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You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) -- An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.

Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   41,534 votes
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Director:
Dennis Dugan
Writers (WGA):
Adam Sandler (written by) &
Robert Smigel (written by) ...
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Release Date:
6 June 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Lather. Rinse. Save the world. more
Plot:
An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(75 articles)
Forbes Names Harrison Ford As Highest Paid Actor
 (From iCelebz. 15 June 2009, 11:08 AM, PDT)

Ford Is Highest Paid Actor
 (From WENN. 15 June 2009, 1:05 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
It Was Funny more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity.
Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Hebrew
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44058) | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-13 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:11 | Argentina:16 | India:A (cinema release) | Peru:14 | Austria:12 | Denmark:7 | Iceland:10

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Trivia:
The opening scene on a Tel-Aviv beach strongly references the film Metzitzim (1972) starring Uri Zohar, Israel's "bad boy" of the '60s and early '70s, who later became an orthodox rabbi. Zohan looks just like Zohar, including hairstyle and wardrobe. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Zohan is cutting the little boy's hair, he reaches for the boy's shoulder with his left arm. When the camera angle changes, Zohan's right hand is on the boy's shoulder. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Danny: You don't mess with the Zohan!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Steve Carell/Usher (#33.12)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Aaja Jimmy Aaja more

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What are the differences between the theatrical version (pg-13) and the unrated version later released on dvd?
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84 out of 155 people found the following comment useful:-
It Was Funny, 21 June 2008
9/10
Author: tonyfencer from United States

I read over the reviews from other IMDb users and am surprised how many mentioned that this film is "racist" or "insensitive". It begs the question: Are people going into to ADAM SANDLER films searching for serious or deep social and political commentary? This movie is a comedy and it stars Adam Sandler if you walk into that theater expecting anything except a stupid-funny movie then you need to instead leave the theater to go home and hit yourself in the face with a rock, after all it can't do more damage to your brain.

In the most simple of terms this movie stars Adam Sandler if you do not find him and his over the top antics funny then I would delicately suggest that you do not see his movies as I understand they are not for everyone. To preempt any whining from people saying that "Other Adam Sandler films made me laugh but this one was not the same" let me remind you that the movie you just saw was called You Don't Mess with the Zohan NOT Happy Gilmore. If you walked into this theater expecting to see Happy Gilmore then again let me remind you that you can actually buy Happy Gilmore on DVD and also there is a rock at home for your face. NEWSFLASH! Movies do have differences from one another and thank heavens they do or the only Adam Sandler movie we would ever have is Happy Gilmore recycled over and over.

Finally and perhaps most important of all this movie was never intended to somehow explain or even explore the difficult and tense situation in the Middle East it was not even necessarily supposed to poke fun at it. This movie was supposed to make you laugh. If you laughed and had a good time then who cares? Everyone in the theater with me was laughing through the movie and having a good time. That is what I look for in a comedy so thumbs up Sandler for a fun night out.

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