Dec 21, 2019 the hebrew hammer is a 2003 american comedy film written and directed by jonathan kesselman. Growing up as a jewish boy was never easy for mordechai jefferson carver adam goldberg, who dealt with oppression from the likes of christians as they celebrated christmas at the same time he celebrated hannukah as he grew older, he turned himself. The hebrew hammer is a 2003 comedy directed by jonathan kesselman that pits the christmas holiday against the jewish holiday of hannukah. Mordechai jefferson carver, aka the hebrew hammer, is an. Nearly 15 years after the original film became a cult hit, director jonathan kesselman is crowdfunding a belated sequel about the worlds leading certified circumcised dick. The hammer is a 2007 comedy film starring adam carolla and heather juergensen. The hebrew hammer movie trailer and videos tv guide. Yeah this is possibly one of the most offensive, politically incorrect films i have ever seen. The hebrew hammer is coming out of retirement, and he needs your help to make it happen. Jumpstarting the muchneglected subgenre of jewxploitation along the lines of 1970s blaxploitation movies like shaft, coffy and dolemite, this is the story of mordechai goldberg, a young vigilant orthodox jew superhero. The plot concerns a jewish blaxploitation crime fighter known as the hebrew hammer who must save hanukkah from the evil son of santa claus, who wants to destroy hanukkah and kwanzaa and make everyone.
When the jewish justice league gets wind of this fiendish plot, they start looking for one of. The hebrew hammer, played by adam goldberg, will be putting down the matzah and coming out of retirement to take on hitler in his upcoming film. The film features cameos from melvin van peebles as his character. It stars adam goldberg, judy greer, andy dick, mario van peebles, and peter coyote. The hebrew hammer is a 2003 jewsploitation comedy, written and directed by jonathan kesselman damien andy dick, the evil son of santa claus, murders his father to continue his grandfathers the previous santa claus, seen in the prologue scheme to eliminate all december holidays save christmas. Goldberg stars in the film as mordechai jefferson carver, aka the hebrew hammer, who must stop the evil new santa claus from destroying hanukkah. The hebrew hammer has a curious, potentially illfated distribution scheme. Oct 17, 2017 the hebrew hammer is coming out of retirement, and he needs your help to make it happen. Released 2003, the hebrew hammer stars adam goldberg, judy greer, andy dick, mario van peebles the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of 41 out of 100 on.
Hebrew hammer, the internet movie firearms database. Especially towards the end in tyring to capture santa claus. A spoof packed with film references, injokes and gags. If you are not jewish, this film will rank among the second best comedies you. Jan 28, 2003 the hebrew hammer theres an infectiously silly, undergraduate spirit at work in the hebrew hammer, dedicated to all the jewish brothers and sisters whove had enough of the gentile. The hebrew hammer is a 2003 comedy and blaxploitation spoof written and directed by jonathan kesselman and starring adam goldberg, judy greer, mario van peebles and andy dick. The hebrew hammer theres an infectiously silly, undergraduate spirit at work in the hebrew hammer, dedicated to all the jewish brothers and sisters whove had enough of the gentile. Oct 12, 2017 promo film for the hebrew hammer vs hitler equity crowdfunding campaign. The plot concerns a jewish blaxploitation crime fighter known as the hebrew hammer who must save hanukkah from the evil son of santa claus, who wants to destroy hanukkah. The hebrew hammer is set to fight his biggest foes yet. Dec 24, 2011 funny scene from the hebrew hammer no intended. An orthodox jewish blaxploitation hero saves hanukkah from the clutches of santa claus evil son. The hebrew hammer is set to fight his biggest foes yet hitler and antisemitism.
The hebrew hammer letterboxd social film discovery. With adam goldberg, andy dick, judy greer, mario van peebles. The hebrew hammer is the hilarious hero in the story of one mans fight to save hanu. Jan, 2018 the hebrew hammer, played by adam goldberg, will be putting down the matzah and coming out of retirement to take on hitler in his upcoming film. It stars adam goldberg, judy greer, andy dick, mario van. The hebrew hammer makes christmastime safe for jews. The hebrew hammer stars adam goldberg in the title role of this holiday farce as a handsome orthodox stud and man of action who is called upon to save hanukkah. Ahead of sequel, the hebrew hammer pounds nazis on social. Therefore, people often mistake what is a funny scene in the context of the movie for some sort of reallife report. He is cool, sexy, the hero of smallish orthodox boys and the community but not his parents. Goldberg stars in the film as mordechai jefferson carver, aka the hebrew hammer, who must stop the evil new santa claus andy dick from destroying hanukkah. That was at the end of the 2003 movie the hebrew hammer, which was. This particular scene is from the beginning of the movie and shows why mordechai becomes, as a grown man, the hebrew hammer, defender of yiddishkeit.
