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''Zoolander'' was never shown in [[Malaysia]], as the film depicts an attempted assassination of the Malaysian prime minister. [[Film Censorship Board of Malaysia|Malaysia's censorship board]] deemed it "definitely unsuitable".[{{cite news | title = Zoolander faces Malaysian censorship controversy | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/sep/28/filmcensorship.news | date = September 28, 2001 | publisher = [[TheGuardian.com]] }}][{{cite news | title = Malaysia shuns Stiller's 'Zoolander' | url = https://apnews.com/32c6700a490095f52f85b0829c7a77eb | date = September 27, 2001 | work = [[Associated Press]] | access-date = April 2, 2019}}] The film was also banned in neighboring [[Singapore]][{{cite news | title = Singapore bans US comedy film | date = February 8, 2002 | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1809357.stm | publisher = BBC News}}] due to "controversial elements" according to the country's Board of Film Censors.[{{Cite news |date=2002-02-09 |title=Zoolander banned in Singapore |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/zoolander-banned-in-singapore/article18286381/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}] It was subsequently made available in Singapore in 2006,[{{cite web | publisher = [[IMDb]] | title = Release dates for Zoolander (2001) | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196229/releaseinfo}}] with an NC-16 rating. In the United States, the film was originally rated R for its sexual content, profanity and drug references, but was later re-rated PG-13 on appeal.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021 }} |
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''Zoolander'' was never shown in [[Malaysia]], as the film depicts an attempted assassination of the [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Malaysian prime minister]]. [[Film Censorship Board of Malaysia|Malaysia's censorship board]] deemed it "definitely unsuitable".[{{cite news | title = Zoolander faces Malaysian censorship controversy | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/sep/28/filmcensorship.news | date = September 28, 2001 | publisher = [[TheGuardian.com]] }}][{{cite news | title = Malaysia shuns Stiller's 'Zoolander' | url = https://apnews.com/32c6700a490095f52f85b0829c7a77eb | date = September 27, 2001 | work = [[Associated Press]] | access-date = April 2, 2019}}] The film was also banned in neighboring [[Singapore]][{{cite news | title = Singapore bans US comedy film | date = February 8, 2002 | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1809357.stm | publisher = BBC News}}] due to "controversial elements" according to the country's Board of Film Censors.[{{Cite news |date=2002-02-09 |title=Zoolander banned in Singapore |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/zoolander-banned-in-singapore/article18286381/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}] It was subsequently made available in Singapore in 2006,[{{cite web | publisher = [[IMDb]] | title = Release dates for Zoolander (2001) | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196229/releaseinfo}}] with an NC-16 rating. In the United States, the film was originally rated R for its sexual content, profanity and drug references, but was later re-rated PG-13 on appeal.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021 }} |
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In the Asian release, all references to the country of Malaysia were changed to [[Micronesia]], the subregion which Hansel mistook for Malaysia at one point in the western version.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/15-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-zoolander/86738|title=15 things you (probably) didn't know about Zoolander|date=2013-11-14|work=ShortList|access-date=2017-12-05 }}] |
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In the Asian release, all references to the country of Malaysia were changed to [[Micronesia]], the subregion which Hansel mistook for Malaysia at one point in the western version.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/15-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-zoolander/86738|title=15 things you (probably) didn't know about Zoolander|date=2013-11-14|work=ShortList|access-date=2017-12-05 }}] |
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