The Hebrew Hammer
The Hebrew Hammer
R | 23 January 2003 (USA)
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When a psychotic Santa (Andy Dick) tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged copies of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life," it's up to the Hebrew Hammer to save the day. Together with Mohammed (Mario Van Peebles), head of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front, the Hammer takes no prisoners in his quest to hunt down the renegade Santa and make the holiday season safe for all.

Reviews
Beanbioca As Good As It Gets
Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
mockfilmsblog When I was a young buck fresh out of film school, hungry for a chance to do anything in the field, I was hired on my second real movie gig as a an Art PA to build and dress sets. Given the script on the day I was hired, I couldn't believe the pitch told to me in the moments following me reading the title. The evil son of Santa Claus named Damien kills Santa in order to monopolize the holiday season by putting an end to Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. The only hope of saving the day is Mordechai Jefferson Carver aka The Hebrew Hammer, the hardest hitting heeb this side of the Tel Aviv (not my words) and his allies at The Jewish Justice League and The Kwanzaa Liberation Front. You dig!Made as a spoof of the Blackspoitation films of the 70's, The Hebrew Hammer is basically the Jewish Shaft. Part man. Part street. 100% kosher. With offensively un-PC jokes aimed at everyone regardless of race, religion or creed, the film is nothing, if not fair, to everyone that it might offend. (and you may just be offended. You're an adult, suck it up!) But that aside, the concept of the film is a solid one. Only held back by it's low budget, but I can tell you from being there, we did the best with we could with what we had and it mostly worked... mostly.
BuffySchultz2004 I found the movie funny at some points. I am not a huge fan of these types of films. However, my teenage children loved it. They certainly have more of a taste for satire films, and they thought it was great. I think that being a Jew or at least having knowledge of Yiddish and Jewish traditions and stereotypes are clearly the prerequisites for being able to understand; let alone enjoy; this film. I find that regardless of production quality, if a person just didn't get the joke then clearly they will not enjoy the movie. I review this movie so highly because my teenage children loved it so much. I think that people who are Jewish, who like satire, and who love cheesy B-movies are the exact target audience for this spoof film.
jts0405 I am Jewish, so when I heard of this concept I felt that I had to see it. The movie was just flat out filled with laughs. The Hebrew Hammer is displayed as a cool styled Jewish private investigator. He joins with the Jewish Justice League as Damien Claus (Andy Dick) is on the verge of destroying Channukah and possibly Kwanzaa. With a pretty memorable performance from Adam Goldberg as the Hammer himself. Most of the lines become pretty memorable and even if you are Jewish and find the content too risky for your liking, you still have no choice but to laugh at the guys Star of David hood ornament as well as other things, like the Star of David spurs on his boots. The movie is definitely not for everyone. The content may offend those who celebrate Channukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and are Jewish. But even for me being a Jew, I can't help but just sit back and laugh at humor like this.
Gethzerion Too bad the IMDb scoring system isn't favorable to movies like this one. If you're not familiar with Jewish culture then you'll likely miss most of the jokes. I'm born Jewish and my parents tried to raise me as one too, but they completely gave up when I was around 10. I've grown to be agnostic and I haven't know any Jews personally for at least 15 years (except for my parents, who barely count).I felt like this movie was made for me. I laughed so hard I almost choked myself, while my friends were often wondering what the hell I was laughing at.I think it's meant for a very specific audience. If you understand/are familiar with Jewish culture, you will love this movie. It's just so out there and has a succulent in your face attitude.