If I Had A Hammer

1999 1h 37m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

Synopsis

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A period piece set in the summer of '64 just days before the Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time. Goofy daydreamer Phil Buckley meets the cause caring Lorraine in a music store and the two hit it off, and agree to spend the evening together at a local beatnik coffee house which offer it's patrons an open mic to perform the then ever so popular "folk" music of the day.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Susan Reno
Mrs. Buckley
Kristian Monday
Terry
Brett Beardslee
Phil Buckley
John Campana
Max
Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll
Dean
Scott Ford
Tim
Michael Dean Jacobs
The MC
Michael McReynolds
Street Musician

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Josh Becker

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 6

ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Susan Reno and Kristian Monday and Brett Beardslee carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0210742 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Josh Becker directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Susan Reno and Kristian Monday and Brett Beardslee carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0210742 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.