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You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) 5.5
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5.5/10 from 105,747 users
Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 361 user | 193 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist. Director:Dennis Dugan |
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Cast
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| Adam Sandler | ... | ||
| John Turturro | ... |
Phantom
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| Emmanuelle Chriqui | ... | ||
| Nick Swardson | ... | ||
| Lainie Kazan | ... | ||
| Ido Mosseri | ... | ||
| Rob Schneider | ... | ||
| Dave Matthews | ... | ||
| Michael Buffer | ... | ||
| Charlotte Rae | ... | ||
| Sayed Badreya | ... | ||
| Daoud Heidami | ... | ||
| Kevin Nealon | ... | ||
| Robert Smigel | ... | ||
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Dina Doron | ... |
Zohan's Mother
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Zohan Dvir works as a Special Agent and lives with his orthodox parents in Israel. He wants to give up this life full of dangerous encounters with Palestinians. While in the process of apprehending a Palestinian activist known simply as the Phantom, he fakes his death, hides in a dog-kennel on a plane bound for New York, and decides to try his hand as a hair-stylist. He is refused employment initially, but when he offers to work for free, Dahlia hires him as a cleaner. When a hair-stylist named Debbie quits, Zohan replaces her, winning over elderly female clientèle, and falling in love with Dahlia herself. Before Zohan could propose to her, Dahlia's landlord, Walbridge, who has been raising rents regularly, hires skinhead goons to terrorize the neighborhood, creates misunderstandings between Jews, Muslims, Arabs, and Palestinians, and drives them out, so as to enable him to construct a new building which is topped by a roller coaster. When Zohan decides to confront these skinheads, he... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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Lather. Rinse. Save the world. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
6 June 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$90,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,520,637 (UK) (15 August 2008)Gross:
£5,200,666 (UK) (5 September 2008)Company Credits
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Written by Mauro Malavasi, Stefano Micheli, Henrik Korpi, Mathias Wollo, Sara Dallin (as Sarah Dallin) and Keren Woodward
Performed by Bananarama
Courtesy of The Lab/A&G Productions
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Most of the guns used by the Zohan and the terrorists in the film are weapons manufactured by Israeli Military Industries (such as the Uzi submachine gun, Galil assault rifle, and the Jericho 941 and Desert Eagle handguns). See more »Goofs
The headband of the Phantom has the word Phantom written on it in Arabic. In the early scenes, the letters are not connected, whereas later on they are. (All Arabic words when written are connected - if not it is just a collection of letters that mean nothing.) See more »Soundtracks
"Look On The Floor/Hypnotic Dance"Written by Mauro Malavasi, Stefano Micheli, Henrik Korpi, Mathias Wollo, Sara Dallin (as Sarah Dallin) and Keren Woodward
Performed by Bananarama
Courtesy of The Lab/A&G Productions
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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.