You Don't Mess With the Zohan

Jorden · Post by **Jorden** » 01 Jan 2008 12:10

Official website is up:

http://www.youdontmesswiththezohan.com/

There's a trailer too. No footbag in the clip unfortunately. It's gonna be a really weird movie.

The Zohan page on wikipedia mentions the footbag tournament in the synopsis though.

JM

max · Post by **max** » 02 Jan 2008 07:59

A couple of searches turned this up:

More About You Don't Mess with the Zohan

There is a minor theme in this movie about footbag (hackie sack) and
in one scene Adam Sanler is walking through an airport and a group
of Lebanese terrorists surround him and start footbaging and
it is really silly.

A close friend of mine footbags and is in the stanford footbag
club and the movie needed more footbagers, so my friend, along
with several other footbagers, were invited to Las Angeles and
he got to play as a Lebanese terrorist footbager. He will also
get to meet Adam Sanler in person.

It also seems that some Chaos members took part in this. This is the first time I hear about this movie.

ville · Post by **ville** » 02 Jan 2008 11:22

PT tells the whole story in the chaos footbag blog:

http://chaosfootbag.com/

LinoSphere · Post by **LinoSphere** » 03 Jan 2008 10:28

I also have quite a story to tell about this silly movie... will do so when I have time.

Jorden · Post by **Jorden** » 25 Apr 2008 19:40

On June 6th, Footbag and Hollywood collide for the first time in many years.

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/youd ... index.html

Will it be good? Bad? Terrible? Who knows.

Mark your calendars.

JM

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 25 Apr 2008 19:51

it has an interesting plot, its going to be wierd to see how they tied footbag, and the plot together, or if its just in the background or something.

interesting.

King Monkey · Post by **King Monkey** » 25 Apr 2008 21:18

How does that have anything to do with footbag? I dont get it.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 25 Apr 2008 22:30

King Monkey wrote:How does that have anything to do with footbag? I dont get it.

http://www.modified.in/footbag/viewtopi ... han#362311

King Monkey · Post by **King Monkey** » 27 Apr 2008 01:35

Ah sweet nice one thanks

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 27 Apr 2008 11:44

I know the answers to these questions . . . because I'm in it

But its best if you just go and watch it when it comes out. The comedy will probably be very over the top like Happy Madison or some of Sandler's other early productions. You'll probably recognize a few footbag players in the movie, and there are silly foot skills demonstrated throughout.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 27 Apr 2008 11:47

Forgot to mention:

Emily's b-day is also June 6th, so we will likely be celebrating the movie's premier with her birthday. If you make it to Santa Cruz, you can watch the movie in the theater with us and 50 or so footbag afficionados, friends, etc.

KronoKicker · Post by **KronoKicker** » 27 Apr 2008 13:15

Gordon was talking about this with me at GRASS. Definitely going to go see it, he was telling me 10 footbag players auditioned and they all got parts. I like Sandler's movies so it should be some good stuff.

Jorden · Post by **Jorden** » 28 Apr 2008 10:01

Not all footbaggers that auditioned got parts.

the Executioner · Post by **the Executioner** » 28 Apr 2008 14:31

Not all footbaggers who got parts auditioned.

quadgun · Post by **quadgun** » 28 Apr 2008 14:52

All footbaggers parts who got auditioned, not.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 28 Apr 2008 16:12

it wasn't about individual skill, it was about the look. The auditioners needed to look in some way middle eastern-esque.

dyalander · Post by **dyalander** » 28 Apr 2008 18:22

Damn, I would have been perfect!

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 29 Apr 2008 19:35

That's great that there are footbaggers in this movie. Well done all. However it looks like an awful movie. Of course I will watch it, I'm just looking forward to the day when there are footbag scenes in movies that I would enjoy without the footbag.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 10 May 2008 18:35

If you visit
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/youd ... index.html
you can navigate to the hacky sack tournament portion and view myself and Red Husted as players 6 and 7 in the line-up!

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 10 May 2008 18:43

It's official, footbag has gone big league!

You Don't Mess With the Zohan

You Don't Mess With the Zohan

You Don't Mess With the Zohan, June 6th