* ActorSharedBackground: Much like Zohan, Creator/AdamSandler is Jewish.
* DyeingForYourArt: While much of Zohan's [[LeParkour physical prowess]] was the result of stuntmen and serious suspension of disbelief, Creator/AdamSandler got into the best shape of his life (with a full-on six pack and HeroicBuild) to play the Israeli SuperSoldier.
* FakeNationality:
** Most of the Palestinian characters in the movie, who are portrayed mainly by Jewish actors.
*** Italian Creator/JohnTurturro as the Palestinian Phantom.
*** Canadian Jew of Moroccan descent Creator/EmmanuelleChriqui as Dalia.
*** Half-Jewish, half-Filipino Creator/RobSchneider as Salim.
*** The only actor on cast who is actually from the region is Israeli Ido Mosseri, who plays Oori.
** Creator/AdamSandler as Zohan Davir. Although he is Jewish, Sandler is American and not Israeli.
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/AdamSandler did a lot of the butterfly swimming stunt[[note]]He was hanging off of wires suspended on a truss extending from a boat and was lifted in and out of the water repeatedly while the boat traveled at high speeds[[/note]] himself, as evidenced by the closeups.
* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The movie was planned as early as 2000, but after 9/11, the filmmakers felt it in poor taste to do a comedy with middle eastern characters.
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