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If I Had a Hammer

If I Had a Hammer

1999Movie⏱️ 1h 37m
Drama
⭐ 7.3
IMDB Rating
94 votes

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.

Director
Josh Becker
Writers
N/A
Stars
Susan Reno, Kristian Monday, Brett Beardslee
Release Date
September 10, 1999
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Susan Reno
as Mrs. Buckley
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Kristian Monday
as Terry
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Brett Beardslee
as Phil Buckley
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John Campana
as Max
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Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll
as Dean
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Scott Ford
as Tim
Michael Dean Jacobs
Michael Dean Jacobs
as The M.C.
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Michael McReynolds
as Street Musician
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Lisa Records
as Lorraine Dempsey
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Robert Joseph Reid
as Dan Buckley

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color

🏷️ Keywords

houseindependent film

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

a wonderful, unseen film
by stobin31 β€’ 2006-11-21
9/10

"It is a down right shame that this, easily the best film by it's notoriously outspoken director, has still not found a means of distribution (outside of being up in 13 parts on you tube...not an ideal way to enjoy it's beautiful production value). What I enjoy so much about this film is how different it is, both technically and aesthetically from the regular indie style most are accustomed to. There's no improvisation in a Becker film and while that's worked for some (Cassavetes, Jost, Leigh, etc.) most of the time it can come dangerously close to falling flat for an audie..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

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.