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Zoolander
''Zoolander'' is a 2001 American comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the '' VH1 Fashion Awards'' television specials in 1996 and 1997. It is the last film from Paramount Pictures with the involvement of Village Roadshow Pictures. A satire on the fashion industry, the film follows fashion model Derek Zoolander (Stiller) who is tricked by fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu ( Will Ferrell) into assassinating the Prime Minister of Malaysia, whose progressive laws on the fashion industry would harm his businesses. The film received generally positive reviews and was a box-office success. A sequel, '' Zoolander 2'', was released in February 2016. An animated film, '' Zoolander: Super Model'', was released on Netflix in the UK in August 2016. Plot In New York City, male model Derek Zoolander is at a low point; he is ousted as the top male fashio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoolander 2
''Zoolander 2'' (promoted as ''Zoolander No. 2'') is a 2016 American action comedy film co-produced and directed by Ben Stiller who wrote the script alongside Justin Theroux, John Hamburg, and Nicholas Stoller. The sequel to the 2001 film '' Zoolander'', the film stars most of the principal cast members from the previous film reprising their roles such as Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich, Nathan Lee Graham, Theroux, Billy Zane, Tommy Hilfiger, and Jerry Stiller (in his final on-screen role), while Alexander Skarsgård and Andy Dick also returned in different roles. New cast members include Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen. Filming took place from April to July 2015, in Rome, Italy. The film was released on February 12, 2016, by Paramount Pictures, to mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office flop, earning $56.7 million against a $50–55 million budget. It was dedicated to the memory of Drake Sather, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), ''Zoolander'' (2001), and ''Tropic Thunder'' (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents (film series), ''Meet the Parents'' films (2000–2010), the Madagascar (franchise), ''Madagascar'' franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum (franchise), ''Night at the Museum'' films (2006–2014). Ben Stiller filmography, His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. List of awards and nominations received by Ben Stiller, His awards and honors include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Awards, Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Awards, Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Awards, Teen Choice Award. Stiller i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Stiller
Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American comedian and actor. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015. Stiller saw a late-career resurgence starting in 1993, playing Frank Costanza on the sitcom ''Seinfeld'', a part which earned him an Emmy nomination. In 1998, Stiller began his role as Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series ''The King of Queens'', another role that garnered widespread acclaim. Stiller appeared together with his son Ben Stiller in films such as '' Zoolander'', '' Heavyweights'', ''Hot Pursuit'', '' The Heartbreak Kid'', and '' Zoolander 2''. He also performed voice-over work for films and television, including '' The Lion King 1½'' and '' Planes: Fire and Rescue''. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved. Early life The eldest of fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Taylor
Christine Joan Taylor Stiller (born July 30, 1971) is an American actress. She has played Marcia Brady in '' The Brady Bunch Movie'' and '' A Very Brady Sequel'' and appeared in '' The Craft'', '' The Wedding Singer'', '' Zoolander'', and '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story''. In television, she has appeared in roles in '' Hey Dude'', '' Arrested Development'', and '' Search Party''. Early life and education Taylor was born on July 30, 1971, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Joan, a homemaker, and Albert E. "Skip" Taylor III, who owns a security company. She grew up in neighboring Wescosville, Pennsylvania, and has a younger brother. Taylor was raised Roman Catholic and attended St. Thomas More School and then Allentown Central Catholic High School. Career In 1989, Taylor began her acting career on the Nickelodeon children's television series '' Hey Dude'' in which she portrayed the lifeguard Melody Hanson. She continued in that role through 1991, while making various guest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milla Jovovich
Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; ; ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovovich (), is an American actress and former fashion model. Her starring roles in numerous science fiction film, science-fiction and action films led the music channel VH1 to deem her the "reigning queen of kick-butt" in 2006. In 2004, ''Forbes'' determined that she was the highest-paid model in the world. Born in Kiev (now Kyiv) and raised in Los Angeles, Jovovich began modeling when Herb Ritts photographed her for the cover of the Italian magazine ''Lei'' in 1987. Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements. In 1988, she made her screen debut in the television film ''The Night Train to Kathmandu'' and appeared in her first feature film, ''Two Moon Junction''. Jovovich gained attention for her role in the 1991 romance film ''Return to the Blue Lagoon''. She was considered to have a breakthrough with her role in the 1997 French science-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Ferrell
John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British '' GQ''. Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film '' Old School,'' Ferrell became considered a member of the " Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hour Productions
