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James Snyder](https://time.com/author/s-james-snyder/) Jun 5, 2008 4:00 AM UTC When the very first trailers hit the Web for [_You Don’t Mess with the Zohan,_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwoBOd1MVIg) the latest Adam Sandler comedy readying for its North American release this Friday, more than a few movie buffs caught the whiff of something familiar. There were some who saw in Sandler’s shaggy new look and scattered speech patterns, similarities to [Borat,](/time/arts/article/0,8599,1534437,00.html) the fictional Kazakhstani television celebrity played by Sacha Baron Cohen in the hit 2006 comedy. Others saw the wording of the title — and the casting of John Turturro as Sandler’s arch-nemesis — and were reminded of 1998’s [_The Big Lebowski._](/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987908,00.html) In that cult hit from the Coen Brothers, Turturro had a small, but memorable part as Jesus Quintana, the Latino bowler, who in perhaps the movie’s most iconic scene stares down The Dude (Jeff Bridges), _Lebowski’s_ sloppy hero. “You said it man,” Jesus barks at one point, trying to intimidate The Dude, [“Nobody f—s with the Jesus.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w034XKUf52o) It is a line of dialogue still repeated today by giggling college students in their dorms — or waiting in line outside midnight screenings — and it seemed to play a factor in the naming of _You Don’t Mess with the Zohan_. Most great (and great-ish and not-so-great) art finds inspiration in what has come before, even if it’s just in the eyes of the viewers. So in hopes of understanding the style and strut of Zohan — an undercover Israeli Mossad agent who leaves a life of violence to set up shop as a New York hairdresser — we take a look back at two other cult cinematic icons: Borat, and Jesus. (Full-disclosure: This kind of article was totally ripped off, er, inspired by _Entertainment Weekly_) **DISTRACTING FACIAL HAIR:** Zohan: Goatee Borat: Mustache Jesus: Goatee **UNUSUAL WARDROBE:** Zohan: Tank top and jean shorts Borat: [Gray suit, tie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvQScRuZj9s&feature=related) Jesus: [Purple polyester bowling suit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc2WzgwbwLI&feature=related) **SILLY SPORT:** Zohan: Hacky sack Borat: [Rodeo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okn%5FlJnPMWw) Jesus: Bowling **AWKWARDNESS:** Zohan: Enters a Paul Mitchell salon and demands a job: is mocked by the employees as he disco dances his way out of the shop Borat: Sings the national anthem at a southern rodeo, gets booed by the crowd as he deliberately botches the words. Jesus: Walks his new California neighborhood to introduce himself as a sex offender **SLOW-MO SEXINESS:** Zohan: Rubs his crotch on his female customers during their shampoo and rinse Jesus: Performs a celebratory dance after making a strike on the bowling lanes **CELEBRITY CRUSH:** Zohan: Mariah Carey, who shows up for a quick performance Borat: [Pamela Anderson, who runs out of a book signing screaming](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FvaRKtpN7kQ) **USING THE TONGUE:** Zohan: Flirts with a customer in the salon and licks off her earrings Jesus: Licks his bowling ball for luck **BEST USE OF BIRTHDAY SUIT:** Zohan: Nude while barbecuing on the beach Borat: Naked as he streaks through the annual meeting of the Mortgage Brokers’ Association **FUN WITH FIREARMS:** Zohan: Longs to put down the guns for the scissors of a hairstylist Borat: Announces to a giddy rodeo audience that his nation of Kazakhstan support America’s “war of terror” Jesus: Threatens friends of The Dude by saying he’ll steal away their guns, stick them where the sun don’t shine, and [“pull the trigger ’til it goes click”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w034XKUf52o) **FILM’S QUOTABLE QUOTE:** Zohan: “No one giggles at the Zohan” Borat: [“It’s _niiiiice!_“](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kv-NwwMEL8) Jesus: “You said it man, no one f—s with the Jesus” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6908994/something-familiar-about-the-zohan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6908994/something-familiar-about-the-zohan/"},"headline":"Something Familiar About the Zohan?","datePublished":"2008-06-05T04:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-22T07:21:22.829Z","description":"When the very first trailers hit the Web for You Don't Mess with the Zohan, the latest Adam Sandler comedy readying for its North American...","url":"https://time.com/archive/6908994/something-familiar-about-the-zohan/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61f156860f300677/698a4ad7011682f4d8984924/360_zohan_triptych_0605.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"S. 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