You Don't Mess with the Zohan
You Don't Mess with the Zohan is a 2008 American satirical action comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan; written by Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel, and Judd Apatow; produced by Sandler and Jack Giarraputo; and starring Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, and Rob Schneider with supporting roles by Kevin Nealon, Ido Mosseri, Dave Matthews, Michael Buffer, Charlotte Rae, Sayed Badreya, and Daoud Heidami.
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| Directed by | Dennis Dugan |
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| Cinematography | Michael Barrett |
| Edited by | Tom Costain |
| Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Box office | $204.3 million |
It is the fourth film to include a collaboration of Sandler as actor and Dugan as director. The film tells the story of a superhuman Israeli counter-terrorist commando who fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream of becoming a hairstylist in the United States while contending with a crooked businessman, a superhuman terrorist arch-rival, and the grudge of a certain taxi driver.
Produced by Happy Madison Productions, You Don't Mess with the Zohan was released by Columbia Pictures in the United States on June 6, 2008. Despite the film's mixed reviews, it was a box office success, grossing $204.3 million worldwide from a $90 million budget.