# Etan Cohen
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etan cohen (Hebrew: איתן כהן; born March 14, 1974) is an Israeli-American screenwriter and film director, best known for writing the scripts to Tropic Thunder, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Men in Black 3, and Rumble.
== Early life and education ==
Born in Israel to a Jewish family, Cohen grew up in Efrat, Israel, and later on in Sharon, Massachusetts, U.S. He graduated from the Maimonides School and Harvard College, where he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon.
== Career ==
His first produced scripts, in 1995 and 1997, were for Beavis and Butthead, where he was credited as Ethan Cohen.
Etan Cohen
Mike interviews writer/director Etan Cohen of “Idiocracy,” “Tropic Thunder,” and “Get Hard.” Paul Lynde gets cheeky.
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Friday Family Film Night: IDIOCRACY review
In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing IDIOCRACY (2006), from writers Mike Judge and Etan Cohen, the film is directed by Mike Judge. The film follows a remarkably average man, Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson), who wakes up from a military experiment 500 years into the future only to discov…
Idiocracy
Let the Boys Watch! Ben, Robbie, and Ryan typically watch movies that one or all of us have never seen, but sometimes we just watch whatever we want..
It's was Inauguration week...and the winner of our internal poll was 2006's Idiocracy! Written by Mike Judge and Etan Cohen and directed by Mike Jud…
Idiocracy (2006)
The second film in our pairing pedantically entitled "Uncomfortably Prescient Dystopian Science Fiction" moves ahead 40 years from the first. Directed by Mike Judge and written by Judge and Etan Cohen, 2006's "Idiocracy" looks at an army experiment in suspended animation that, thanks to its directo…
Code 3 with Christopher Leone and Etan Cohen (Ep. 565)
Director Christopher Leone discusses his new film, Code 3, with fellow Director Etan Cohen in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses collaborating with his co-Writer - who was once a real paramedic - to maintain accuracy, working with his effects team to create r…
EP#2 - Holmes & Watson (2018)
Rewatchability Score: (5.75/10)
The slapstick buddy comedy that reimagined the world’s greatest detective — and not everyone was thrilled about it. We discuss the chaotic chemistry to the film’s most absurd gags (and some that missed entirely). Is this movie one of the most talked-about flops of th…
Season 8 Episode 8: Rich Hank, Poor Hank
When Bobby mistakenly believes that his parents are rich, he steals Hank's credit card and goes on a shopping spree.
Directors
Wesley Archer
Tricia Garcia
Writers
Etan Cohen
Wyatt Cenac
Tony Gama-Lobo
Stars
Mike Judge
Kathy Najimy
Pamela Adlon
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Episode 117: Dudes Playing Other Dudes
This week we are comparing Tropic Thunder (2008) and Anaconda (2025) - two films where on-location filming becomes a little too real.
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The Movies:
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Directed by Ben Stiller
Written by Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux & Etan Cohen
iMDb Rating: 7.1
Anaconda (2025)
Directed by To…
Idiocracy Was a Documentary - Mike Judge Predicted Everything and Nobody Was Paying Attention | Checkpoint Thursday
In 2006 a movie opened in 130 theaters with no trailer, no ads, and no press screenings. The studio buried it. It made $495,000 at the box office. And then it came out on DVD and everyone realized this isn’t a comedy. This is a warning.
Idiocracy. Mike Judge. The film that Fox tried to kill and Ame…
Idiocracy - Nostalgia Critic
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