You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

Directed by

Dennis Dugan

Genre

action film, parody film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 4,105 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Israeli special forces soldier fakes his death to move to New York City and work as a hairstylist. He tries to adapt to civilian life while dealing with a Palestinian cab driver who is his rival.

sillygoofyenergeticabsurdplayfullightheartedsatiricalover-the-top

What happens

You Don't Mess with the Zohan is a 2008 American satirical action comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and written by Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel, and Judd Apatow. Sandler also stars, alongside John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, and Rob Schneider. It is the fourth collaboration of Sandler and Dugan. The film follows an IDF super soldier (Sandler), who fakes his own death to pursue his dream of becoming a hairstylist in the United States. Produced by Happy Madison Productions, You Don't Mess with the Zohan was released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States on June 6, 2008. Despite the film's mixed reviews, it was a box office success, grossing $204 million worldwide from a $90 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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