You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dennis Dugan
Written by	Adam Sandler Robert Smigel Judd Apatow
Produced by	Adam Sandler Jack Giarraputo
Starring	Adam Sandler John Turturro Emmanuelle Chriqui Nick Swardson Lainie Kazan Rob Schneider
Cinematography	Michael Barrett
Edited by	Tom Costain
Music by	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Relativity Media Happy Madison Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	June 6, 2008 (2008-06-06)
Running time	113 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million[2]
Box office	$204.3 million[2]

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.

It is the fourth film to include a collaboration of Sandler as actor and Dugan as director. The film tells the story of an Israeli super soldier and counter-terrorist commando who fakes his own death 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.^[2]