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Zoolander

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Movie propaganda

3% body fat. 1% brain activity.

Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) is a shallow, self-obsessed male model who has lost his position as the #1 model, and is recruited by rogue CIA agent Matilda Jeffries (Christine Taylor) and brainwashed by the mysterious Katinka (Milla Jovovich) into assassinating the President of Malaysia. Meanwhile, he also has to deal with nemesis, Hansel (Owen Wilson), a younger, blonde model who is now the hot stuff.

Theatrical propaganda posters

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film comedy model spy thriller adventure assassin

Persons of interest

Ben Stiller .... Derek Zoolander
Christine Taylor .... Matilda Jeffries
Milla Jovovich .... Katinka
Owen Wilson .... Hansel
Matt Levin .... Archie
David Pressman .... Phil
Will Ferrell .... Jacobim Mugatu
Rohan Quine .... VIP Doorman
Jerry Stiller .... Maury Ballstein
David Bowie .... Himself
Fabio .... Himself
Lenny Kravitz .... Himself
Billy Zane .... Himself
John Hamburg .... Screenwriter
Drake Sather .... Screenwriter
Ben Stiller .... Screenwriter
Ben Stiller .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Zoolander official movie site
Zoolander QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2002

NB: Because of the attacks on the World Trade Centre towers and the Pentagon, the release of this film may be delayed or the content altered
Studios and distributors:

Paramount Pictures

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Oh dear, just when you thought it was safe to go back on the catwalk...

Male modelling is as weird a business as you will ever find yourself in, if you have the look. I am a former international male model and I can tell you that everything you will see in this film is real. Scarily real. Fortunately for your sanity, Ben takes as much piss out of the industry as he can, and that's quite a lot in 1½ hours. Unfortunately, there's a lot more piss still out there (not to mention testosterone).

Meanwhile, Zoolander is a really funny undermining of the shallowest of the shallow. With a little tailoring it could be one of the Spinal Tap crew's mockumentaries, and it's all the more funny if you've ever worked in the industry - as model, art director, make-up, hair, photographer, agent or Intern. Ben and Owen are even more funnier for not being good looking enough to be male models while the whole spy genre doesn't get off very lightly, either.

And pose... and pose... and pose...