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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   30,068 votes
Director:
Dennis Dugan
Writers (WGA):
Adam Sandler (written by) &
Robert Smigel (written by) ...
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Release Date:
6 June 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy more
Tagline:
Lather. Rinse. Save the world. more
Plot:
An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(36 articles)
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User Comments:
I haven't laughed this hard in quite a long time.... more

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 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity.
Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Hebrew
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44058) | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-13 | Canada:14A (Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:11 | Argentina:16 | India:A (cinema release) | Peru:14
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Trivia:
Adam Sandler's character Zohan was loosely based off of a real-life hairstylist named Nezi Arbib in Solana Beach of San Diego, California. Sandler and the film crew came to the stylist (who was in fact a former Israeli soldier turned stylist) in order for Sandler himself to learn different hairstyling techniques and mannerisms. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Zohan paralyzes the child in the barber chair by pinching his shoulder, the child falls forward with his hands in his lap and passes out. Moments later the comatose child is shown with his hands cushioning his face. more
Quotes:
Zohan: [the limo passenger is battered about as Zohan hits warp-factor 10 speeding through the streets] Don't worry! I will lose them!
Limousine Passenger: Nobody's following us!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Steve Carell/Usher (#33.12)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Jimmy Jimmy more

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144 out of 247 people found the following comment useful:-
I haven't laughed this hard in quite a long time...., 9 June 2008
7/10
Author: Troy (Troy2Slick) from Toronto, Ontario

The critics are out in full force and tearing this movie a new one. I can understand some of the criticism, it's a brainless comedy chop full of cliché jokes, stereotypes, crude toilet humor, so it's to be expected that it's going to receive a lot of negativity.

With that said, that's exactly why I loved this movie so much. I'm a movie buff, have over 2,000 DVDs in my collection. I love virtually every movie genre there is. So, I knew full well what I was getting myself into before I paid my ten dollars and a Coke the size of Zohan's crotch.

What I loved about this movie so much, was that the jokes never stopped coming. I've watched all of Sandlers movies, many of them have long breaks of nothing much to get in stitches about. Sandler is the type of actor that I look to for this sort of humor. When you're having a bad day and want to watch a brainless, popcorn flick that will most likely have you cracking up virtually the entire movie, then I suggest you see this movie as soon as possible.

This is another reason why I love Sandler so much. He's not afraid to push the envelope to garner a laugh. He knows he's capable of doing a more serious role and have success. I know how good he was in Punch-Drunk Love and Reign Over Me, but he's very versatile and I can't complain about an actor with that quality.

I gave this a 7 out of 10, I'm not afraid to admit that I liked the Zohan.., and I certainly wouldn't mess with him!

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