Details

Release year: 1986

Storyline

The adventures of a deranged police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.

Top credits

Cast

David Rasche — Sledge Hammer
Anne-Marie Martin — Dori Doreau
Harrison Page — Captain Trunk
Leslie Morris — Officer Majoy

Did you know

• Alan Spencer originally wrote the pilot script in 1976 as a parody of Dirty Harry (1971) and its sequels. Every network rejected it, and executives questioned Spencer's mental health because of the exaggerated violence. Networks began showing an interest in Spencer's script after the success of Sudden Impact (1983).

• David Rasche, described to be a very well-adjusted person, revealed in the Sledge Hammer! DVD that contrary to the relationship that Hammer and Captain Trunk had, he and Harrison Page became good friends and still, to this day, keep in touch.

• Sledge Hammer's catch phrase was originally written as "I'm crazy, but I know what I'm doing." But ABC executives objected to the main character being "crazy" so it was changed to "Trust me, I know what I'm doing."