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The Hammer

The Hammer SynopsisJerry Ferro's 40th birthday has brought his life into sharp relief and it's not a pretty picture. A once-promising amateur boxer - who quit so he wouldn't risk his perfect record of underachievement - Jerry has been knocking around from one construction job to another and spinning his wheels in an unsatisfying relationship, all the while with an eye toward eventually getting his shit together. His last connection to the fight game is the evening boxing class he teaches to middle-aged, middle class, middle management types at a gym in Pasadena, where he also works as a handyman. When venerable boxing coach Eddie Bell asks Jerry if he'd like to spar a couple of rounds with Malice Blake, an up-and-coming pro, Jerry reluctantly steps into the ring. Despite the ass-kicking Jerry otherwise receives, a one-punch knockdown of Blake convinces Jerry that it¹s time to make his return to competitive boxing. Thus ends a 20-year layoff and begins a hilarious fish-out-water quest for Olympic gold.

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Release Date: March 21, 2008
Genre: Comedy and Sports
Running Time: 93 min.
Distributor(s): International Film Circuit
Tagline: Some guys don't know their destiny till it hits them in the face.
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Director(s):
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld

Writer(s):
Adam Carolla - Screenplay
Kevin Hench - Screenplay

Producer(s):
Adam Carolla - Executive Producer
Steven Firestone - Executive Producer
Eden Wurmfeld - Producer
Eric Ganz - Producer
Heather Juergensen - Producer
Kevin Hench - Co-Producer

Movie Casts:
Adam Carolla - Jerry Ferro
Oswaldo Castillo - Oswaldo Sanchez
Harold House Moore - Robert Brown
Jonathan Hernandez - Victor Padilla
Heather Juergensen - Lindsay Pratt
Paul Alayo - Boxer Opponent
Rian Bishop - Nationals Trainer
Antonio Caballero
Derrick Deane - Gym Member
Lorenzo Eduardo - Posse Member #2
John Enos III - Steve
Kevin Ferguson - Jeff
Jim FitzGerald - Announcer
Alison Flierl - Boxing fan
Julia Galasso - Boxing Class Trainee
Keeshan Giles - Posse Member #1
Stacy Michelle Gold - Tarpits Visitor
Leah Gottfried - Secretary
Andy Hnilo - Knockout Victim
Karen Jefferson - Hardware Store Cashier
Justin Kelly - Construction Worker
Jeff Lacy - Malice Blake
Billy Moses - Boxing Student
Tom Quinn - Coach Bell
Lily Rey - Waitress
Bruce Schroffel - Timekeeper
Shadii - Malice Blake Entourage / boxer
Robyn Sheridan - Boxer
Ray Siegle - Final match referee
Keith Stanisiewski - Hardware Store Customer
Jimmy Walker Jr. - The Oldtimer
Constance Zimmer - Nicole
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