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Hammer

  • 19721972
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
695
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Hammer (1972)
Trailer for this boxing drama starring Fred Williamson
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A Los Angeles dock worker becomes a boxer but his crooked manager is involved in various rackets and he's working for the mob.A Los Angeles dock worker becomes a boxer but his crooked manager is involved in various rackets and he's working for the mob.A Los Angeles dock worker becomes a boxer but his crooked manager is involved in various rackets and he's working for the mob.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
695
YOUR RATING
    • Bruce D. Clark
    • Charles Eric Johnson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fred Williamson
    • Bernie Hamilton
    • Vonetta McGee
    • Bruce D. Clark
    • Charles Eric Johnson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fred Williamson
    • Bernie Hamilton
    • Vonetta McGee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Hammer (1972)
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    Bernie Hamilton and Johnny Silver in Hammer (1972)
    Bernie Hamilton, Vonetta McGee, and Johnny Silver in Hammer (1972)
    Bernie Hamilton, Vonetta McGee, and Johnny Silver in Hammer (1972)
    Mel Stewart, Fred Williamson, and Bernie Hamilton in Hammer (1972)
    Bernie Hamilton in Hammer (1972)
    Bernie Hamilton in Hammer (1972)
    D'Urville Martin in Hammer (1972)
    D'Urville Martin in Hammer (1972)
    Fred Williamson and D'Urville Martin in Hammer (1972)
    Fred Williamson and Bernie Hamilton in Hammer (1972)

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    Fred Williamson
    Fred Williamson
    • B.J. Hammer
    Bernie Hamilton
    Bernie Hamilton
    • Davis
    Vonetta McGee
    Vonetta McGee
    • Lois
    William Smith
    William Smith
    • Brenner
    Charles Lampkin
    Charles Lampkin
    • Big Sid
    Elizabeth Harding
    • Rhoda
    Mel Stewart
    Mel Stewart
    • Professor
    D'Urville Martin
    D'Urville Martin
    • Sonny
    Stack Pierce
    Stack Pierce
    • Roughhouse
    Jamal Moore
    • Henry Jones
    Nawana Davis
    • Mary
    John Quade
    John Quade
    • Riley
    Johnny Silver
    Johnny Silver
    • Tiny
    Juan DeCarlos
    • Bruiser
    • (as Juan De Carlos)
    Jorge Cervera Jr.
    • Medina
    • (as George Cervera Jr.)
    Leon Isaac Kennedy
    Leon Isaac Kennedy
    • Bobby Williams
    • (as Leon Issac)
    Perrie Lott
    • Nagi
    Philip Jackson
    • Landlord
    • (as Phillip Jackson)
      • Bruce D. Clark
      • Charles Eric Johnson(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Marilyn Joi.
    • Goofs
      The police cars that chase Brady into the train yard are Dodge Coronets, but when Davis shows up, the police cars change to Plymouth Satellites.
    • Quotes

      Roughhouse: You gettin' out! I'm gettin' out, man. You cats are comin' down too hard.

      Big Sid: Calm yourself, Rough', baby. You gonna work yourself up to an ulcer, old man. Just tell old Sid what's got your jaws uptight.

      Roughhouse: Look, man, I done paid you back ten times over them IOUs. And now I wanna make a clean break.

      Big Sid: Alright... takes a lotta money to live the good life on your pay. Man, you still got champagne and caviar runnin' though your veins from the old days.

      Roughhouse: No. Get yourself a new boy. I don't mind turning my head every now and then on a rip-off. But bustin' up people just ain't my bag, man.

      Big Sid: Well whatever you decide, my man. I'm a reasonable cat. But, why don't you think it over tonight, huh? I'll do the same and we'll talk about it tomorrow.

      Roughhouse: But I an't gonna change my mind.

      Big Sid: Well, if it comes down to that, I'll understand. Cos' I'm your partner, come hell or high water.

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    Boxers. Detectives. Vonetta McGee; Watch this. Now.
    You like films about boxers, and like them guys? Then 'Hammer' sometimes promoted as 'B.J. Hammer' is for you. It's got boxers. The kind with the gloves what whale the snot out of one another while mob guys who wear them tinted 'psycho shades' all the time hang in the back and get rich, placing bets.

    But Hammer, adroitly played by Fred Williamson, transcends to boxing genre to make this film worth watching again and again. Forget Rocky I through XVII. Stick with Hammer. He kicks the snot out of the competition.

    You like Detectives? Well, you got plenty detectives and cops walking around this film. They offer advice to Hammer. He takes it. Look, pal, when detectives see fit to convey to you advice based upon their decades of experience, knowledge, and instinct forged in the crucible of streetwork, you graciously accept it and comply. Right? Am I right. You know I'm right. So quit contradicting me, already.

    Now, a visual treat. The late Vonetta McGee in an early role. Yeah, you remember her as the mysterious repo secretary and double agent for the sinister Hermanos Rodriguez in 1984's 'repo man'. But here, she plays a great role as loyal mate to the protagonist, and a real beauty at that.

    Saw "Hammer" over the weekend on THIS TV, so it likely will be airing again shortly.

    Don't miss it, or else the detectives will have some questions to ask you. And you don't answer them right, Hammer might just wail the snot out of you.

    So get straight. B.J. Hammer is the man.

    Paul Vincent Zecchino Manasota Key, Florida 11 October, 2010
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    • Release date
      • September 22, 1972 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Essaness Pictures
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
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      • Mono

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