''If it doesn’t work, then it won’t air. If it works, it airs.' And it killed.' For Zoolander's 20th anniversary, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, David Duchovny, and more discuss the making of a really, really, really ridiculously good-looking cult classic.
movie or something like that. That was what I was aspiring to, because he would create this sort of heightened reality.We want a young director who is shooting commercials and hip-looking stuff
was giving us as much support as she could behind the scenes as well. If anybody called her up and asked her what she thought, she would tell them to go for it.Anna Wintour really loved the character and was really, really supportive. I think, for whatever reason, at that time people were very into the idea—because it was a time when fashion was starting to become so much a part of the pop culture world.
Many scenes have become fan favorites over the years. One of them is the foamy latte scene between Will Ferrell and Nathan Lee Graham, where Ferrell winds up getting incensed over Graham getting his drink order wrong and spits it all over Graham’s face and shirt. .The famous foamy latte scene—we did it like 14 times in a row. I remember Ben getting frustrated because he couldn’t see the imprint of the latte clearly on my 2ist white V-neck T-shirt.
He was incredibly gracious when we filmed. He gave us this air of credibility that made that sequence especially work so well.My scene [leading up to the walk-off] was pretty much entirely improvised. And that’s what was really so fun about it. Derek was challenging Hansel and he had his whole crew behind him. And Ben said “Billy, why don’t you back me up?” And I said “I love it! I’ve got Derek’s back. Sure, no problem.
Despite not being able to set up their own awards show, the production did construct its own runway show for the film’s big climax, Derelicte, which consisted of turning literal garbage into fashion.The fashion show was really fun. Of course we wanted to end it with a wedding dress, so we did the refrigerator box that turns into a wedding dress. And I gotta say, that fashion model really gained my trust because here she is, inside this box, four rods holding it in place.
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