A 40-year-old who gave up a promising amateur boxing career 21 years ago is offered a path to the Olympics.
Director:
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
From metacritic.com
Related News
-
Exclusive Clip From Road Hard: Adam Carolla Tries To Check Out
17 September 2015 | Screen Anarchy -
Adam Carolla Afm Speech Preview: Hollywood Sucks
13 October 2014 | Deadline Movie News -
Adam Carolla Wants You To Fund His Stand-Up Comedy Road Movie
05 July 2013 | Cinema Blend
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Hammer (2007)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
More Like This
Road Hard
(2015)
Comedy
Directors:
Adam Carolla,
Kevin Hench
Stars:
Adam Carolla,
David Alan Grier,
Jay Mohr
Documentary
|
Biography
|
Sport
Directors:
Adam Carolla,
Nate Adams
Stars:
Mario Andretti,
Michael Andretti,
Dick Barbour
Adam Carolla: Not Taco Bell Material
(TV Special 2018)
Documentary
|
Comedy
Director:
Nate Adams
Stars:
Adam Carolla
Documentary
Directors:
Nate Adams,
Adam Carolla
Stars:
Chase Austin,
Doug Boles,
Ian Brown
The 24 Hour War
(2016)
Documentary
|
History
Directors:
Nate Adams,
Adam Carolla
Stars:
Charlie Agapiou,
Mario Andretti,
A.J. Baime
The Man Show
(1999–2014)
Comedy
|
Talk-Show
Stars:
Adam Carolla,
Jimmy Kimmel,
Angelique Gorges
Catch a Contractor
(TV Series 2014)
Reality-TV
Stars:
Adam Carolla,
Skip Bedell,
Alison Bedell
Hamill
(2010)
Biography
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
Oren Kaplan
Stars:
Russell Harvard,
Raymond J. Barry,
Shoshannah Stern
BROS. Last Call
(2018)
Comedy
Director:
Don Tjernagel
Stars:
Don Tjernagel,
Abigail Van Patten,
Cassi McMullen
Bert Kreischer: The Machine
(TV Special 2016)
Comedy
Director:
Ryan Polito
Stars:
Bert Kreischer
Lizard Boy
(2011)
Action
|
Comedy
|
Horror
Director:
Paul Della Pelle
Stars:
Pete Punito,
Damon Gregory,
Steven Zeigler
Drunk on Love
(2015)
Comedy
|
Romance
Director:
David Bryant
Stars:
Matt Prendergast,
Shane Sweeney,
Rachel Chambers
Edit
Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Adam Carolla | ... | Jerry Ferro | |
 |
Oswaldo Castillo | ... | Oswaldo Sanchez |
| Harold House Moore | ... | Robert Brown | |
| Christopher Darga | ... | Mike LeMat | |
| Jonathan Hernandez | ... | Victor Padilla | |
| Heather Juergensen | ... | Lindsay Pratt | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Paul Lincoln Alayo | ... | Boxer Opponent (as Paul Alayo) | |
| Rian Bishop | ... | Nationals Trainer | |
|
|
Ascencion Bribiescas | ... | Boxing Student |
|
|
Antonio Caballero | ||
|
|
Derrick Deane | ... | Gym Member |
| Lorenzo Eduardo | ... | Posse Member #2 | |
| John Enos III | ... | Steve | |
|
|
Kevin Ferguson | ... | Jeff |
|
|
Jim FitzGerald | ... | Announcer |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Jerry 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 act 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 it's 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. Written by Anonymous
Taglines:
You're never too old to go for the gold. See more »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 April 2007 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A kalapács See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$850,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$97,137, 23 March 2008Gross USA:
$443,591Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$443,591Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Color:
Color
Edit
Jerry Ferro: Well, up until 2 hours ago, I was a carpenter.
Coach Bell: So you still have your amateur status?
Jerry Ferro: Not as a carpenter.
See more »
Written by Sammy James Jr., Graham Tyler & The Matrix
Performed by The Mooney Suzuki
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
The gym used in "The Hammer" is the same gym used in Showtime's Ray Donovan (2013). Confirmed by Adam Carolla on Twitter. See more »Goofs
When the grill "falls over" in the backyard scene you can see that a hole has been dug below one leg, as it falls into it as soon as Jerry lets go of the handle. See more »Quotes
Coach Bell: So what are you?Jerry Ferro: Well, up until 2 hours ago, I was a carpenter.
Coach Bell: So you still have your amateur status?
Jerry Ferro: Not as a carpenter.
See more »
Soundtracks
Alive & AmplifiedWritten by Sammy James Jr., Graham Tyler & The Matrix
Performed by The Mooney Suzuki
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment
See more »
As one would expect from an Adam Corolla movie, there are plenty of the rapier witticisms he is known for, and there is a solid laugh-out-loud every few minutes for the duration. But, more importantly, the story is a really sweet, engaging and uplifting tale of a middle aged slacker who takes one last shot at achieving his dreams, or at least realizing what they are. It was truly beautiful, in the way he comes to embrace his life and mission. Also, credit to Adam's heavily-accented Nicaraguan friend Ozzie as his sidekick, the duo has something of a Don Quixote-Sancho Panza feel to it, which works very well. I'm an AC fan, but my wife is not, and she loved it as well. This might be the best "small movie" I've ever seen.