Article: Zohan fails to make the cut.(Features)

Article: 'Zohan' Amuses Israelis
The New York Jewish Week;  July 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... t Mess with the Zohan" opened recently ... with a party at a Tel Aviv movie house. But ... opening footage of Tel Aviv beaches helped ... the slapstick of Zohan tying people into ... the same time, Zohan's eventual romance ... Joshua Mitnick/Tel Aviv

Article: Israelis flattered by `The Zohan' movie
AP Worldstream;  June 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... musicians featured in the film. The Zohan, as he's known, is Israel ... so it should be over soon. Zohan doesn't buy it, so he fakes ... At Wednesday's premiere in Tel Aviv, the packed crowd burst out ... of their behavior _ like when Zohan brushes his teeth with hummus ...

Article: Israelis are fans of the Zohan.(Entertainment)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  June 25, 2008 ;     468 words ...In Zohan Dvir, Israelis have a Hollywood ... You Don't Mess With the Zohan looks to be a big hit in the ... of them. At the premiere in Tel Aviv, the packed crowd burst out ... their behaviour - like when Zohan brushes his teeth with hummus ...

Article: 'Zohan' stereotypes, Holy Land laughs.(Arts & ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  June 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... HELLER - Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel - In Zohan Dvir, Israelis have ... should be over soon. Zohan doesn't buy it, so ... Wednesday's premiere in Tel Aviv, the packed crowd burst ... behavior - like when Zohan brushes his teeth with ...

Article: Go Ahead and Mess with 'Zohan'
Solares Hill;  June 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... homeless guy). Sandler based his Zohan character on three former Israeli ... You Don't Mess with the Zohan" was being made, it was known ... as the "Israeli" movie. A Tel Aviv newspaper reported that while ... come out on equal terms, even Zohan and the Phantom making peace ...

Article: Perm warfare; Sandler fans in for commando performance with ...
The Boston Herald;  June 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Waterboy, is the eponymous Zohan, Israeli counterterrorist agent extraordinaire. Not only is Zohan impervious to pain and capable ... Arabic), he dances along a Tel Aviv beach, his enormous bulge gyrating ... Turturro). But the truth is Zohan secretly studies a Paul Mitchell ...

Article: You Don't Mess With the Zohan
The Village Voice;  June 4, 2008 ;     439 words ... ... You Don't Mess With the Zohan pronounces the Middle East fair ... their bravely smiling dates, Zohan comes in a curiously arcane ... induce thigh-slapping among Tel Aviv elders or Jewish-Americans ... crazed good-heartedness to Zohan (renamed Scrappy Coco) as ...