When a psychotic Santa 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. Together with Mohammed, head of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front, the Hammer takes no prisoners in his quest to hunt down the renegade Santa and make the holiday season safe for all.
Acting
Adam Goldberg's deadpan commitment to every ridiculous line.
Writing
Puns so aggressively Jewish they circle back to genius.
Director
Jonathan Kesselman
Adam Goldberg
Mordechai Jefferson Carver
Judy Greer
Esther Bloomenbergensteinenthal
Andy Dick
Damian Claus
Mario Van Peebles
Mohammed Ali Paula Abdul Rahim
Peter Coyote
JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal
Nora Dunn
Mrs. Carver
Sean Whalen
Tiny Tim
Tony Cox
Jamal
Richard Riehle
Santa
Melvin Van Peebles
Sweetback
Rachel Dratch
Tikva
Harrison Chad
Schlomo
Annie McEnroe
Mrs. Highsmith
Grant Rosenmeyer
Young Mordechai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mario Van Peebles took the Mohammed role as homage to his father Melvin's blaxploitation legacy. The Kwanzaa Liberation Front was originally written smaller until Van Peebles demanded more screen time.
The film bombed theatrically but became a stealth holiday staple through Comedy Central reruns—essentially becoming the Jewish 'Die Hard' for people who can't admit they love terrible movies.
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