English Movie The Hammer (2011)
Movie Plot Summary:
A young man struggles to overcome a physical handicap as well as his personal burdens in this drama based on a true story. Matt Hamill (Theodore Conley) was born to a single mother (Susan Gibney) who is told her young son was bright, talented and entirely deaf. Without his father on hand, young Matt turns to his grandfather Stanley (Raymond J. Barry) as his male role model; The Hammer online watch, The Hammer watch, The Hammer watch review story, online Free, free The Hammer watch movie, movie The Hammer trailer, online review,Watch trailer Online Live, Watch Free Online,Live Streaming Video,watch Free Online Trailer,movies songs,Hollywood movie online English movie online Family movie Sci-Fi movie online movie Review movie story Thriller Movie Horror Movie The Hammer Hollywood Movie The Smurfs Directed By Oren Kaplan, Stanley encourages the boy not to allow his inability to hear to hold him back and urges him to take up wrestling. Matt shows tremendous promise as a wrestler, but while the sport helps him build confidence and muscle, he isn't sure how to deal with others, particularly girls. After graduating from high school, Matt (now played by Russell Harvard) attends Purdue on a wrestling scholarship, but he's forced to leave school due to poor grades. Matt has an opportunity to redeem himself when his wrestling skills earn him an acceptance at Rochester Institute of Technology, a school with a special program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. For the first time, Matt has peers who are also deaf, and he makes friends with his roommate Jay (Michael Anthony Spady)) and falls for pretty co-ed Kristi (Shoshannah Stern). But it's a challenge for the life-long loner to open up to other people and admit his weaknesses, and he also has to learn a new way of communicating, American Sign Language, after spending his life as a lip reader. The Hammer (aka Hamill) was based on the life of Matt Hamill, a three-time NCAA wrestling champion who has gone on to become a successful mixed martial arts competitor. Due to its subject matter and large hearing impaired audience, the the film was exhibited as "Open Caption" (with onscreen readable text) in theaters.
Movie Info:
The Hammer, previously titled Hamill, is a 2010 biographical film about Matt Hamill, a deaf wrestler and mixed martial artist. Oren Kaplan directs the film based on a screenplay co-written by Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer, who are also the film's producers. Russell Harvard, a deaf actor, plays Hamill in the film. The Hammer screened at several film festivals throughout 2010 and 2011. The film will be released in theaters on October 27, 2011.The Hammer follows Matt Hamill, who was born deaf, in his youth and mostly in 1997, when Hamill is a sophomore walk-on at Rochester Institute of Technology and wins the first of three collegiate wrestling championships.The Hammer is directed by Oren Kaplan based on a screenplay co-written by Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer, who are also the film's producers. Matt Hamill is played by Russell Harvard, who is also deaf. The filmmakers spent over five years developing the project, and they sought out deaf cast and crew members for the film. According to McKelheer, the writers performed "roughly" 75 rewrites to ensure Hamill's support and that the film would not be cheesy. Kostbar was originally intended to play Hamill, but they decided to cast a deaf person as the wrestler to appeal to the deaf community. They first noticed Harvard in his brief role in There Will Be Blood as the adult son of Daniel Day-Lewis' character but were not sure initially if Harvard could portray an athlete. After additional searching that was inconclusive, they chose to cast Harvard as Hamill...
Storyline:
THE HAMMER is a sports drama depicting the struggles and successes Matt Hamill faces on the way to becoming a champion. Raised among those with the ability to hear, Matt later finds himself no less an outsider amidst the Deaf Community. Through sheer determination, he uses his perceived disability as an asset, and becomes both the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Championship and an inspirational force to the hearing and deaf alike. A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.
