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[[File:Hebrew_Hammer_8571.jpg|frame|Shabbat Shalom, Motherf#%$ers!!]]
 
'''''[[The Hebrew Hammer''']]'' is a 2003 [[Blaxploitation]] parody film starring Adam Goldberg and Andy Dick.▼
 
▲'''''The Hebrew Hammer''''' is a 2003 [[Blaxploitation]] parody film starring Adam Goldberg and Andy Dick.
 
Damien, the evil son of [[Santa Claus]], murders his father to continue his grandfather's (the previous Santa Claus, seen in the prologue) scheme to eliminate all December holidays save Christmas. When the Jewish Justice League gets wind of this fiendish plot, they start looking for one of their own to fight for their right to light their menorahs. The JJL Chief, Bloominbergensteinanthal, reluctantly agrees that their own hope is the one hebe too radical even for them: Mordechai Jefferson Carver, the Hebrew Hammer.
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As the Anti-Defamation League noted (after refusing permission to use their name, which becomes "Anti-Denigration League" in the script), these people are equal opportunity offenders. In fact, if you are not offended, you should demand your money back.
 
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=== This film provides examples of these tropes: ===
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of [[Blaxploitation]] films.
* [[All Jews Are Ashkenazi|All Jews are American Ashkenazim]]. Of course, an Israeli Hammer would have played to stereotypes known to fewer people (as well as [[Badass Israeli|doing the job too quickly for a feature-length film]]), and non-American non-Israeli Jews really don't have any stereotypes that stay out of [[Unfortunate Implications]] territory.
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* [[Black Best Friend]]: Carver counts on the trust and friendship of the leader of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front, Muhammad Ali [[Paula Abdul]] Rahim.
* [[Blaxploitation]]: Parodied as "Jewsploitation." The Kwanzaa Liberation Front embraces blaxploitation.
* [[Cameo]]: Melvin van Peebles appears as his title character in the almost-Blaxplotation classic ''[[Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Song|Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song]]''.
* [[Cool Car]]: The Hammermobile has a sweet blue-and-white color scheme (based on the flag of Israel) and is decked out with the Star of David.
* [[Daddy's Girl]]
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* [[Dramatic Gun Cock]]: [[Overly Long Gag|Drawn out to an obscene length]] when [[Extended Disarming|the entire Kwanzaa Liberation Front draws and cocks their weapons]] when Carver enters their building.
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: With a Star of David on it.
* [[Fantastic Drug]]: Bootleg copies of ''[[ItsIt's a Wonderful Life]]''.
* [[555]]: The JJL's phone number is 555-5555.
* [[Film Noir]]: The scene where Esther meets Carver in his office starts as a straight example, and then devolves into parody.
* [[Geeky Turn On]]: Jews evidently love it when you plan out your life, down to your two-point-five children who will, of course, go to [[Ivy League]] schools.
{{quote| I want to have children with you. I want to get a good paying, stable job. I want to move to Long Island somewhere, someplace nice, fancy but not fancy shmancy. I want our children to go to private schools and take music lessons, maybe Abraham will go to Stanford. Sarah will go to an Ivy League, maybe Vassar. And afterward they will decide for themselves if they want to continue their religious studies in Israel because we will have practiced a highly effective assertive democratic style of child rearing, sprinkled with a healthy dose of liberalism. On a daily basis, I want you to tell me what to do, where to do it, and how I should live my [[Precision F-Strike|fucking]] life}}
* [[Going Byby the Matchbook]]: The black elf gives Carver a matchbook from Duke's, telling him that's where Santa will be. {{spoiler|Of course, Duke's is actually a Neonazi skinhead bar...}}
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: With ''shotguns''.
* [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: The ultimate Jewish weapon is {{spoiler|guilt}}.
* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Carver draws two shotguns from his coat in Duke's.
* [[It Runs Onon Nonsensoleum]]: The Jewish Atomic Clock in Jerusalem runs on Judaium, an element so rare, it's found only in the clock. The JAC keeps time for the Jewish calendar and its holidays: Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Rosh Hashanah, and [[All Jews Are Cheapskates|the Macy's 50% Off Sale]].
* [[Jewish Complaining]]: The Jewish Justice League actually uses this as the final test for Jewishness.
** It also turns out to be part of a Jew's ultimate power.
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* [[Noisy Guns]]: the Kwanzaa Liberation Front has some ''very'' noisy guns.
* [[N-Word Privileges]]: Mordechai & Rahim's first onscreen meeting:
{{quote| '''Mordechai''': How's it goin, my nigga?<br />
'''Rahiam''': How's it goin, my kike? }}
** The KLF's token white accountant is shocked:
{{quote| '''Accountant''': You just called him a kike...and you just called him a nigger.<br />
'''Rahim''': It's OK when ''we'' calls each other that. }}
* [[Passive-Aggressive Kombat]]: The ''other'' part of the ultimate Jewish weapon.
* [[Perma -Stubble]]
* [[Phrase Catcher]]: Remember, the fate of Hanukkah is resting on your shoulders.
* [[Pimp Duds]]: The Hammer's usual clothes. And even Damien Claus wears a fur coat with his Santa hat when he's in full evil mode.
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