Red Hour Productions is an American film production company operated by actor Ben Stiller and formerly with producer Stuart Cornfeld. In the past, Red Hour has had first-look deals with New Line Cinema and 20th Century Fox. History Film The name was derived from a 1967 ''Star Trek'' episode, " The Return of the Archons", which features a scheduled alien riot. The company's logo contains a jester. The first film produced by Red Hour was the 2001 comedy film ''Zoolander'', based on the male model character Stiller co-created with Drake Sather for the VH1 Fashion Awards. Stiller co-wrote the screenplay with John Hamburg and directed the film. Red Hour Films also produced '' DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story'', starring Stiller and Vince Vaughn; ''Starsky and Hutch'', starring Stiller and Owen Wilson; '' Blades of Glory'', starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder; and ''Tropic Thunder'', starring Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. ''Tropic Thunder'' earned an Academy Award nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake Sather
Drake Sather (May 24, 1959 – March 3, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian, television writer, and producer. His credits include the film ''Zoolander'', and the TV series '' The Dennis Miller Show'', '' Ed'', '' Gary & Mike'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''NewsRadio'', '' Sammy'', and ''Saturday Night Live''. Biography Sather was born in Seattle, Washington, on May 24, 1959. In 1994, Sather was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on ''The Larry Sanders Show''. Sather wrote for ''Saturday Night Live'' during the 1994–1995 season. Sather created the character Derek Zoolander. His last credit was an unsold pilot of a television remake of ''Mr. Ed'', for which he also served as an executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film .... Sather was marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hamburg
John Liman Hamburg (born May 26, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. Personal life Hamburg was born to a Jewish family in Manhattan, the son of New York City radio personality Joan Hamburg and Morton I. Hamburg. He graduated from Brown University in 1992 with a degree in history. He then attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Hamburg is married to actress Christina Kirk. Career After screening his 1996 short film ''Tick'' at the Sundance Film Festival, Hamburg wrote and directed the 1998 film '' Safe Men''. Hamburg then found greater success co-writing ''Meet the Parents'' and ''Zoolander'', and returned to the director's chair with ''Along Came Polly'', which he also wrote. He also co-wrote the sequel ''Meet the Fockers''. In 2009, Hamburg wrote and directed the hit comedy ''I Love You, Man''. He wrote the second sequel to ''Meet the Parents'', entitled ''Little Fockers''. In 2016, Hamburg co-wrote the sequel ''Zoolander 2' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has shared writing and acting credits on the films '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), and ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001)—the latter received a nomination for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. He has also appeared in Anderson's '' The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004), '' The Darjeeling Limited'' (2007), '' Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (2009), '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), and '' The French Dispatch'' (2021). Wilson also starred in the Woody Allen romantic comedy '' Midnight in Paris'' (2011) as disenchanted screenwriter Gil Pender, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2014, he appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's ''Inherent Vice'' and Peter Bogdanovich's ''She's Funny That Way''. He made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the Disney+ series ''Loki'' (2021–2023) as Mobius M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Cornfeld
Stuart Cornfeld (November 13, 1952 – June 26, 2020) was an American film producer. He was business partners with Ben Stiller in the company Red Hour Productions. Biography Cornfeld was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley in the early 1970s, and graduated with a degree in Psychology. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 1975. During his time at AFI, one of his classmates was actress Anne Bancroft, who was preparing to make her first film as a director, '' Fatso''. She hired Cornfeld as producer and also introduced him to her husband, Mel Brooks. Brooks also hired him to produce his films '' High Anxiety'' and ''History of the World, Part I''. ''Fatso'' became Brooks's first dramatic film as a producer. Cornfeld later brought the projects ''The Elephant Man'' and '' The Fly'' to Brooks, along with their respective directors, David Lynch and David Cronenberg. The appearance and personality of Les Grossman, the hotheaded and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Voight
Jonathan Vincent Voight (; born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Films in which Voight has appeared have grossed more than $5.2 billion worldwide. Associated with the angst and unruliness that typified the late 1960s counterculture, Voight won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in '' Coming Home'' (1978). His other Oscar nominations are for playing Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo, in ''Midnight Cowboy'' (1969); ruthless bank robber Oscar "Manny" Manheim in '' Runaway Train'' (1985); and sportscaster Howard Cosell in '' Ali'' (2001). His other notable films include ''Deliverance'' (1972), '' The Champ'' (1979), ''Heat'' (1995), '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996), '' The Rainmak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
