The Hebrew Hammer

Jonathan Kesselman

Jonathan Kesselman

[Cast Group]
Actor: Adam Goldberg | Character: Mordechai Jefferson Carver
Actor: Judy Greer | Character: Esther Bloomenbergensteinenthal
Actor: Andy Dick | Character: Damian Claus
Actor: Mario Van Peebles | Character: Mohammed Ali Paula Abdul Rahim
Actor: Peter Coyote | Character: JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal
Actor: Nora Dunn | Character: Mrs. Carver
Actor: Sean Whalen | Character: Tiny Tim
Actor: Tony Cox | Character: Jamal
Actor: Richard Riehle | Character: Santa
Actor: Melvin Van Peebles | Character: Sweetback
Actor: Rachel Dratch | Character: Tikva
Actor: Harrison Chad | Character: Schlomo
Actor: Jim Petersmith | Character: Skinhead Bartender
Actor: Annie McEnroe | Character: Mrs. Highsmith
Actor: Grant Rosenmeyer | Character: Young Mordechai
Actor: Elaine Hendrix | Character: Blonde Bombshell
Actor: Ayelet Ben-Hur | Character: Israeli Rental Agent
Actor: Alex Corrado | Character: Tony
Actor: Brad Duck | Character: Jimmy
Actor: Jason Fuchs | Character: Adolescent Hasidic Boy
Actor: Ed Koch | Character: Ed Koch
Actor: Gary Pratt | Character: Head Elf
Actor: Woodrow W. Asai | Character: Mun Chi
Actor: Daryl Wein | Character: Teenage Gentile
Actor: Michael Mylett | Character: Gentile Boy No. 1
Actor: T.J. Sullivan | Character: Gentile Boy No. 2
Actor: Audrey Twitchell | Character: Gentile Girl No. 1
Actor: Alexa Eisenstein | Character: Gentile Girl No. 2
Actor: Evelyn Page | Character: Old Woman
Actor: George Hosmer | Character: Chairman of the Jewish Worldwide Media Conspiracy
Actor: Ronald Schultz | Character: ADL Chairman
Actor: Leslie Shenkel | Character: JDL Member No. 1
Actor: Alan Nebelthau | Character: JDL Member No. 2
Actor: Jerome F. Richards | Character: Council Elder
Actor: C.P. Lacey | Character: Sammy Davis Jr. Jr., MC Hammer
Actor: Ephraim Benton | Character: Black Teen
Actor: David S. Lee | Character: White Accountant
Actor: Adam Rose | Character: Addict Jewish Child
Actor: Devin Rene Burns | Character: Blonde Gentile Girl
Actor: Jimmy Walsh | Character: Freckle-Faced Gentile
Actor: Chris McGinn | Character: Samples Woman
Actor: Kathryn Gordon | Character: Bambi
Actor: Anna Berger | Character: Harriet Tubbleman
Actor: Ivan Sandro | Character: Carnival Worker
Actor: Jeff Marlow | Character: Joshua
Actor: Ronald Shore | Character: Bandleader
Actor: Tom Chalmers | Character: Chaim Feygele
Actor: David Steinberg | Character: Elf Flunky
Actor: Mylika Davis | Character: Sassy Black Prostitute
Actor: Tony Devon | Character: Desi
Actor: Liana Reda Leahy | Character: Jewish American Princess
Actor: Noli Mollakuqe | Character: Security Guard
Actor: John Jay Buol | Character: Skinhead
Actor: Scott Corr | Character: Skinhead
Actor: David Kesselman | Character: Macabee
Actor: Mickey O'Hagan | Character: Miriam
Actor: Isen Robbins | Character: Dance Partner 1
Actor: David C. Roehm Sr. | Character: Skinhead Barfly
Actor: Lorin Shapiro | Character: Jewish American Princess
Actor: Dariusz M. Uczkowski | Character: Hasidic boy, Kmart Shopper
Actor: Jan Uczkowski | Character: Kmart Shopper
Actor: David Von Roehm | Character: Parent visiting Santa
Actor: Sarah Wagner-Roehm | Character: Kid Visiting Santa

