This is one of the most under-appreciated gems of the 1980s and has aged like a fine wine: Sledge Hammer! is a cross between Dirty Harry and Naked Gun with a healthy dose of charming low budget effects. Sledge Hammer’s a hard-nosed, overly violent cop who’s only true friend is his .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson. Hammer's affection for his gun is so deep that he showers with it, sleeps with it, and even talks to it.
I remember watching Sledge Hammer back in 1993. I was a kid, and loved it. I'm just realising ho this show was filled with cheesy one-liners and all kinds of innuendo. I am realising that I didn't get all of it back then. Loving this so much! :rofl::ok_hand_tone2:
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This is one of great 80s comedies you couldn't make today.
An antisocial, nihilistic, chauvinistic, misogynist cop with violent tendencies. Try pitching that to a studio exec. There is no way this is going to fly in todays tv climate. Of course back then people were able to differentiate between a satire and reality.
This is not a sitcom, there is no laughing track and a lot is actually filmed on location. David Rasche plays the character of Hammer with the seriousness that is nessessary . He's complemented by the lovely Anne-Marie Martin and Harrison Page and the three together have great chemistry.
Understandably some of the humor might not work as well today as it was time specific. But in general the delivery of the jokes was on point and you can still get your share of laughs out of it.