What do these three questions have in common?
- What is a great movie?
- Can you name a Ben Stiller comedy that still holds up to this day?
- What is a supremely underrated movie?
Not much of a mystery considering the title of this article.
Earth to humanity! It's Zoolander, dummy.
Honestly, not much needs to be said about Zoolander aside from maybe recommending all of America take a good long look in the mirror and ask themselves how they've let this comedy classic become a largely forgotten gem.
It may have something to do with Ben Stiller's descent into dull family comedies in the decade following Zoolander that caused it to lose some luster (Meet the Parents, Night at the Museum). Not just family comedies, really, Ben Stiller's comedy career post-Zoolander has been pretty uninspiring. Duplex, Envy, Along Came Polly,Tower Heist, The Watch. Aside from Tropic Thunder, Stiller hasn't played a significant role in a comedy that was both critically and commericially successful SINCE Zoolander.
Even so, the future sins of Stiller shouldn't erase the good he once did as a model-turned-miner. If you are having trouble recalling just how moving this piece of comedy gold is, just look back at this clip and the majesty of Magnum.
Zoolander, you're as Underrated as an orange mocha frappachino!