Editing Adam Carolla (section)

==Film==
In 2003, he appeared in ''[[Windy City Heat]]'' as himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383053|title=Windy City Heat (2003)|date=October 12, 2003|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=February 3, 2014}}</ref> In 2006, Carolla finished work on ''[[The Hammer (2007 film)|The Hammer]]'', a semi-autobiographical [[independent film]] he co-wrote and co-produced, in which he stars opposite [[Heather Juergensen]]. The film is based loosely on his own life and is filmed at a gym he helped build with his co-star, Ozzie, played by [[Oswaldo Castillo]], his friend in real life whom he met while building the gym when they both worked in construction.<ref name="SI">{{cite news| title= New boxing movie, celebs' fight-Derby dilemma, more| date= May 3, 2007| url= http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/05/02/adam.carolla/index.html| work= SportsIllustrated.com| access-date= November 6, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071009134255/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/05/02/adam.carolla/index.html| archive-date= October 9, 2007| url-status= live| df= mdy-all}}</ref> The film made its [[world premiere]] at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] in New York City and shortly thereafter received a positive review in Variety.<ref name="SI" /> The film was released on March 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Hammer (2007) | date = April 26, 2007 | publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814130/ | access-date =August 9, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080828034631/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814130/| archive-date=August 28, 2008| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The Hammer – Official Site | url = http://www.thehammermovie.com/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060622053359/http://www.thehammermovie.com/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 22, 2006 | access-date = August 9, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toronto.com/movies/movie/597827 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227141136/http://www.toronto.com/movies/movie/597827 |archive-date=December 27, 2007 |title=The Hammer}}</ref> The film is rated 80% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009253-the_hammer/ The Hammer]. ''Rotten Tomatoes''.</ref>

Carolla made a short appearance in [[Jeff Balis]]' ''[[Still Waiting...]]'' (a sequel to ''[[Waiting... (film)|Waiting...]]'') playing a pick-up artist guru.

Carolla helped write an unproduced screenplay for a film entitled ''Deaf Frat Guy: Showdown at Havasu''.<ref>Adam Carolla interview on Leo The Film Freak, June 21, 2008.</ref>

He is the voice of Virgil in the independent short film ''[[Save Virgil]]''.

In July 2013, Carolla used crowdfunding for ''[[Road Hard]]''; a film he directed and starred in, about the lives of aging road comics. Adam confirmed through a press conference that the film would co-star [[David Alan Grier]], [[Illeana Douglas]], [[Diane Farr]], and [[Larry Miller (comedian)|Larry Miller]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Adam Carolla Announces Cast for Crowd-Funded Film 'Road Hard'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-carolla-announces-cast-crowd-583183|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2013|access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref> It had limited theatrical release in the United States.  Several minutes of the credits are devoted to listing the names of those who helped crowdfund the film.

Carolla also directed the documentary ''[[Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman]]'' on the 35-year car racing career of [[Paul Newman]]. The documentary showcases Newman's racing life as both a prolific driver and owner.

In 2017, Carolla and [[Dennis Prager]] began filming ''[[No Safe Spaces]]'', a documentary about political correctness at universities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-carolla-launches-crowdfunding-campaign-no-safe-spaces-movie-1007546|title=Adam Carolla Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for 'No Safe Spaces' Movie|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 24, 2017}}</ref>  ''No Safe Spaces'' had a limited opening on October 25, 2019, and did well enough to open nationwide on December 6, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/no-safe-spaces-fans-critics |title = Moviegoers flock to free speech doc 'No Safe Spaces' despite panning from mainstream critics|website = [[Fox News]]|date = November 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/24/inside-the-beltway-victory-no-safe-spaces-heads-to/ |title = Victory: Adam Carolla, Dennis Prager film 'No Safe Spaces' heads to major markets|website = [[The Washington Times]]}}</ref>