- The Hammer
Infobox Film
name = The Hammer
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caption = Theatrical release poster
director =Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
producer = Eric Ganz
writer =Adam Carolla Kevin Hench
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starring =Adam Carolla Heather Juergensen
music =Matt Mariano John Swihart
cinematography = Marco Fargnoli
editing = Rich Fox
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released =Tribeca Film Festival in April, 2007,DVD June 24 ,2008
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country =United States
language = English
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gross =
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website = http://www.thehammermovie.com/
amg_id = 1:392256
imdb_id = 0814130"The Hammer" is a comedy film starring
Adam Carolla andHeather Juergensen . Carolla plays Jerry Ferro, a retired amateur boxer.Plot
Approaching forty, Ferro is unsatisfied with his life as a construction worker and part-time
boxing instructor inLos Angeles, CA . After a successful bout with a young pro boxer, Ferro decides to don the gloves one last time. The movie recounts his unlikely quest for Olympic gold. Along the way, Ferro receives encouragement from his friend and co-worker, Oswaldo Sánchez (Oswaldo Castillo ), and love interest Lindsay Pratt (Juergensen).Conception and Filming
Ferro’s life is based on Adam Carolla’s real experiences as a construction worker in L.A. Fact|date=June 2008 "The Hammer" was conceived by Adam Carolla and writer
Kevin Hench .Fact|date=June 2008 It was directed byCharles Herman-Wurmfeld , and independently produced byEden Wurmfeld , reuniting the team that created the 2001 independent hit, "Kissing Jessica Stein ". Filming was completed in late July 2006. Fact|date=June 2008Release
The film premiered at the
Tribeca Film Festival in April, 2007. [http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/tixSYS/2007/filmguide/title-detail.php?AlphaRange=HH&ShowShorts=&ShowPast=N] and received a positive review in Variety. The Hammer was also presented at theVictoria Film Festival in February 2008 and received the Audience Favourite Award. [http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=baeb280b-680e-4787-8529-83715d2846d6] The film opened nationwide in the United States onMarch 21 , 2008. [http://www.thehammermovie.com/site/index.php?s=home]The movie grossed $97,137 on 20 screens in its first week (March 21-23, 2008) [http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=ae5a5c1c-d999-4630-8cdc-2a4ab9dcba4b&entry=index] .
In its second week (March 28-30, 2008), the film expanded to 34 theaters and had box office totals of $104,803.
The movie was released on DVD (June 24, 2008).
Critical reception
"The Hammer" received mostly positive reviews from critics. As of
March 21 , 2008,Rotten Tomatoes reported that 73% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 22 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009253-the_hammer/ |title=The Hammer Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-03-21 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes ]Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 57 out of 100, based on 12 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/hammer |title=Hammer, The (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-03-21 |publisher=Metacritic ] The movie has been widely categorized as a 'tweener' [cite web|url=http://rr.wii.ign.com/rrview/ign/the_hammer/14231588/83181/ |title=The Hammer - The Sports Comedy is Back! |accessdate=2008-03-24 |publisher=IGN Entertainment ] which refers to a genre that doesn't fit into any particular category. Adam Carolla has scoffed at this as a critique and has pointed out that it can be a very positive thing. Fact|date=June 2008References
External links
* [http://www.thehammermovie.com/ Official website]
*imdb title|id=0814130|title=The Hammer
*rotten-tomatoes|id=10009253-the_hammer|title=The Hammer
*metacritic film|id=hammer|title=The Hammer
*amg movie|id=1:392256|title=The Hammer
* [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933507.html?categoryid=31&cs=1/ Review] in "Variety"
* [http://www.971freefm.com/pages/1247.php/ Adam Carolla Show Archives]
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