Who’s the certified circumcised private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks? Meet Semitic Super Stud, Mordechai Jefferson Carver, a.k.a. the Hebrew Hammer (Adam Goldberg). When a psychotic Santa (Andy Dick) 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.

Like any exploitation film, The Hebrew Hammer pitches stereotypes like flaming fastballs at a knowing audience. But it would be wrong to say that Kesselman, by creating a “Shaft” with peyos, is satirizing the Blaxploitation genre. Instead, Kesselman is honoring the genre, proud that he, too has made a picture with a built-in audience in mind.

Written and directed by Jonathan Kesselman, “The Hebrew Hammer” was shot on 33 New York City locations in 22 days in the spring of 2002. Kesselman’s brother, Josh Kesselman of Jericho Entertainment, produced the film with R&BFM’s Lisa Fragner and ContentFilm’s Sofia Sondervan. ContentFilm’s Edward R. Pressman and John Schmidt are executive producers.

It’s a great concept - and the Gentile Invaders game is frighteningly addictive.

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