Product Description

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. When Santa Claus’ evil son Damian (Dick) is pushed over the edge by his father’s liberal policies, he murders the Christian patriarch and, stepping into the vacated role, launches a nefarious worldwide campaign to eradicate the Jewish Holiday. The Hammer joins forces with Esther (Greer), the gorgeous daughter of the chief of the Jewish Justice League to topple Damian and save Hanukkah for future generations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16632 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-11-16
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Hebrew, Yiddish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 85 minutes

Amazon.com
A cross between a Kosher Shaft and Airplane!'s shameless gag machine, The Hebrew Hammer is an unabashed burlesque about a streetwise Jewish private detective (a "circumcised dick" in his own parlance) named Mordechai Jefferson Carver (Adam Goldberg). Once ostracized by Gentile children, Mordechai has become a much-feared defender of Jews, so extreme that even the militant Jewish Justice League tosses him out. Until, that is, JJL leader Chief Bloomenbergansteinhal (Peter Coyote) and his lovely daughter Esther (Judy Greer) recruit him to take on the wicked Damien (Andy Dick), a snippy anti-Semite who murders Santa Claus in order to turn Christmas into a Jew-hating holiday. Written and directed by Jonathan Kesselman, this sporadically funny feature is based on a funkier short (included on this DVD) of the same name. The cast is better than the generally obvious material, and Nora Dunn (as Mordechai's mother) and Mario Van Peebles are very good in supporting roles. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Great Movie
I don't understand people who were offended by this. They're ripping on people who are prejudice, it's quite obvious. Have you ever seen South Park? It's exactly like that. I personally find the movie very amusing. If you're offended, turn it off!

Just plain zany!
This movie was just fun. If you are looking for straight, typical comedy, this is not for you. But if you can enjoy a zany, tongue-in-cheek story line that is just good for some great laughs, you will enjoy this. Also, if you come from a Jewish background, some of the references will be especially appreciated. I think that Shaft would have really liked this lead character.

Jewish Humor
I did not watch this myself but purchased it for a relative who loved it and watches it repeatedly. Good cultural humor - fun and a bit obscure.