The Hammer (2007)

Actors: Adam Carolla (actor), Adam Carolla (producer), Jane Lynch (actress), Adam Carolla (writer), John Swihart (composer), John Enos III (actor), Ben Feldman (miscellaneous crew), Crystal 'Sue' McGraw (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Darga (actor), Erin Tambellini (miscellaneous crew), Constance Zimmer (actress), Matt Mariano (composer), Sam Alvelo (miscellaneous crew), Chris Stinson (producer), Alison Flierl (actress),

Plot: 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.

Keywords: atari, attorney, beach, birthday, black-eye, boxer, boxing, boxing-ring, boxing-trainer, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Sport,
Taglines: Some Guys Don't Know Their Destiny Till It Hits Them In The Face. You're never too old to go for the gold.

Quotes:

Jerry Ferro: Who hangs a heavy bag with toggle bolts?

Jerry Ferro: You guys sure seem to love Nicaragua except for the part where you risked your lives not to live there any more.

Oswaldo Sanchez: Jerry! Jerry! Wake up, man! You missing the tryouts, man!::Jerry Ferro: [sleeping] I'll do the Olympics next time...

Jerry Ferro: Do you have taquitos?::Roach Coach Lady: Taquitos?::Jerry Ferro: Hey, if you said spaghetti I wouldn't be confused. Taquitos!

Jerry Ferro: Look at these kids, they look pissed off cuz this weren't Disneyland. I would've sue my parents if they took me here.

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.

Jerry Ferro: What are you building?::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: Storage shed.::Jerry Ferro: What are you siding it with?::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: T-111.::Jerry Ferro: ...You gotta be careful with that T-111. You wanna get the margins right, you know. They have a T&G; joint. Wanna get it just right.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: If by T&G; you mean tongue and groove, you're wrong. The T-111 has a shiplap seam.::Jerry Ferro: I'm pretty sure it's T&G.; I've worked with it a lot.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: No. No. It's shiplap.::Jerry Ferro: Well, let's talk foundation bolting. What are you holding the bottom plate down to the slab with.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: Redheads.::Jerry Ferro: Oh, you're going with wedge anchors. Yeah, I'd go with J bolts. I'd put 'em in when the slab was wet. That way, I wouldn't have to bust out the roto hammer.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: Well, if I was going with a footing, I'd use the J bolts but we have a 4-inch slab, so...::Jerry Ferro: [arrogantly] Cut corners, people get hurt.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: It's a tool shed. It's not an underground parking structure.::Jerry Ferro: [mock outrage] Okay. We're in earthquake country. I don't know if you heard.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: So what you building...::Jerry Ferro: ...I'm building a deck for my lady...::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: What you screwing it off with, deckers?::Jerry Ferro: No, using 16-penny galvanized common heads.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: Oh, you get a hell of a lot more grab with a core-stripped bugle head zinc drywall screw.::Jerry Ferro: I hit.690 in the Van Nuys Unlimited Arc League.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: All-American, Arizona state.::Jerry Ferro: Ozzie!::Oswaldo Sanchez: Yeah?::Jerry Ferro: [Quietly] Let's get those uh... Let's get those drywall screws.

Jerry Ferro: [opening voice over] They say you should never let go of your dreams. But if your dream is to be a Mouseketeer, and you're 45, you may want to let that one go. On the other hand, if your dream is to be a Wal-Mart greeter, you can hang on to that baby until like a year after you die. Me? I don't even know what my dream is, but it's all right. I've got time. I won't be turning forty for another... [alarm clock begins beeping] Ugh! I just turned forty.

Jerry Ferro: That's good. Take that energy, take that hostility and harness it. Use it. You've got the Eye of the Asshole, my brother.