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The Hammer
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Matt Hamill
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| Raymond J. Barry | ... |
Stanley Leroy McCoy
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| Shoshannah Stern | ... |
Kristi Jones
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| Michael Anthony Spady | ... |
Jay Jakubowski
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| Courtney Halverson | ... |
Michelle
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Susan Gibney | ... |
Janet Hamill
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| Joseph McKelheer | ... |
Ron Gross
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| Eben Kostbar | ... |
Coach Cantrell
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| Rich Franklin | ... |
Coach Pruitt
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Stephen Dodd | ... |
Coach Rich
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Gavin Bellour | ... |
Pat Hamill
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Theodore Conley | ... |
Young Matt Hamill
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| Lexi Marman | ... |
Kelly
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| Kara Luiz | ... |
Vivian
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| Cory Knauf | ... |
Dale
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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. Written by Anonymous
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27 October 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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, "Kissing Kristi"
Written by Leeav Sofer
Performed by Leeav Sofer, Zach Pagter, Rachel St. Marseille
Courtesy of Leeav Sofer
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You can spot the real Jay as one of the Purdue Wrestlers. See more »Goofs
When Matt and Michelle are getting food at the drive through, a shot of the Ohio Bicentennial license plate is shown on the car behind them. The movie was set in the 90s and Ohio's bicentennial was not until 2003. See more »Soundtracks
"Studying with Kristi", "Kissing Kristi"
Written by Leeav Sofer
Performed by Leeav Sofer, Zach Pagter, Rachel St. Marseille
Courtesy of Leeav Sofer
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Hamill did something no other movie has ever done. It is no small feat to make the audience cry at a movie, nor is it easy to bring a cast of actors alive to where you genuinely care about the characters being portrayed. Those are all hard things to do and are necessary for a great movie... but they are not unique.
The genius of Hamill was the ability to place the hearing audience in a deaf perspective. It reminded me of Momento. You're watching a movie and then all of a sudden you're missing a few words here and there, you know something juicy is happening, but you can't hear. In many ways, the deaf audience has an easier time following the movie than the hearing. Nonetheless, the movie was a fun story with an amazing supporting cast... ESPECIALLY MICHAEL SPADY!