ray ▁that ▁character ▁in ▁a ▁film . ▁Produ cer ▁Robert ▁F ell ows ▁and ▁Sp ill ane ▁planned ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁film ▁with ▁The ▁S nake ▁but ▁it ▁never ▁material ised . ▁I , ▁the ▁J ury ▁( 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Arm and ▁Ass ante ▁plays ▁a ▁brut al , ▁ener get ic ▁Ham mer ▁opposite ▁Laur ene ▁Land on ' s ▁se xy , ▁athlet ic ▁Vel da ▁in ▁this ▁hard ▁R - r ated ▁ 8 0 s ▁adaptation ▁written ▁by ▁Larry ▁C ohen ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Richard ▁T . ▁He ff ron . ▁Consider ed ▁by ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Sp ill ane ▁fans ▁( including ▁Sp ill ane ▁co - author ▁Max ▁All an ▁Collins ) ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁authentic ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁" ps ych otic " ▁early ▁Ham mer ▁nov els . ▁ ▁TV ▁mov ies ▁Mar gin ▁For ▁Mur der ▁( 1 9 8 1 ▁TV ▁movie ), ▁Kevin ▁Dob son ▁plays ▁Ham mer ▁in ▁this ▁made - for - TV ▁movie . ▁Mur der ▁Me , ▁Mur der ▁You ▁( 1 9 8 3 ▁TV ▁movie ), ▁St acy ▁K each ▁played ▁Ham mer ▁in ▁this ▁TV ▁pilot ▁for ▁the ▁TV ▁Series ▁that ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁This ▁update ▁featured ▁a ▁tra itor ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁Ham mer ▁does ▁not ▁know ▁he ▁has . ▁More ▁Th an ▁Mur der ▁( 1 9 8 4