You Don't Mess with the Zohan
You Don't Mess with the Zohan is a 2008 American action black comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, produced by Adam Sandler, written by Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Robert Smigel, and starring Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, and Rob Schneider. It was the fourth film that included a collaboration of Sandler as actor and Dugan as director. The film revolves around Zohan Dvir (Hebrew: זוהן דביר), an Israeli army counterterrorist commando who fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream of becoming a hairstylist in New York City. It was released on June 6, 2008, in the US and on August 15, 2008, in the UK. The film grossed $204.3 million worldwide from a $90 million budget.
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| Story by | Adam Sandler
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| Running time | 113 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $90 million
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| Box office | $204.3 million
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The Phantom: No no no no no... I feel no pain!
- Zohan was loosely based on Nezi Arbib, a hairstylist and former Israeli soldier in Solana Beach, CA. Arbib taught Adam Sandler and the film crew different hairstyling techniques, while Sandler learned Arbib's mannerisms.
- (at around 1h 40 mins) Adam Sandler's daughter Sadie Sandler and wife Jackie Sandler make an appearance at the end of the movie. His daughter is seen taking a "Goat Ride", while his wife holds onto her.
- "Shabah" (the text on Phantom's headband) means "ghost" or "phantom" in Arabic.
- The opening scene on a Tel-Aviv beach strongly references the film Metzitzim (1973) 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.
- The Arabic text on The Phantom's head band spells SH-B-H, or 'Shabbah'.
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