An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Dina Doron
- Zohan's Mother
- (as Dina Doronne)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaZohan was loosely based on Nezi Arbib, a hairstylist and former Israeli soldier in Solana Beach, California. Arbib taught Adam Sandler and the film crew different hairstyling techniques, while Sandler learned Arbib's mannerisms.
- Goofs(at around 1h 28 mins) Israel plays Lebanon in the hacky sack tournament, yet the Israeli flag is shown with the Palestinian flag. There is actually a mix of Palestinian and Lebanese (cedar tree) flags in the crowd, large numbers of Palestinians still live in refugee camps in Lebanon and would support any team playing against Israel.
- Alternate versionsThe unrated version runs almost four minutes longer than the theatrical version and includes many extended scenes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Getaway: Episode #17.19 (2008)
- SoundtracksMa Sheba Ba
Written by Shaanan Street (as Shaanan David Street), David Klemes (as David Ariel Klemes), Yair Cohen Harounoff, Guy Margalit, Moshe Ashraf, Amir Ben Ami and Shlomi Alon
Performed by Hadag Nahash
Courtesy of Anana Ltd.
Featured review
I've been a fan of Adam Sandler for much of my life. . . all the way back to his SNL and 'Airheads' days. I've seen him go through many phases, from some great films like 'Punch-Drunk Love,' 'Reign Over Me,' and 'Big Daddy' to some of his lower-end films like 'Eight Crazy Nights' and 'Little Nicky.'
'You Don't Mess With the Zohan' is not one of his best films, but it's still enjoyable. Personally, I'd place it along the comedic quality of 'Billy Madison'. . . contains mostly sight gags and juvenile humour. But, c'mon. . . sometimes that's what we need. Our world is going to Hell, so shouldn't we have some relief from the pain and torment we must witness on a daily basis? No. It's not a great film. But it's funny and stupid and entertaining. And that's the reason to see it. . . don't expect a comedic masterpiece like 'His Girl Friday' or 'Forrest Gump.' Expect what the film actually as and accept it as such. . . if it's not for you, then it wasn't MEANT for you.
Final verdict: 6.5/10.
'You Don't Mess With the Zohan' is not one of his best films, but it's still enjoyable. Personally, I'd place it along the comedic quality of 'Billy Madison'. . . contains mostly sight gags and juvenile humour. But, c'mon. . . sometimes that's what we need. Our world is going to Hell, so shouldn't we have some relief from the pain and torment we must witness on a daily basis? No. It's not a great film. But it's funny and stupid and entertaining. And that's the reason to see it. . . don't expect a comedic masterpiece like 'His Girl Friday' or 'Forrest Gump.' Expect what the film actually as and accept it as such. . . if it's not for you, then it wasn't MEANT for you.
Final verdict: 6.5/10.
- Shattered_Wake
- Jun 30, 2008
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Box office
- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $100,018,837
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $38,531,374
- Jun 8, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $204,313,400
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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