Adam Sandler Lampoons Mel Gibson In "Zohan"

Adam Sandler's new movie "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" comes out Friday, and inside Sandler pokes fun at Mel "sugar tits" Gibson, who uttered antisemitic sentiments when arrested for drunk driving in July 2006. In the film, Sandler plays an Israeli soldier turned New York hairdresser.

Fox writes of the film;

But right up front is this: a two-pronged attack on Mel Gibson for his anti-Semitic comments of a couple of years ago. When Gibson sees "Zohan," I think it's pretty clear he won't be laughing. He probably also won't be doing business with either Sony or Sandler ever again.

I'm quite sure that Sandler doesn't care, and I suppose Sony doesn't either. Gibson is considered pretty much radioactive in Hollywood following his whole Malibu arrest and rant, his subsequent unconvincing mea culpa to Diane Sawyer, and his further sightings in alcohol friendly situations.

But Sandler and writers Judd Apatow and Rob Smigel don't go easy on him. At least twice in "Zohan" they hold Gibson up for ridicule. In one instance he's the punchline for a joke. In another, more explicitly, his movies are used to underscore the neo Nazi rantings of a redneck played by rocker Dave Matthews.

MSNBC writes of Matthews' character:
"A band of Mel Gibson-loving racist rednecks (led by Dave Matthews)"

And from Arizona:
At least Sandler practices equal opportunity offensiveness, mocking stereotypes of Jews and Arabs with equal aplomb, and taking several digs at Mel Gibson and his raging xenophobia.

Decide for yourself when the movie opens. The trailer is below:

Comments

[eahce]

Just more garbage sandler puts out under the heading of entertainment. I can't understand sandlers staying power after putting out soo many terrible movies.

[ENK727]

Teenagers love his humor. Let's face it most of the people packing the theaters are kids and teens nowadays.

[samguy]

I don't get Sandler either, but then like me, for you 40 is fading from the rear view mirror and 50 is an exit or two away.

[omechengineeru]

its b/c your old and your funny bone has osteoporosis, Sandler is one of the funniest people in hollywood over the age of 25. Sorry but Charlie Chaplin died a few decades ago.... so i understand it will be hard for you to move on... ;D .. but seriously.­... Sandler is funny

[ghop]

I sat through "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry". No funny there, not even a little.
Sandler hits and misses about 50/50. Lots of people have only seen the misses.

[eahce]

I guess comedy is a matter of opinion. sandler rants on Gibson for his racist remarks but does not have any problem himself berating arabs, his so called humor reeks of smug ethnicity which in his case I find nauseating.

[arunachala]

that movie looks kind of racist towards arabs, but it's sandler so it might be funny