Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA 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.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Bruiser
- (as Juan De Carlos)
- Medina
- (as George Cervera Jr.)
- Bobby Williams
- (as Leon Issac)
- Landlord
- (as Phillip Jackson)
Avis à la une
Good action, excitement, nudity, a funky soundtrack and cool dialogs,
the fans of Blaxploitation will enjoy it.
Fred Williamson does a fine job,
he's one bad dude.
Its Hammer time.
7/10
My Grade:C-
Where I saw it: Showtime Extreme
Eye Candy: Nawana Davis (Mary/Breasts), Elizabeth Harding (Rhonda/full frontal), Marilyn Joi ("black magic" woman/breasts), Vonetta McGee (Lois/buns)
Williamson plays Hammer a decent guy, a dock worker in LA who gets into boxing but the promoter is crooked and wants him to take a dive or else there would be consequences for his girlfriend. People who cross the local Mr Big be it former boxers or trainers get to feel the full force of his henchman Brenner (William Smith) and he likes to dish out pain.
Unusually for a blaxploitation film the lead detective is played by a black man (Bernie Hamilton of Starsky & Hutch fame) who advises and helps out Hammer. The lack of antagonistic relationship between our hero and the police is refreshing.
Hammer is not a great film, rather formulaic but it is a well made film with good production values. It has its share of violence, nudity and sex. Williamson tones it down here, more of an ordinary Joe swiftly rising to the top.
Smith as the slimy, sleazy, racist villain steals the show. He was one of the best villains in the 1970s, the guy audiences loved to hate.
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
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesFilm debut of Marilyn Joi.
- GaffesThe police cars that chase Brady into the train yard are Dodge Coronets, but when Davis shows up, the police cars change to Plymouth Satellites.
- Citations
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.
- ConnexionsFeatured in C'est assez noir pour vous?!? (2022)
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