin
Stunt Coordinator
David Ray Martin
Location Manager
Edgar E Martin
Grip
Nicole Mason
Production Assistant
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 29m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
The character Derek Zoolander was originally created for the 1996 VH-1 Fashion Awards.
Released in United States Fall September 28, 2001
Released in United States on Video March 12, 2002
Began shooting September 14, 2000.
Completed shooting January 2001.
Released in United States on Video March 12, 2002
Released in United States Fall September 28, 2001
