June 6, 2008
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 Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, and Rob Schneider. It was the fourth film that included a collaboration of Sandler as actor and Dugan as director. The film tells the story of an Israeli army counter terrorist commando with superhuman traits who fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream of becoming a hairstylist in New York City while contending with a crooked businessman, a superhuman terrorist, and the grudge of a taxi driver.
Produced by Happy Madison Productions, You Don't Mess with the Zohan was released on June 6, 2008, in the United States, and on August 15, 2008, in the United Kingdom, by Columbia Pictures. The film was a box office success, grossing $204.3 million worldwide from a $90 million budget. Despite this, however, the film received mixed reviews.
Storyline
Zohan, an Israeli counterterrorist commando, stages his own death when he grows tired of his job and travels to New York City to pursue his lifelong dream of having a career in hairstyling.
Sound Effects Used
- HALF-LIFE 2 WEAPON FALL SOUNDS (Heard thrice when Zohan takes a terrorist's gun apart piece-by-piece before he kicks him.)
- H-B SCI FI - ROCKET BY, NOISY (A small portion or a very similar sound is heard once in a slightly lower volume.)
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140401
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - INDY'S WHIP CRACKS
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE