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Also at one point, I was [also] going to play Maury and the twin brother. As we started to go along, it was like “Oh, this is way too much.” (Laughs). The budget was going to be too much for me to play three characters. So we cut the brother.

STILLER: We did take the World Trade Center out of the skyline, which I really regretted and made sure it was in for the DVD release. That was the one thing that I really felt bad about. But it was also a decision I made at that moment in time because I felt that was the right thing to do. And in retrospect, I feel like it wasn’t the right thing to do. So I changed it. With the cast and cameos in place, Ben and the team he assembled—which included cinematographer Barry Peterson, production designer Robin Standefer, composer David Arnold, and costume designer David C. Robinson—began figuring out what the film would look like aesthetically. I worked with all of the guys and girls [in the industry], and I remember most of them taking themselves so seriously. It’s like, ‘Come on! You’re just a mannequin.’” Believe it or not, it's been 15 years since the original Zoolander hit the big screen and introduced the world to a brainless male model who sought to find out if "maybe there's more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good looking." Are you pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking? Do you plan on finding out what that is?Time to pull out your modeling moves and serious faces! Zoolander is no joke (well kind of) when it comes to modeling, and now if your chance to recreate his character with some flashy style and your best model impressions. Since Zoolanders outfits are pretty out there, his character makes for a fun costume on cosplay nights! GALLEN: For a second short [in 1997], we came up with the idea of the Zoolander School of Male Modeling, as if he was the biggest male model on the planet. It was almost like an infomercial. And shortly after the second short film, Drake and I were starting to think Maybe this thing could be a movie. So I met with Ben and told him that Drake had a take on the film, and did he think this is something that he’d be interested in? If you're more of a Mugatu fan, we've got you covered too. Transform into the eccentric fashion designer with our Mugatu costumes. With his outrageous outfits and quirky personality, Mugatu is a Halloween costume that will definitely turn heads. Choose from his flamboyant leopard print suit or his iconic "M" sweater – just make sure to perfect your evil laugh and practice your villainous monologues.

PETERSON: We grabbed a Steadicam and pulled Ben up onto the stage. It was totally stressful. You had to get it and get out of the way so they could continue the show. HAMBURG: I remember working on a movie I was directing, and one of the production assistants was saying, “Well, you know about the Zoolander drinking game.” I was like, “No, of course not.” This was three or four years after the movie was released. He was like, “We watch the movie and every time Mugatu says, ‘Hansel’s so hot right now,’ you have to chug a beer.” Complete your Zoolander look with our selection of accessories. From Derek's signature hairstyle wig to Mugatu's eccentric eyewear, we have all the details covered. Add a touch of humor with our Zoolander-inspired props, such as the infamous "really, really ridiculously good-looking" mug or the "Zoolander for President" sash. LEVINSON: Will had to schedule around his SNL schedule. And that was his real hair! I gotta tell you, I’m sure SNL and Lorne [Michaels] weren’t thrilled that he dyed his hair and let it grow to that length. But he did it for the movie, which is amazing.HAMBURG: We tried, even though he was so ridiculous, to take him really seriously from an emotional standpoint. To treat his issues seriously. That’s why there’s the coal miner and that angst with his father and that kind of stuff. Try to make it almost like this kitchen-sink drama. TAYLOR: For the orgy scene, I can almost viscerally remember how nervous everybody was. It was up in that set in Hansel’s loft. Everybody was around and was going to have their moment in this crazy shot that they had designed of the camera going around in circles. Everybody was hanging out, wondering, when they got called into the room, how awkward, uncomfortable, or silly it was going to be. We knew it was going to be comedic. It wasn’t going to be sexual. But for me, I’m with Ben and Owen, who is one of Ben’s closest friends. And they’re both kissing my shoulder. It was so awkward. It was all of these people I knew who I never thought in a million years I’d be snuggled up together with, being just absurd.

BARRY PETERSON (CINEMATOGRAPHER): It was my first studio movie. I think Ben’s directive was We want a young director who is shooting commercials and hip-looking stuff. I was shooting Super Bowl commercials and shooting cool fashion at that stage. So it felt like the perfect fit. While the film itself was decidedly a parody of the entire world of fashion, one key attribute had real-life merits and reminded us that in certain cases, art imitates life. THEROUX: Most people didn’t know I had anything to do with it. And I would just hear people quote it over and over again. It just sort of seeped into pop culture.

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Do you want to change the world? Not just with stuff like charity and schools that teach kids how to read good, but actually change it in useful ways, like through fashion? Then this official Mugatu Costume from the cult comedy movie Zoolander is the fashionable ensemble of your dreams! CELIA COSTAS (PRODUCER): We asked the audience during the breaks not to get up and leave and just stay in their seats. TAYLOR: I can say it because I’m not Ben, but I sometimes think that he can be a little bit ahead of his time when it comes to comedically putting something out there.