This article is about the film. For persons nicknamed "Hebrew Hammer", see Hebrew Hammer.
2003 American film
The Hebrew Hammer
DVD cover
Directed by
Jonathan Kesselman
Written by
Jonathan Kesselman
Produced by
Lisa Fragner Josh Kesselman Sofia Sondervan Edward R. Pressman
Starring
Adam Goldberg Judy Greer Mario Van Peebles Nora Dunn Peter Coyote Richard Riehle Sean Whalen Tony Cox Andy Dick
Cinematography
Kurt Brabbee
Edited by
Dean Holland
Music by
Michael Cohen
Production companies
ContentFilm Intrinsic Value Films
Distributed by
Comedy Central Films (TV) Strand Releasing (Theatrical)
Release dates
January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23) (Sundance)
December 8, 2003 (2003-12-08) (TV)
December 19, 2003 (2003-12-19) (Theatrical)
Running time
85 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
English Hebrew Yiddish
Budget
$1.3 million
Box office
$82,157[1]
The Hebrew Hammer is a 2003 American comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Kesselman. It stars Adam Goldberg, Judy Greer, Andy Dick, Mario Van Peebles, and Peter Coyote. The plot concerns a Jewish 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 celebrate Christmas.
The film parodies blaxploitation films, and features Melvin Van Peebles in a cameo appearance as "Sweetback".
notice as the writer and director of TheHebrewHammer (2003). Kesselman grew up in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University...
as TheHebrewHammer and 2 Days in Paris. His TV appearances include the shows Law & Order: Criminal Intent, My Name Is Earl, Friends, Entourage, The Jim...
at the Yale School of Management. Edelman is nicknamed the "HebrewHammer," a reference to the title character in the 2003 American comedy film The Hebrew...
2003 film TheHebrewHammer, co-starring Adam Goldberg. In 2004, Fuchs took the role in Winter Solstice. Fuchs wrote, produced and starred in the 2006 short...
later studied at Suffolk Community College. Seldin's nickname is theHebrewHammer. He is trained and managed by Pete Brodsky, and promoted by Joe DeGuardia...
Dratch has appeared in several films, including Martin & Orloff, TheHebrewHammer, Down with Love, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Click, I Now Pronounce...
include Young Mordechai in TheHebrewHammer. In June 2009, Rosenmeyer's short film Fugue won the award for Best Student Film at the Connecticut Film Festival...
Jury (2003), TheHebrewHammer (2003), Love for Rent (2005), Pineapple Express (2008), My Suicide (2009), LOL (2012), Entourage (2015) and The Lost Husband...
Fiona. In 2003, he acted in the film TheHebrewHammer, 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out, Gang of Roses, and The Street Lawyer. His 2003 docudrama...
The following is the complete filmography of American actress Judy Greer. Saval, Malina (May 5, 2017). "Judy Greer Talks Directing for the First Time and...
2015), nicknamed "Flip" and "theHebrewHammer", was an American baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger for the Cleveland Indians of Major League...
teacher and as a villainous Santa in TheHebrewHammer.[citation needed] In 2005, Dick was featured in the documentary The Aristocrats.[citation needed] In...
roles in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wall Street and Beetlejuice. She was married to Edward R. Pressman, whom she met on the set of The Hand, which...
Lewis Ross) TheHebrewHammer (2003, as Tiny Tim) Employee of the Month (2006, as Dirk) Laid to Rest (as Steven) Halloween II (2009, as Becks) The FP (2011...
especially among those in the Jewish community, as it is one of the highest profile and most known Hanukkah films. TheHebrewHammer is a 2003 American comedy...
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and for a number of hip-hop artists including Whodini, Keith Sweat and MC Hammer. In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles, California, and, shortly after, was...
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also has performed live-action roles, including as the Comedy Central film HebrewHammer and the Showtime film Carry Me Home. He has guest starred on...
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(2001–2005) and The Warden on The Young and the Restless (2007). He has also appeared in over 200 films, including Glory (1989), The Fugitive (1993),...
and "theHebrewHammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit...
ἔλαιον élaion, 'oil'. Its Modern Hebrew name, levivah (לְבִיבָה levivá), plural levivot, is a revival of a word used in the Book of Samuel to describe a dumpling...