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A young man struggles to overcome a physical handicap in this drama based on a true story. Matt Hamill (Theodore Conley) was born to a single mother (Susan Gibney), who was told her young son was bright, talented, and entirely deaf. Without a father to rely on, young Matt turns to his grandfather Stanley (Raymond J. Barry) as his male role model; Stanley encourages the boy not to allow his deafness 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. However, he has an opportunity to redeem himself when his wrestling skills earn him an invite to the 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 befriends his roommate Jay (Michael Anthony Spady) and falls for pretty coed Kristi (Shoshannah Stern). But it's a challenge for the lifelong loner to open up to other people and admit his weaknesses, and he also has to learn a new way of communicating by using 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 film was exhibited as Open Caption (with onscreen readable text) in theaters.Product Identifiers
UPC0796019824446
eBay Product ID (ePID)110817366
Product Key Features
ActorPaul Burress, Joseph Mckelheer, Craig Young, Lauren Fox, Eben Kostbar, Courtney Halverson, Lilly Hisenaj, Stephen Dodd, Gabe Stolt, Rich Franklin, Rocky Abou-Sakher, Michael Anthony Spady, Raymond J. Barry, Theodore Conley, Gavin Bellour, Avi Rothman, Shoshannah Stern, Anthony Traina, Bob Hiltermann, Kara Luiz, Sara Fletcher, Cory Knauf, Will Kurz, James Tristan Moore, Matthew Dickens, Susan Gibney, Russell Harvard, Lexi Marman, Jason Bovenzi, Trevor Gross
RatingPG-13
Movie/TV TitleHammer
DirectorOren Kaplan
FormatDVD
Release Year2012
GenreDrama
Sub-GenreBiography
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RolePaul Burress, Joseph Mckelheer, Craig Young, Eben Kostbar, Courtney Halverson, Lauren Fox, Lilly Hisenaj, Stephen Dodd, Gabe Stolt, Rich Franklin, Rocky Abou-Sakher, Michael Anthony Spady, Raymond J. Barry, Theodore Conley, Gavin Bellour, Avi Rothman, Shoshannah Stern, Anthony Traina, Bob Hiltermann, Kara Luiz, Sara Fletcher, Cory Knauf, Will Kurz, James TRISTAN Moore, Matthew Dickens, Susan Gibney, Lexi Marman, Russell Harvard, Jason Bovenzi, Trevor Gross
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20120131
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- 03 Jan, 2018
The Hammer Does Not Nail It!
I thought that this movie was boring and not very well produced. The story was not that unique. A deaf guy makes it in college wrestling. The whole time I was watching it I could not get it out of my head that they lived in Loveland (Cincinnati), Ohio and the goofy grandfather refused to send the kid to a school for the deaf when one of the best schools for the deaf (St. Rita) was like 10 minutes from their home. What?! Who does that?! It seemed like child abuse! No wonder he had to learn how to defend himself wrestling!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Jan, 2017
awesome movie
love thisVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Apr, 2018
Good movie
This was a good movie. It played well and had no problemsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Aug, 2018
Great DVD and very inspiring
Loved this movie. It’s so hard to find!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 19 Apr, 2016
THE HAMMER
My school bum so I get it to because I know him.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 Jul, 2022
Very good dvd
Very good dvdVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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