MOVIE · 2008

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

ActionAdventureComedy113 min

An elite Israeli counterterrorism soldier fakes his own death and heads to Manhattan to start over as a hairstylist, swapping military missions for blowouts, salon chatter, and a carefully hidden past. Adam Sandler is Zohan, whose dream of cutting hair proves harder to protect once an Arab cab driver recognizes him and puts his new life at risk. With John Turturro and Emmanuelle Chriqui in the mix, the film pushes its fish-out-of-water setup into a collision of action spoof, New York culture clash, and oversized salon comedy.