The captions are provided in the video promo so that hearing and Deaf audiences can experience the film together.Matt “The Hammer” Hamill and Clay “The Carpenter” Guida - business ventures outside the UFC including “Hamill” the movie based on his life story were able to see a man with a physical handicap, Matt Hamill is Deaf flourish in a sport - http://www.matthamill.com
Some Cool Things About The Movie:
- All the Deaf characters are played by Deaf actors.
- The movie is 1/3 in sign language and 2/3 in English, which is why there are subtitles throughout, so that Deaf and hearing audiences can watch the movie together.
- Russell Harvard (who plays Matt), played Daniel Day Lewis' son in There Will Be Blood.
- Shoshannah Stern (who plays Kristi) was Bonnie on Jericho, and a prominent figure in the first season of Weeds.
- UFC Fighter Rich Franklin who plays one of Matt's wrestling coaches, actually fought and beat Matt Hamill IN 2008.
- Mark Hamill (of Luke Skywalker fame) is not in the movie.
For showtimes and more information go to: http://thehammerpremiere.com
Other names, The Hammer. Nationality, American - Born in Loveland, Ohio, Hamill was Deaf from birth. He was introduced - Hamill is the subject of an upcoming movie entitled Hamill about his early life and wrestling career http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hamill
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