United States / Jan 23, 2003 / Sundance Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
When a psychotic Santa 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, 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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tony Cox | Jamal |
| Richard Riehle | Santa |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Sweetback |
| Rachel Dratch | Tikva |
| Harrison Chad | Schlomo |
| Jim Petersmith | Skinhead Bartender |
| Annie McEnroe | Mrs. Highsmith |
| Grant Rosenmeyer | Young Mordechai |
| Elaine Hendrix | Blonde Bombshell |
| Ayelet Ben-Hur | Israeli Rental Agent |
| Alex Corrado | Tony |
| Brad Duck | Jimmy |
| Jason Fuchs | Adolescent Hasidic Boy |
| Ed Koch | Himself |
| Gary Pratt | Head Elf |
| Daryl Wein | Teenage Gentile |
| Michael Mylett | Gentile Boy No. 1 |
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| T.J. Sullivan | Gentile Boy No. 2 |
| Audrey Twitchell | Gentile Girl No. 1 |
| Alexa Eisenstein | Gentile Girl No. 2 |
| Evelyn Page | Old Woman |
| George Hosmer | Chairman of the Jewish Worldwide Media Conspiracy |
| Ronald Schultz | ADL Chairman |
| Leslie Shenkel | JDL Member No. 1 |
| Alan Nebelthau | JDL Member No. 2 |
| Jerome F. Richards | Council Elder |
| C.P. Lacey | Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. / MC Hammer |
| Ephraim Benton | Black Teen |
| Devin Rene Burns | Blonde Gentile Girl |
| Jimmy Walsh | Freckle-Faced Gentile |
| Chris McGinn | Samples Woman |
| Kathryn Gordon | Bambi |
| Woodrow W. Asai | Mun Chi |
Genres
ActionComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Hebrew Hammer |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, עִבְרִית, Pусский |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Comedy Central Films, ContentFilm, Paramount Pictures, ContentFilm International, Comedy Central |
| Release date | 5 dicembre 2003 |
| Writer | Jonathan Kesselman |
| Editing | Dean Holland |
| Cinematography | Kurt Brabbee |
| Assistant directors | Jonathan Kesselman |
| Camera operators | Kurt Brabbee |
| Additional photography | Kurt Brabbee |
| Music | Michael Cohen, Lou Kleinman |
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| Sound | Lou Kleinman, Michael Cohen |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 94.615 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Dec 05, 2003 / R
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