[Directors Group]
Name: Jonathan Kesselman | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jonathan Kesselman | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Lisa Fragner | Role: Producer
Name: Josh Kesselman | Role: Producer
Name: Edward R. Pressman | Role: Producer
Name: Isen Robbins | Role: Producer
Name: John Schmidt | Role: Producer
Name: Aimee Schoof | Role: Producer
Name: Sofia Sondervan | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Michael Cohen | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kurt Brabbee | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Dean Holland | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Valerie McCaffrey | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Cabot McMullen | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: David Ellis | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Shane Klein | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Alysia Raycraft | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Loretta Alston | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Marilyn Cush | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Dana Elder | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Angelique Everett | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kieverett Garner | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Persefone Karakosta | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Theodora Katsoulogiannakis | Role: Makeup Department
Name: T'rah Veal | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Moshe Bardach | Role: Production Manager
Name: Yurgi Ganter | Role: Production Manager
Name: Douglas Salkin | Role: Production Manager
Name: Fl Wright | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Daniel Elefante | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Bruce Wayne Gillies | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mimi Gillies | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Urs Hirschbiegel | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: David Ray | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Susan Bolles | Role: Art Department
Name: William Depaolo | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrei Diakov | Role: Art Department
Name: Jacob Gitzis | Role: Art Department
Name: Gavin A. Holmes | Role: Art Department
Name: Hui Hong | Role: Art Department
Name: Cosmo Inserra | Role: Art Department
Name: John Kaining | Role: Art Department
Name: Sean Kendall | Role: Art Department
Name: Ann McKinnon | Role: Art Department
Name: Ramsey Mellette | Role: Art Department
Name: Stacey Mellus | Role: Art Department
Name: Jim Mickle | Role: Art Department
Name: Adam Mock | Role: Art Department
Name: Mike Parrish | Role: Art Department
Name: James Pesce | Role: Art Department
Name: Nyna Sargent | Role: Art Department
Name: Erik Steiner | Role: Art Department
Name: Morgan Zvanut | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Doug Andham | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Arbuckle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lou Climan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patrick Giraudi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Seth Granger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lisa Hannan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shawn Kennelly | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lou Kleinman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Theresa Radka | Role: Sound Department
Name: Reuben Simon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jussi Tegelman | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Drew Jiritano | Role: Special Effects
Name: Steve Katz | Role: Special Effects
Name: Neil Ruddy | Role: Special Effects
Name: Nick Schiavo | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Jim Aupperle | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Everett Burrell | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Chris R. Green | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kevin Struckman | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mark Tamny | Role: Visual Effects
Name: William L. Arance | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Joseph Barry | Role: Stunts
Name: Sammy Brullo | Role: Stunts
Name: Cort Hessler | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Shaka Brookes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chin-Yen Chen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pierrot Colonna | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Catriona 'Cat' Crosby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rick Giles | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bruce Hall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Will Hall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cliff Hsui | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Jara | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jennifer Johnson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dan Keane | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: April Lanci | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcus Lehmann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul McCluskey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan McIntyre Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jessica Miglio | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Barry Minnerly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Parke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael P. Prisco Jr. | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Quigley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tammie Rhee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hank Shepard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Sims | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Troutman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ian Woolston-Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hiroo Takaoka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Kristen Paladino | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Amy Clark | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kairo Courts | Role: Costume Department
Name: Zulema Griffin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Shelly Johnson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Eden Miller | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rie-Ono | Role: Costume Department
Name: Deborah Scott | Role: Costume Department
Name: Laura Steinman | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Dave Boyd | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Justin Downing | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Maxwell Barrett | Role: Location Management
Name: Matthew Chilsen | Role: Location Management
Name: Randy Czajkowski | Role: Location Management
Name: Joe Humeres | Role: Location Management
Name: Stephen Lehman | Role: Location Management
Name: Mark Parrish | Role: Location Management
Name: Courtney Wilder | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Andy Hill | Role: Music Department
Name: Wayne Scott Joness | Role: Music Department
Name: Bashir Salahuddin | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Calvin Alden | Role: Production Department
Name: Sean Cassity | Role: Production Department
Name: Peter Goldberg | Role: Production Department
Name: C.J. Julian | Role: Production Department
Name: Jason Lang | Role: Production Department
Name: Brendan MacDevette | Role: Production Department
Name: Anthony Mota | Role: Production Department
Name: Anne-Gaelle Picart | Role: Production Department
Name: Michele Proyect | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Sledd | Role: Production Department
Name: Liz Elizabeth West | Role: Production Department
Name: Mike Wozniak | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Massoumeh Emami | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Susan T. Parsons | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Clayton Thomas | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Randy L. Anderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Arnott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Debra Blake | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dolamike Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leni Calas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Cueva | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rebecca Ewing | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ben Feldman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melanie Ferrante | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeff Fischer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tanisha Germain | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lauren Grey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Hilton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William Jones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Kalning | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Kimball | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kim Krassky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diakeim Lyles | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zairi Malcolm | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carol McAuliff | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve McAuliff | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tracy Metro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bill Michels | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rowena Murphy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adam Seth Nelson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James C. Parvin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michelle Phillips | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paige Pollack | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scott Rabenstein | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Maggie Riso | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Roban | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Patrick Russell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kate Silapa-Archa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anthony Starros | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guzin Sunaz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joel Swetow | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alessandro Tanaka | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Thomas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joanna M. Wright | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Steven C. Beer | Role: Thanks
Name: Brian Bell | Role: Thanks

Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3503473433/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3503473433/1434659529640-260ouz-1637774729941.mp4?Expires=1788302824&Signature=SD0P4DV4wv-3BSNr3Zt8A0mVdgQDhVfL5CRfvZc0LZCJj-lMTyY3KM83pwhUFdB1iHLtCLuDP~irVOr3CM9HLFIAOKTHtr7GXkQFe28so5jYIWokgpk94C9KS7ibzAkBNs1QYHmJuz9qNFI3d97nJiJ9XwWP4ncZ-lPZfNWMM9A~xjXsM8N6XauLkwqsckAaz3LRX8pccAPqi-xBwdXA5Mdwgv5MfqWkjTsHiVrkrPQUT4W3-g9eaZd47f-Oh~JtoTcwbbYBWDDr498ncMQZXkf8-fhlWpMn34WC6vl-l7yqFs-4xO5R26yQzCageI21wIcQiFF7wclpJ65rv116xg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

United States: January 23, 2003 (Sundance Film Festival, premiere)
Canada: May 8, 2003 (Toronto Jewish Film Festival)
France: May 15, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
United States: June 6, 2003 (Seattle International Film Festival)
Sweden: September 27, 2003 (Lund Fantastisk Film Festival)
Hong Kong: November 22, 2003 (Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival)
United States: December 6, 2003 (Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival)
United States: December 8, 2003 (TV premiere)
United States: December 19, 2003 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: December 19, 2003 (New York City, New York)
Australia: March 25, 2004
Netherlands: March 30, 2004 (video premiere)
Canada: May 8, 2004 (Vancouver Jewish Film Festival)
Argentina: April 13, 2005 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
Poland: May 23, 2005 (Warsaw International Jewish Film Festival Ha-Motiv Ha-Jehudi)
Greece: December 4, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Israel: February 18, 2008 (DVD premiere)

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Australia: USD 12458
Domestic: USD 82157
Period: Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2004 | Rank: 98 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 80974 | Interval gross: USD 2732 | Per theater average: USD 2732
Period: Jan 23 – 25, 2004 | Rank: 99 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 77755 | Interval gross: USD 1515 | Per theater average: USD 757
Period: Jan 16 – 18, 2004 | Rank: 68 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 75577 | Interval gross: USD 2582 | Per theater average: USD 1291
Period: Jan 16 – 19, 2004 | Rank: 91 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 75982 | Interval gross: USD 2987 | Per theater average: USD 1493
Period: Jan 9 – 11, 2004 | Rank: 84 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 70692 | Interval gross: USD 5092 | Per theater average: USD 2546
Period: Jan 2 – 4, 2004 | Rank: 79 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 62813 | Interval gross: USD 6903 | Per theater average: USD 3451
Period: Dec 26 – 28, 2003 | Rank: 73 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 47352 | Interval gross: USD 10369 | Per theater average: USD 2073
Period: Dec 19 – 21, 2003 | Rank: 60 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 19539 | Interval gross: USD 19539 | Per theater average: USD 2442