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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Adam Sandler (written by) &
Robert Smigel (written by) ...
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Release Date:
6 June 2008 (USA) 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 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(83 articles)
Comedy Central Picks Up Nick Swardson's Sketch Series
(From MovieWeb. 29 October 2009, 11:17 AM, PDT)
Sandler 'struggled filming serious scenes'
(From digitalspy. 24 August 2009, 1:39 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
It Was Funny more (318 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Adam Sandler | ... | Zohan Dvir | |
| John Turturro | ... | The Phantom / Fatoush | |
| Emmanuelle Chriqui | ... | Dahlia | |
| Nick Swardson | ... | Michael | |
| Lainie Kazan | ... | Gail | |
| Ido Mosseri | ... | Oori | |
| Rob Schneider | ... | Salim | |
| Dave Matthews | ... | James | |
| Michael Buffer | ... | Walbridge | |
| Charlotte Rae | ... | Mrs. Greenhouse | |
| Keana Texeira | ... | Rock-throwing Girl | |
| Sayed Badreya | ... | Hamdi | |
| Daoud Heidami | ... | Nasi | |
| Kevin Nealon | ... | Kevin | |
| Robert Smigel | ... | Yosi |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity.
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Runtime:
113 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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 Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | 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 | New Zealand:M
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Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA more
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Some of the jokes in the film are directly related to an old Saturday Night Live sketch, entitled "Sabra Price is Right". The sketch aired on 05/09/92 and the show was hosted by Tom Hanks. The specific jokes include the recurring "Disco! Disco! Good! Good!" saying, as well as "No-no-no-no-no-no". Also, the entire sketch revolves around bidding on cheap electronics that the host claims to have "Sony guts", or a variation of that brand, very similar to the electronics store salesmen in Zohan. The SNL sketch included many of the actors who appear in Zohan - 'Adam Sandler', 'Rob Schneider', Robert Smigel, Kevin Nealon, and 'Chris Rock'. more
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Continuity: When Zohan leaves Dahlia's salon, the Paul Mitchell book he's holding is rotated 90 degrees between shots from different perspectives. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Steve Carell/Usher (#33.12)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Excellent more
FAQ
Is there a scene after the credits?A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERS
What are the differences between the theatrical version (pg-13) and the unrated version later released on dvd?
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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.