The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
Directed by Jonathan Kesselman
Genres - Comedy, Spirituality & Philosophy |
Sub-Genres - Religious Comedy, Parody/Spoof, Holiday Film |
Release Date - Jan 23, 2003 (USA - Unknown), Dec 19, 2003 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
He's hip, he's fly, and he never mixes meat with dairy -- he's the world's first Jewish private eye, and he's out to save the world in this satiric comedy. Mordechai Jefferson Carver (Adam Goldberg) is a super-cool Jewish detective who takes no mess and is always ready to do the right thing for his Torah-reading brothers. But Carver is a lone wolf, and he isn't so sure he's interested in taking an assignment from Chief Bloomenbergansteinthal (Peter Coyote) of the Jewish Justice League -- or at least not until he meets the chief's gorgeous daughter, Esther (Judy Greer). It seems a mysterious stranger named Damien (Andy Dick) has made it his business to persuade Jewish children to abandon their faith in favor of celebrating Christmas, and it's Carver's job to put an end to Damien's campaign while urging kids to be proud of their Semitic heritage. The Hebrew Hammer also features Nora Dunn as Carver's kvetching mother, and a cameo appearance by Melvin Van Peebles as outlaw blaxploitation icon Sweetback.
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Keywords
Judaism, Hassidic, private-detective, Christmas, Hanukkah, Jewish, religious-conflict, secret-organization
Attributes
Low Production Values