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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   41,902 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:
(76 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:
Very 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 allowed to shampoo the hair of Mrs. Skitzer, he initially lays her back and visibly moves her long hair into the washing sink. In the very next cut, her hair is outside of the sink again. Then when he pulls the purple cover up over her body, her hair is again back inside the sink. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Danny: You don't mess with the Zohan!
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Movie Connections:
References Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Beautiful Life more

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75 out of 132 people found the following comment useful:-
Very Funny, 13 June 2008
9/10
Author: andiron from Austin, Texas

I have been coming to IMDb for movie reviews for a few years now and have never commented on a movie...until now. I must say that I was personally a bit confused when I saw the rating on this movie. I expected it to be much higher. (currently a 5.8) The theater was packed on the day I went to see this (opening weekend)...and I went with 6 other people. All of us laughed a lot and left the theater talking about how we thought it was a very funny movie. Consistently the remarks were that we didn't expect it to be so good! The laughs in the theater were very loud and seemed to be coming from throughout the auditorium. Perhaps this humor isn't for everyone but it never occurred to me until now that there would be so many lower ratings. I say this because I most always feel the reviews here at IMDb are right on and rely upon them for my movie going choices. My wife feels the same way about this...very confused at the lower score. Oh well...each to their own as humor is unique to each individual. My recommendation: For anyone considering this movie...if you like Adam Sandler, over the top sexual humor and just plain weird material....see this movie.

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