You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Rated) (2008)
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37% of critics liked it
(184 reviews) -
50% of users liked it
(362,196 ratings)
Judd Apatow teams up with his former roommate Adam Sandler to write a star comedy vehicle for the actor in You Don't Mess With the Zohan, the tale of an Israeli commando who fakes his own death so he can follow his dream -- to be a hairstylist in New York City. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and… More Judd Apatow teams up with his former roommate Adam Sandler to write a star comedy vehicle for the actor in You Don't Mess With the Zohan, the tale of an Israeli commando who fakes his own death so he can follow his dream -- to be a hairstylist in New York City. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry's Dennis Dugan directs for Happy Madison Productions and Columbia Pictures. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dennis Dugan
- Written By
- Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jun 6, 2008 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
The ideas and some of the individual bits in Zohan work, but the crudeness of the execution undermines the results.
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David Jenkins, Time Out
Another sloppily concocted and naggingly non-controversial pretext for Sandler to pelvic thrust his way though a succession of increasingly wacky fish-out-of-water situations.
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Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Zohan is both exponentially stranger than Larry and about twice as amusing.
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David Denby, New Yorker
This moviegoer has no trouble with lowbrow comedy. The problem with Zohan, however, is that it's like a kid who tells you a silly joke, gets a laugh, and immediately tells the same joke again.
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, Ebert & Roeper
I'm all for politically incorrect humor, but there has to be humor in the political incorrectness, and I didn't get it here.
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Cast
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Adam Sandler
as Zohan
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John Turturro
as Phantom
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Emmanuelle Chriqui
as Dalia
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Nick Swardson
as Michael
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Lainie Kazan
as Gail
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Ido Mosseri
as Oori
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Rob Schneider
as Salim
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Dave Matthews
as James
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Michael Buffer
as Walbridge
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Charlotte Rae
as Mrs. Greenhouse
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Sayed Badreya
as Hamdi
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Daoud Heidami
as Nasi
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Kevin Nealon
as Kevin
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Robert Smigel
as Yosi
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Dina Doron
as Zohan's Mother
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Shelley Berman
as Zohan's Father
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Chris Rock
as Taxi Driver
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Mariah Carey
as Mariah Carey
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John McEnroe
as John McEnroe
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George Takei
as Goerge Takei
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Bruce Vilanch
as Bruce Vilanch
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John Paul De Joria
as Paul Mitchell
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Alec Mapa
as Claude
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Ahmed Ahmed
as Waleed
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Ben Wise
as Yitzhak
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John Farley
as Tom
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Joseph Marshak
as Pinchas
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Guri Weinberg
as Aharon
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Danny A. Abeckaser
as Ze'ev
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Ido Ezra
as Hassan
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Mousa Kraish
as Bashir
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Roni Levy
as Ephraim
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Reuven Bar-Yotam
as Levi
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Barry Livingston
as Gray Kleibolt
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Rick Gifford
as Philip
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Daniel Browning Smith
as Real Estate Agent
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Tyler Spindel
as Doorman
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Julia Wolov
as Mariah's Assistant
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Dana Min Goodman
as Mariah's Assistant
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Todd Holland
as Fred
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Kevin Grady
as Coleman
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Bobby Tisdale
as Skizzy
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Herzl Tobey
as Commander
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Ori Pfeffer
as Second Commander
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Alex Luria
as Koby
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Guy Oseary
as Avi
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Yinon Sapir
as Danny
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Donna Feldman
as Michal
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Yamit Sol
as Dorit
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Naama Nativ
as Sara
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Dennis Dugan
as Homeless Guy
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Gerry Del Sol
as Exploded Shop Owner
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Shulie Cowen
as Debbie
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Maysoon Zayed
as Nadira
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Helen Siff
as Mrs. Skitzer
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Betty Murphy
as Mrs. Haynes
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Cynthia Frost
as Mrs. Paulson
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Anna Berger
as Older Lady In Salon
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Susan Grace
as Older Lady In Salon
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Bunny Levine
as Older Lady In Salon
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Norma Michaels
as Older Lady In Salon
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Margie Loomis
as Older Lady In Salon
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Carol Schlanger
as Older Lady In Salon
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Edith Wolfrey
as Older Lady In Salon
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Phoebe Dorin
as Older Lady In Salon
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Lina So
as Hip Salon Receptionist
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Eloise Dejoria
as Blonde At Salon
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Vanessa Long
as Catty Hairdresser
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Donielle Artese
as African American Salon Owner
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Adria Tennor
as Kids' Salon Owner
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Blake Bertrand
as Little Boy
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Sid Ganis
as Doctor
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Laurie Meghan Phelps
as Plus SIze Girl At Disco
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Kenneth Greenaway
as DJ
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Constance Barron
as First Woman In Cab
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Kristen Lowman
as First Woman In Cab
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Penelope Windust
as Second Woman In Cab
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Kathleen Noone
as Second Woman In Cab
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Christopher Innvar
as Angry Tall Driver
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Ray Garvey
as Truck Driver
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Barbara Ann Davison
as Dog Owner
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Eric Lamonsoff
as Hamdi's Passenger
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Corinna Wiles
as Boy Customer
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Jennifer De Minco
as Agruing Female Customer
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Nicole Bennett
as Walbridge's Girlfriend
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Edmund Lyndeck
as Pharmacist
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Lily Javaherpour
as Inaz
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Kristina Haddad
as Hamdi's Wife
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Larry Marko
as Phantom's Trainer
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Anne Marie Howard
as Reporter
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Veerta Motiani
as Beach Girl
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Billy Concha
as Kayaker
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Marco Kahn
as Terrorist With Hand
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Saman Sagheb
as Disco Merchant
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Latif Marotti
as Disco Merchant
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Christian Reeve
as Disco Merchant
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