You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

Voti degli utenti:

5.7/10   

Regista:

Dennis Dugan

Scrittori (WGA):

Adam Sandler (written by) &
Robert Smigel (written by) ...

Data di uscita:

6 giugno 2008 (USA)

Genere:

Azione | Commedia | Drammatico

Slogan:

Lather. Rinse. Save the world.

Plot:

An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.

Plot Keywords:

Palestinian | Soldier | Israeli | New York City | Landlord

Premi:

1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

At some point, people must learn to just sit back and enjoy a film

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Zohan Dvir
John Turturro	...	The Phantom / Fartoshi
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Dahlia
Nick Swardson	...	Michael
Lainie Kazan	...	Gail
Ido Mosseri	...	Oori
Rob Schneider	...	Salim
Dave Matthews	...	James
Michael Buffer	...	Walbridge
Charlotte Rae	...	Mrs. Greenhouse
Keana Texeira	...	Rock-throwing Girl
Sayed Badreya	...	Hamdi
Daoud Heidami	...	Nasi
Kevin Nealon	...	Kevin
Robert Smigel	...	Yosi

Alias:

Zohan - Tutte le donne vengono al pettine (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity.

Durata:

113 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Ebraico

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Divieti:

Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44058) | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-13 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | 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 | Austria:12 | Denmark:7 | Iceland:10

Luoghi riprese:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Compagnia:

Happy Madison Productions

Curiosità:

The opening scene on a Tel-Aviv beach strongly references the film Metzitzim (1972) 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.

Errori:

Errori commessi da personaggi (possibili errori deliberatamente inseriti dai cineasti): Zohan holds his scissors incorrectly throughout the entire film. His ring finger should be in the tanged hole of the scissor as that is the proper way to use a pair of hair cutting scissors.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Danny: You don't mess with the Zohan!

Collegamenti:

include Touch of Evil (1958)

Colonna sonora:

Pump Up The Jam

At some point, people must learn to just sit back and enjoy a film

I've been a fan of Adam Sandler for much of my life. . . all the way back to his SNL and 'Airheads' days. I've seen him go through many phases, from some great films like 'Punch-Drunk Love,' 'Reign Over Me,' and 'Big Daddy' to some of his lower-end films like 'Eight Crazy Nights' and 'Little Nicky.'

'You Don't Mess With the Zohan' is not one of his best films, but it's still enjoyable. Personally, I'd place it along the comedic quality of 'Billy Madison'. . . contains mostly sight gags and juvenile humour. But, c'mon. . . sometimes that's what we need. Our world is going to Hell, so shouldn't we have some relief from the pain and torment we must witness on a daily basis? No. It's not a great film. But it's funny and stupid and entertaining. And that's the reason to see it. . . don't expect a comedic masterpiece like 'His Girl Friday' or 'Forrest Gump.' Expect what the film actually as and accept it as such. . . if it's not for you, then it wasn't MEANT for you.

Final verdict: 6.5/10.