You Don't Mess with the Zohan [Unrated]

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/2008
UPC:	0043396277465
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	NR
Source:	SONY PICTURES
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:57:00

Special Features

Closed Caption; Commentary with Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel, Rob Schneider & Nick Swardson; Commentary with director Dennis Dugan; Deleted scenes; 10 behind-the-scenes featurettes: Look Who Stopped By, Dugan: The Hand-On Director, The Stunts of Zohan, Dugan Español?, Zohan vs. Phantom, Shooting Baja for Tel Aviv, All American Redneck, From Guns to Scissors, The Robot, Laughing Is Contagious

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Adam Sandler	Zohan
John Turturro	Phantom
Emmanuelle Chriqui	Dalia
Nick Swardson	Michael
Lainie Kazan	Gail
Ido Mosseri	Oori
Rob Schneider	Salim
Dave Matthews	James
Michael Buffer	Walbridge
Charlotte Rae	Mrs. Greenhouse
Sayed Badreya	Hamdi
Daoud Heidami	Nasi
Kevin Nealon	Kevin
Robert Smigel	Yosi
Dina Doronne	Zohan's Mother
Shelley Berman	Zohan's Father
Chris Rock	Cabdriver
Mariah Carey	Herself
John McEnroe	Himself
George Takei	Himself
Bruce Vilanch	Himself
John Paul DeJoria	Himself,Blonde at Salon
Alec Mapa	Claude
Ahmed Ahmed	Waleed
Ben Wise	Yitzhak
John Farley	Tom
Joseph Marshek	Pinchas
Guri Weinberg	Aharon
Danny A. Abeckaser	Ze'ev
Ido Ezra	Hassan
Mousa Kraish	Bashir
Roni Levy	Ephraim
Reuven Bar-Yotam	Levi
Barry Livingston	Gary Kleibolt
Rick Gifford	Philip
Tyler Spindel	Doorman
Julia Wolov	Mariah's Assistant No.1
Dana Min Goodman	Mariah's Assitant No.2
Todd Holland	Fred
Kevin Grady	Coleman
Bobby Tisdale	Skizzy
Herzl Tobey	Commander
Ori Pfeffer	Second Commander
Guy Oseary	Avi
Donna Feldman	Michal
Dennis Dugan	Homeless Guy
Gerry Del Sol	Shop Owner
Shulie Cowen	Debbie
Helen Siff	Mrs. Skitzer
Betty Murphy	Mrs. Haynes
Cynthia Frost	Mrs. Paulson
Anna Berger	Older Lady in Salon No.1
Susan Grace	Older Lady in Salon No.2
Bunny Levine	Older Lady in Salon No.3
Norma Michaels	Older Lady in Salon No.4
Marjorie Loomis	Older Lady in Salon No.5,Older Lady In Salon
Carol Schlanger	Older Lady in Salon No.6
Edith Wolfrey	Older Lady in Salon No.7
Phoebe Dorin	Older Lady in Salon No.8
Lina So	Salon Receptionist
Donielle Artese	African-American Salon Owner
Adria Tennor	Kids' Salon Owner
Sid Ganis	Doctor
Laurie Meghan Phelps	Plus-Sized Girl at Disco
Kenneth Greenaway	DJ
Constance Barron	Woman in First Cab No.1
Kristen Lowman	Woman in First Cab No.2
Penelope Windust	Woman in Second Cab No.1
Kathleen Noone	Woman in Second Cab No.2
Christopher Innvar	Angry Driver
Ray Garvey	Truck Driver
Conner Wiles	Boy Customer
Jennifer De Minco	Arguing Female Customer
Edmund Lyndeck	Pharmacist
Kristina Haddad	Hamdi's Wife
Larry Marko	Phantom's Trainer
Anne Marie Howard	Reporter
Billy Concha	Kayaker
Marco Khan	Terrorist
Daniel Browning Smith	Real Estate Agent
Alex Luria	Koby
Yinon Sapir	Danny
Yamit Sol	Dorit
Naama Nativ	Sara
Maysoon Zayed	Nadira
Vanessa Long	Catty Hairdresser
Blake Bertrand	Little Boy
Barbara Davison	Dog Owner
Eric Lamonsoff	Hamdi's Passenger
Corinna Wiles	Boy Customer
Nicole Bennett	Walbridge's Girlfriend
Lily Javaherpour	Inaz
Veerta Motiani	Beach Girl
Marco Kahn	Terrorist With Hand
Saman Sagheb	Disco Merchant
Latif Marotti	Disco Merchant
Christian Reeve	Disco Merchant
Rupert Gregson-Williams	Composer

Technical Credits

Adam Sandler

Robert Smigel

Judd Apatow

Dennis Dugan	Director
Adam Sandler	Screenwriter,Producer
Robert Smigel	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Judd Apatow	Screenwriter
Barry Bernardi	Executive Producer
Jack Giarraputo	Producer
Sarah Halley Finn	Casting
Randi Hiller	Casting
John C. Hartigan	Special Effects
Ryan Tudhope	Special Effects
Sean Schur	Special Effects
Daniel Arrias	Stunts
Scott Rogers	Stunts
Anita Cannella	Sound Effects
Thomas Causey	Sound Effects
Russell Farmarco	Sound Effects
Marc Glassman	Sound Effects
Michael Barrett	Director

Editorial Reviews

If the key to good comedy is the surprise of seeing something clever and new, then You Don't Mess with the Zohan is really good comedy for about 30 minutes. The impressive screenwriting team of Judd Apatow, Robert Smigel, and Adam Sandler dreamed up a truly unique character for Sandler to play: an Israeli super-spy capable of outrageous feats of cunning, acrobatics, physical flexibility, and brute strength. We've never seen a guy quite like this, and for the first act, he leaps between buildings, punches through walls, punishes bad guys, and lures babes, all without ever breaking a sweat. Sandler is downright alluring in his full beard, flowing curls, tattered shirt, and cut-off blue jeans, and the character exudes effortless cool. So it's an inevitable disappointment when the action shifts to New York, and the Zohan takes residency in a salon owned by a Palestinian love interest (Emmanuelle Chriqui) to live out his dream of becoming a hairdresser. Not only does he lose the beard and locks in favor of a hairdo several decades out of fashion, but he adds what becomes a trademark additional service for the old ladies who patronize the salon: he boffs them in the back room after completing their haircut. This joke is symbolic of the way the screenwriters lose focus -- not only is it a lot less funny than they think, but they flog it endlessly. At this point, the quick first-act pacing grinds to a halt as the viewer's initial optimism curdles into impatience for the 113-minute running time to expire. Perhaps 113 minutes of the Zohan beating up enemy combatants would have also grown tiresome. But 90 minutes split between culture clashes and fist smashes -- and with much less elderly intercourse -- could have made Zohan special, rather than just sufficient.