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You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

PG_13  113 min  -  Action | Comedy | Drama   -  6 June 2008 (USA)
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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

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler ...
John Turturro ...
Phantom
Emmanuelle Chriqui ...
Nick Swardson ...
Lainie Kazan ...
Ido Mosseri ...
Rob Schneider ...
Dave Matthews ...
Michael Buffer ...
Charlotte Rae ...
Sayed Badreya ...
Daoud Heidami ...
Kevin Nealon ...
Robert Smigel ...
Dina Doron Dina Doron ...
Zohan's Mother (as Dina Doronne)
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Storyline

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... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)  

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Plot Keywords:

Palestinian | Hair Stylist | Israeli | New York City | Landlord  | See more »

Taglines:

Lather. Rinse. Save the world. See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

No te metas con Zohan See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$38,531,374 (USA) (8 June 2008) (3462 Screens)

Gross:

$100,018,837 (USA) (7 September 2008)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Adam Sandler's daughter Sadie Sandler and wife Jackie Sandler make an appearance at the end of the movie. His daughter is seen taking a "Goat Ride", while his wife holds onto her. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: 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. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Danny: You don't mess with the Zohan!
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Connections

References What Women Want (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"I'll Be Lovin' You Long Time"
Written by Mariah Carey, Aldrin Davis, Crystal Johnson, Mark DeBarge and Etterlene Jordan
Performed by Mariah Carey
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Contains a Sample of "Stay With Me"
Performed by DeBarge
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises See more »