The Hammer
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Initial release | USA |
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Directors | Oren Kaplan |
Release date | November 7, 2010 |
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October 27, 2011 | |
United States | |
Producers | Eben Kostbar |
Joseph McKelheer | |
Executive producers | Oren Kaplan |
Dan Caldwell | |
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ID | 944164 |
About The Hammer
Deaf wrestler Matt Hamill (Russell Harvard) overcomes numerous obstacles on the way to becoming a three-time NCAA champion and MMA fighter.
'Airspace' above Battersea house to be auctioned
...By Liz JacksonBBC NewsThe future of London housing might lie in the sky, as a plot of " airspace" goes under The Hammer this month in Battersea, south-west London...
Met Police officer cleared after Tasering girl, 10
... Giving evidence, Miss A said she worried her daughter s behaviour may have been affected by the consumption of cannabis edibles and that the girl had struck her with The Hammer after she called 999...
Met officer Tasered girl, 10, twice over garden shears threat, hearing told
... Giving evidence, Miss A said she feared the girl s behaviour may have been affected by consuming cannabis edibles, and said she called 999 after she started threatening her with The Hammer and shears...
Sir Rod Stewart to sell items from his Essex home after a declutter
... Paintings, tables and sofas are among some of the goods going under The Hammer in December...
The Crown: Sets, costumes and props to be sold in London
... A façade of the front of Number 10 Downing Street and a golden coach will also go under The Hammer...
Paul Pelosi takes stand in trial of alleged attacker
... " It was a tremendous shock, looking at him, looking at The Hammer and the ties, " he added...
Michael Jackson jacket sells for £250,000 at auction
... Pieces linked to David Bowie, Oasis and The Beatles also went under The Hammer...
Star Wars C-3PO actor is selling his iconic memorabilia
... The auction will last until Sunday with most items from the Daniels collection expected to go under The Hammer on Saturday...
Orville and Emu: British TV's famous puppets go on sale
Rod Hull 's Emu often caused mayhem, playfully attacking celebrities including interviewer Michael Parkinson
Two of British TV's most famous puppets - Orville the Duck and Emu - are going on sale at auction.
Orville, a cheeky green duckling wearing a nappy, was a regular On Television during the 1980s and 1990s, alongside ventriloquist Keith Harris .
Harris and Orville's success followed in the footsteps of comic Rod Hull 's chaotic act with mischievous bird, Emu.
Each of the puppets is expected to fetch up to £10,000 When they go under The Hammer in London next month.
Harris and Orville sold about 400,000 copies of Orville's Song - reaching number 4 in The Charts and appearing on Top of The Pops Keith Harris and Orville were the subjects of a Louis Theroux documentary in 2002Harris became a household name thanks to the BBC programme The Keith Harris Show - on which Orville became a stand-out act.
At the peak of their popularity in the 1980s, Harris released A Number of singles with the Puppet - including Orville's Song ("I wish I could fly") which got to number four in the single charts.
Harris and Orville continued to make guest appearances on shows including Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Louis Theroux and Shameless before Harris appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in 2012.
He was diagnosed with cancer of The Spleen in 2013, and died two years later aged 67.
EMU gets to grips with comedian and dancer Billy Dainty in 1976Hull's Emu act was best known for the attacks his Puppet launched against celebrities during guest appearances and their own BBC series Emu's Broadcasting Company.
His victims included Michael Parkinson , Snoop Dogg and The Queen Mother.
Hull died in 1999 after falling off the roof of his cottage while adjusting his TV aerial. He was 63 years old.
Orville and Emu go on sale at Bonhams on 17 December.
The Auction House says the Emu on sale is "the original Puppet owned and used by Rod Hull during his television and stage career" and was acquired from his estate in the early 2000s.
The Orville Puppet was acquired from Keith Harris in the early 2000s and is described as "an original Puppet owned and used" by the ventriloquist during his career.
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