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You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) 5.5
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5.5/10 from 146,284 users
Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 377 user | 197 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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| Emmanuelle Chriqui | ... | ||
| Nick Swardson | ... | ||
| Lainie Kazan | ... | ||
| Ido Mosseri | ... | ||
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| Dave Matthews | ... | ||
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| Charlotte Rae | ... | ||
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Daoud Heidami | ... | |
| Kevin Nealon | ... | ||
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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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Country:
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6 June 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$90,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$38,531,374 (USA) (6 June 2008)Gross:
£5,200,666 (UK) (5 September 2008)Company Credits
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Written by Jonas Berggren (as Jonas Petter Berggren)
Performed by Ace of Base
Courtesy of Playground Music Scandinavia AB
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Co-writer Robert Smigel revealed that the movie was mostly written in the year 2000, but it was delayed after 9/11 due to the terrorist themes in the film. See more »Goofs
(at around 1h 15 mins) When Salim calls The Phantom to tell him about the Zohan being in US, he dials a very long phone number using a regular wireless telephone, yet he sends a picture using a cell phone. See more »Soundtracks
Hallo HalloWritten by Jonas Berggren (as Jonas Petter Berggren)
Performed by Ace of Base
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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.