Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011
Derek Zoolander: A Model Idiot?
When enterprising TIME reporter Matilda Jeffries (Christine Taylor) interviews "dumb as a stump" model Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) at the beginning of the film, the hapless Adonis assumes she's crafting a fluff piece. But despite the fact that Zoolander is "really, really, ridiculously good looking," the article ends up being a complete takedown. The cover line reads, "Derek Zoolander: A Model Idiot?" Luckily, Zoolander does not let negative press get to him. When he next runs into Jeffries, he quips, "Yeah, well, fortunately for you, not too many people I know read your little TIME magazine, or whatever it's called."