You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008
PG-13
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

218K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Slapstick Action Comedy

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.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

218K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,955

708

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

Trivia
Zohan 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.

Quotes
Michael: What are you? Bionic?
Zohan: No, no, no, no, no, I only like the girls... Thanks anyways.

Alternate versions
The unrated version runs almost four minutes longer than the theatrical version and includes many extended scenes.

Connections
Featured in Getaway: Episode #17.19 (2008)

Soundtracks
Ma 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.

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Featured review

7/10

If you need cheering up, this shocking film will make you chuckle.

Why do I listen to what's top 3 on Netflix!!! There's always an Adam Sandler film in the top ten. For good reason I suppose, he's very likeable, and produces a certain kind of film.

I was in the mood for watching a film, which didn't need me to think or use my brain in any way, shape or form, this did the job, I laughed at the sheer nonsense.

Under normal circumstances, I probably wouldn't watch it, but after a tough day, it made me laugh, and made me switch off.

It's awful, and I will never be able to unsee Sandler's butt, but I chuckled the whole way through it. 7/10.