The hebrew hammer is the hilarious hero in the story of one mans fight to save hanukkah. Like any exploitation film, the hebrew hammer pitches stereotypes like flaming fastballs at a knowing audience. The hebrew hammer is a holiday movie that is most definitely not for kids. The hebrew hammer 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The hebrew hammer comes out of retirement to prevent a timetraveling hitler from. The hebrew hammer 2003 stream and watch online moviefone. Admittedly, options are limited for young jews, which is the whole point. The plot concerns a jewish blaxploitation crime fighter known as the hebrew hammer who must save hanukkah from the evil son of santa claus, who wants to. I do think the movie could used a little more action though. Aside from a few very vulgar moments with the hammers mother note to hollywood script writers.
The hebrew hammer is the only hope for saving hanukkah. A jewxploitation spoof in the vein of shaft and austin powers, the hebrew hammer is the story of mordechai, a handsome orthodox jew a. Aside from a few very vulgar moments with the hammer s mother note to hollywood script writers. Kesselman, now 27, made a short about the hebrew hammer that screened at the austin film festival in texas and got him a lot of attention in hollywood. Hanukkah official trailer 2019 sid haig, charles fleischer, pj soles caroline williams dick miller duration. The hebrew hammer, a 2003 film directed by jonathan kesselman. The hebrew hammer is just as silly, dumb, and fun as you might expect. It remains to be seen whether audiences will pay to see a slightly different version of a movie anyone with basic cable can get for free, but if nothing else, the theatrical version will benefit from not being. Packed with brilliant parodies and jabs against jewish culture, this blaxploitation parody is executed brilliantly. Considering that this film has andy dick in it, i quite liked him in. Hank greenberg 19111986, american hall of fame baseball player. An orthodox jewish blaxploitation hero saves hanukkah from. Cops say he is free to go with his dad, instead of mom duration. Rent the hebrew hammer 2003 starring adam goldberg and judy greer on dvd and bluray.
Growing up as a jewish boy was never easy for mordechai jefferson carver adam goldberg, who dealt with oppression from the likes of christians as they celebrated christmas at the same time he celebrated hannukah. Adam goldberg stars as mordechai jefferson carver, also known as the hebrew hammer, a private detective who has an overbearing mother nora dunn and a propensity to whine when things get difficult. Rent the hebrew hammer 2003 on dvd and bluray netflix. The antidefamation league brought this film up on charges to no avail. Promo film for the hebrew hammer vs hitler equity crowdfunding campaign. The hebrew hammer comes out of retirement to prevent a timetraveling hitler. The short has a considerably smaller sense of humor, but many of the concepts are carried over in the feature film, though in a much. Jul 03, 20 14 year old parker stands up for his rights.
Nearly 15 years after the original film an amusing sendup of blaxploitation films and superhero tropes starring adam goldberg as the eponymous hero bowed at sundance, and the team behind the beyarmulked crime fighter is back for another big time fight. The hebrew hammer is a 2003 american comedy hanukkah film written and directed by jonathan kesselman. The short has a considerably smaller sense of humor, but many of the concepts are carried over in the feature film, though in a much different way see hammers snorting for an example. Nearly 15 years after the original film became a cult hit, director. Jumpstarting the muchneglected subgenre of jewxploitation along the lines of 1970s blaxploitation movies like shaft, coffy and dolemite, this is the story of mordechai goldberg, a young vigilant orthodox jew superhero detective who is recruited by the jewish justice league to team up with esther greer, the daughter of the jjls leader coyote, to stop the evil plans of damien. But it would be wrong to say that kesselman, by creating a shaft with peyos, is. Nearly 15 years after the original film an amusing sendup of blaxploitation films and superhero tropes. The hebrew hammer comes out of retirement to prevent a timetraveling hitler from erasing jewish history. The plot concerns a jewish blaxploitation crime fighter known as the hebrew hammer who must save hanukkah from the evil son. However the comedy central and dvd versions of the movie each play a. Dec 01, 2007 therefore, people often mistake what is a funny scene in the context of the movie for some sort of reallife report. The point is more than made after about 20 minutes the original length of the hebrew hammer, before it evolved from kesselmans usc film school.
The hebrew hammer new trailer, is a american film, directed by jonathan kesselman. My kind of movieand frankly, much better than i expected after reading the blurb. The hebrew hammer is set to fight his biggest foes yet hitler and. The hebrew hammer is a 2003 american comedy film written and directed by jonathan kesselman. The movie hits as much as it misses, with enough witty observations to ensure. The hebrew hammer is dedicated at the beginning to all of the jewish brothers and sisters who had enough of the. In a nice touch, kesselmans original college short film, the hebrew hammer, is included in all its blackandwhite fullscreen glory. The hebrew hammer is appropriately pimped out, complete with a long flowing black trench coat, fedora, sunglasses, and a lowriding cadillac that would make snoop dogg proud. A thoroughly bleepedout version premieres on comedy central before the unedited version hits theaters. The hebrew hammer is a very funny film and has a pretty unique story to make it an entertaining comedy from start to finish. As an antidote to christmas sweetness, this just has to be added to the yearly watching lineup. It stars adam goldberg, judy greer, andy dick, mario van peebles. The ongoing gag that actually almost gagged me from laughter is the attempt of so many people in the film to properly pronounce the gutteral ch in chanukah. Considering that this film has andy dick in it, i quite liked him in his role.
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