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Release Date:
25 March 2004 (Australia) more
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Tagline:
Part man. Part street. 100% kosher. more
Plot:
An orthodox Jewish blaxploitation hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus's evil son. full summary | add synopsis
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Attention, all K-Mart shoppers, there are Jews in Aisle 12. more (47 total)

Cast

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Adam Goldberg ... Mordechai Jefferson Carver

Judy Greer ... Esther Bloomenbergensteinenthal

Andy Dick ... Damian Claus

Mario Van Peebles ... Mohammed Ali Paula Abdul Rahim

Peter Coyote ... JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal

Nora Dunn ... Mrs. Carver

Sean Whalen ... Tiny Tim

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
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sexual references and drug use.
Runtime:
85 min | Argentina:87 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
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The movie was shown at the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente on April 16th, 2005 (among other dates). The director was present at the show and answered questions after the presentation. He mentioned that he had sort of an actor's top-five in mind when he was about to make the movie, and besides Adam Goldberg, his other options were Adam Sandler, David Schwimmer, and Ben Stiller. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Mordechai and Mohammed are climbing up the wall surrounding Santa's workshop, Mohammed's pendant can clearly be seen hanging "down" towards the side of the screen when he lets go of the rope more
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Voice on Intercom: Attention, all K-Mart shoppers, there are Jews in Aisle 12. more
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References I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) more

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Attention, all K-Mart shoppers, there are Jews in Aisle 12., 18 August 2008
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Author: lastliberal from Florida

If I had my eyes closed at the opening, I might have though that I was hearing Isaac Hayes introducing Shaft. What I got, however, was the Jewish version of Shaft - The Hebrew Hammer.

It plays like a blaxploitation film of the seventies, but it's purpose is to slam every Jewish stereotype they can. They added a lot of Black stereotypes as well, as the Hammer joined with the Kwanzaa League to defeat the evil Santa that was trying to wipe out Hanukkah.

Adam Goldberg was good as the Hammer, and Mario Van Peebles as his Black partner. Andy Dick as Santa's son, not so much. Nora Dunn was perfect as the Hammer's mother.

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