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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Like The Hebrew Hammer, it is an affectionate, deadpan genre parody with a righteous hero, deliberately retro style, broad action-comedy, and jokes built from lovingly exaggerated exploitation-movie conventions.
02
Why this pick
A suave culture-specific superspy comedy that shares the film’s comic-book confidence, absurd villainy, throwback genre references, and playful use of identity as the engine for its gags.
03
Why this pick
For the anything-goes spoofing and intentionally anachronistic silliness: it treats a familiar action tradition as a playground for absurd dubbing, exaggerated fights, and relentless visual jokes.
04
Why this pick
This cult oddity matches the proudly off-kilter, culturally grounded parody energy, embracing a cartoonishly mythic hero and surreal jokes with total sincerity.
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Why this pick
Another scrappy, deliberately broad martial-arts spoof driven by mistaken identity and genre clichés; its irreverent, low-budget cult-comedy spirit makes it a natural companion.
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01 / THE STORY
The film begins with a flashback to a young Mordechai Jefferson Carver. At school, Mordechai is tormented by his fellow students and his teacher for being a Jewish child in a public school predominantly attended by Christians, and for celebrating Hanukkah while everyone else celebrates Christmas. He feels further alienated as he walks through his neighborhood and sees a seemingly endless number of Christmas decorations and window displays celebrating the holiday and announcing that Jews aren't welcome. As he lies down on the sidewalk in front of a store saying "Jews 'OK' (for about 5 minutes)" and spins his dreidel to cheer himself up, Santa Claus walks by and crushes the toy under his foot, then gives Mordechai the middle finger.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Tiny Tim
Jamal
Santa
Sweetback
Schlomo
Young Mordechai
Blonde Bombshell
Adolescent Hasidic Boy
