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...Mess with the Zohan, 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, 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...
...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 Jesus: Purple polyester bowling suit...
...Omarova laughs. "Maybe there is an old American tradition that you give bowls to honored people?" she asks tentatively. Finding the answer might be considered a worthy mission for Ambassador Borat...