Main Cast And Crew
Cast: Raymond J. Barry, Shoshannah Stern,
Michael Anthony Spady, Courtney Halverson
Director: Oren Kaplan
Writers: Joseph McKelheer, Eben Kostbar
Music by: iZLER
Cinematography: David Rom
Editing by: Jacquelyn Dean
Production Co: Film Harvest, Fifth Year Productions,
TapouT Films
Release Date: 27 October 2011 (USA)
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Sports & recreation, Drama
Country: USA
Language: English
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Movie Plot Summary:
A young man struggles to overcome a physical handicap as well as his personal burdens in this drama based on a true story. Matt Hamill (Theodore Conley) was born to a single mother (Susan Gibney) who is told her young son was bright, talented and entirely deaf. Without his father on hand, young Matt turns to his grandfather Stanley (Raymond J. Barry) as his male role model; The Hammer online watch, The Hammer watch, The Hammer watch review story, online Free, free The Hammer watch movie, movie The Hammer trailer, online review,Watch trailer Online Live, Watch Free Online,Live Streaming Video,watch Free Online Trailer,movies songs,Hollywood movie online English movie online Family movie Sci-Fi movie online movie Review movie story Thriller Movie Horror Movie The Hammer Hollywood Movie The Smurfs Directed By Oren Kaplan, Stanley encourages the boy not to allow his inability to hear to hold him back and urges him to take up wrestling. Matt shows tremendous promise as a wrestler, but while the sport helps him build confidence and muscle, he isn't sure how to deal with others, particularly girls. After graduating from high school, Matt (now played by Russell Harvard) attends Purdue on a wrestling scholarship, but he's forced to leave school due to poor grades. Matt has an opportunity to redeem himself when his wrestling skills earn him an acceptance at Rochester Institute of Technology, a school with a special program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. For the first time, Matt has peers who are also deaf, and he makes friends with his roommate Jay (Michael Anthony Spady)) and falls for pretty co-ed Kristi (Shoshannah Stern). But it's a challenge for the life-long loner to open up to other people and admit his weaknesses, and he also has to learn a new way of communicating, American Sign Language, after spending his life as a lip reader. The Hammer (aka Hamill) was based on the life of Matt Hamill, a three-time NCAA wrestling champion who has gone on to become a successful mixed martial arts competitor. Due to its subject matter and large hearing impaired audience, the the film was exhibited as "Open Caption" (with onscreen readable text) in theaters.
Movie Info:
The Hammer, previously titled Hamill, is a 2010 biographical film about Matt Hamill, a deaf wrestler and mixed martial artist. Oren Kaplan directs the film based on a screenplay co-written by Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer, who are also the film's producers. Russell Harvard, a deaf actor, plays Hamill in the film. The Hammer screened at several film festivals throughout 2010 and 2011. The film will be released in theaters on October 27, 2011.The Hammer follows Matt Hamill, who was born deaf, in his youth and mostly in 1997, when Hamill is a sophomore walk-on at Rochester Institute of Technology and wins the first of three collegiate wrestling championships.The Hammer is directed by Oren Kaplan based on a screenplay co-written by Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer, who are also the film's producers. Matt Hamill is played by Russell Harvard, who is also deaf. The filmmakers spent over five years developing the project, and they sought out deaf cast and crew members for the film. According to McKelheer, the writers performed "roughly" 75 rewrites to ensure Hamill's support and that the film would not be cheesy. Kostbar was originally intended to play Hamill, but they decided to cast a deaf person as the wrestler to appeal to the deaf community. They first noticed Harvard in his brief role in There Will Be Blood as the adult son of Daniel Day-Lewis' character but were not sure initially if Harvard could portray an athlete. After additional searching that was inconclusive, they chose to cast Harvard as Hamill...
THE HAMMER is a sports drama depicting the struggles and successes Matt Hamill faces on the way to becoming a champion. Raised among those with the ability to hear, Matt later finds himself no less an outsider amidst the Deaf Community. Through sheer determination, he uses his perceived disability as an asset, and becomes both the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Championship and an inspirational force to the hearing and deaf alike. A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.
Main Cast And Crew
Cast: Raymond J. Barry, Shoshannah Stern,
Michael Anthony Spady, Courtney Halverson
Director: Oren Kaplan
Writers: Joseph McKelheer, Eben Kostbar
Music by: iZLER
Cinematography: David Rom
Editing by: Jacquelyn Dean
Production Co: Film Harvest, Fifth Year Productions,
TapouT Films
Release Date: 27 October 2011 (USA)
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Sports & recreation, Drama
Country: USA
Language: English
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA