Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 03/21/2008(USA
Release Date: 06/24/2008
SubTitles: Espanol/English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Flags: Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Weinstein Company
Can a guy edging into middle age become a success fighting guys half his age? That's the big question behind this independent
comedy.
Jerry Ferro (
Adam Carolla) is almost 40 years old, and he's spent most of his life going nowhere -- and taking his own sweet time getting there. While
Jerry enjoyed some success as an amateur boxer when he was young, these days he's out of shape, drinks too much, and scrapes by working in construction. Through his work as a handyman,
Jerry has landed a part-time job teaching boxing at a gym in Pasadena, though none of his students are likely to ever move beyond sparring as a hobby. One day, one of
Jerry's old friends,
Eddie Bell (
Tom Quinn), stops by the gym with a promising new fighter he's training. Since he's short on sparring partners,
Eddie asks
Jerry to step into the ring with the young boxer, and while it's clear that
Jerry is in lousy shape and out of practice, he also manages to knock out the challenger with one well-placed punch.
Eddie is convinced
Jerry still has what it takes, and offers to help
Jerry make a comeback, confident that despite his age he can land him a spot on the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team. Also starring
Heather Juergensen,
The Hammer received its world premiere at the
2007 Tribeca Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
