Hammer (film)
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| Directed by | Bruce Clark |
| Produced by | Al Adamson |
| Written by | Charles Johnson |
| Starring | Fred Williamson, Bernie Hamilton, Vonetta McGee, William Smith, Elizabeth Harding, Mel Stewart, Stack Pierce |
| Music by | Solomon Burke |
| Cinematography | Robert Steadman |
| Editing by | George Folsey Jr. |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | Sept 20, 1972 |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
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Hammer is a 1972 blaxploitation film directed by Bruce Clark. The film was released following the successes of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Shaft, notable 1971 films that popularized black cinema.
It starred Fred Williamson as B.J. Hammer. Williamson went on to become a staple of the genre.
[edit] Synopsis
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
B.J. Hammer is a boxer who rises up the ranks with help from the Mafia. However, Hammer doesn't realize that the help comes with a price: He is asked to throw a fight. Gangsters threaten to harm his girlfriend in an attempt to force him to go through with their plan.
Hammer is forced to figure out a way to save his dignity and the life of his girlfriend, who has been kidnapped by gangsters.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] Trivia
- "The Hammer" has become Williamson's official nickname, earned during his time playing professional football.
- The film's promotional tagline is: "Hammer... is a black explosion."
- Williamson is also credited as playing "Hammer, the ladies man," in the 1980 martial arts film Fist of Fear, Touch of Death and as "The Hammer" in a 2006 direct-to-video release called Spaced Out.
