If tv had a filmnoir, mcgavins mike hammer would be it the cool character on the coolest show on black and white tv in my prepubescent tv world. Each and every episode mike faces danger and romance, with his secretary and best friend velda, his blue. Mike sides with the hoodlums since her father was the vote that hung a jury in the murder trial of mike s nemesis, sam mayo, a gangster who mike believes killed a friend of his. I cant describe one thing it is a lot of little ones in this private eye series thats wrong. May 09, 2014 this feature is not available right now. Watch mike hammer episodes online season 1 1984 tv guide. Mike hammer, fictional character, a brawling, brutal private detective who is the protagonist of a series of hardboiled mystery books beginning with i, the jury, 1947 by mickey spillane and of subsequent films and television series. Mike hammer season 1 revuesyndicated 1958 mike hammer season 2 revuesyndicated 1959mickey spillanes mike hammerrevue productions, inc.
The first 48 takes viewers behind the scenes of reallife investigations as it follows homicide detectives in the critical first 48 hours of murder investigations, giving viewers unprecedented access to crime scenes, interrogations and forensic processing. Mike works along with the insurance investigator to find what caused the explosion and who set it off. Jul 26, 2011 it was one of those steamy new york summer nights where the humidity hangs in the air, clings to your clothes and licks at your face, when the announcement landed in our email inbox. Mca tv exclusive distributors for firstrun syndication lou wasserman, head of mca produced by richard irving us detective series 195859 78 episodes x 30 min bw starring. This article was most recently revised and updated by kathleen kuiper, senior editor. The 78 episodes on the 12disc mickey spillanes mike hammer. Shes a foreigner who claimed to be his wife so that she could get into the country quietly. The new mike hammer a year later, stacy keach returned to his role as hammer in the madefortv movie the return of mickey spillanes mike hammer, which aired on april 18, 1986. Privateeye mike hammer is based on mickey spillanes famous novels. So seeing over 42 episodes in the first season of 2 was quite a treat. April 18, 1986 hammer becomes involved in a childselling ring that has its origins in vietnam when he witnesses the attempted kidnapping of the daughter of actress joanna lake lauren hutton during a shoot on a new york street. Spillanes classic, toughasnails private eye, mike hammer stacy keach, takes to the streets of modern day new york city.
This series was every bit as violent as the books described by tv variety as. Its not money thats driving the dedicated gumshoe, but a fiery passion for justice and the truth. Hammer was for the working class american with little patience or money to suffer police backlogs. Find album credit information for mike hammer original soundtrack on allmusic. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Mickey spillanes mike hammer 1984 tv series wikipedia. Its truck versus terrain, as 50 truck owners from across the united states compete in grueling challenges that test their ingenuity and driving ability in truck night in america. The new adventures of mickey spillanes mike hammer, volume 1. Stacy keach brings mickey spillanes famous detective to life in this actionpacked series. Not to be confused with mickey spillanes mike hammer, which aired in the mid80s, or the several madefortv movies produced during that same decade, mike hammer private eye offers all 26 episodes totaling more than twenty hours and four doublesided discs from the single season 199798 in which mickey spillanes pulp p. Mickey spillanes mike hammer, with stacy keach in the title role, is a television series that originally aired on cbs from january 28, 1984 to january 12, 1985. The original series 8485 mickey spillanes mike hammer was better.
Hammer s unorthodox methods often put him on the wrong side of the law, particularly with his ambitious nemesis, assistant d. The series consisted of 51 episodes, 46 one hour episodes, a two part pilot episode more than murder, and three tv movies murder me, murder you, the return of mickey spillanes. But will he find out who the real enemy is before its too late. Oil and water the one woman mike hammer might have married is back in town. Hopefully, mickey spillanes mike hammer will be released on dvd soon. This set contains the twentytwo episodes from the only season of the new mike hammer as well as the tv movies the return of mike hammer and mike hammer. Mcgavin, 36 that first season with a black belt in judo fit the requirements. The new mike hammer dvd complete box set stacey keach. A woman is held at the airport whose documents say that shes mrs. This just doesnt work for me, not the right feel of the gumshoe. Mike works along with the insurance investigator to find what caused the. Watch mike hammer episodes online season 2 1985 tv guide. And usually, the dames are twice as dangerous as the goons. The complete series box set suffer some from their low budgets.
Elliott in homage to the late great spillanes greatest hero. It says on the link mickey spillanes mike hammer, so that means it wont include the late 90s syndicated series mike hammer, private eye. Mickey spillanes mike hammer season 1 episode 1 24 karat dead. Season 3 1986 mike hammer, with stacy keach in the title role, is a television series that originally aired on cbs from january 28, 1984 to january 12, 1985.
Watch mickey spillanes mike hammer episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Mike, velda and nick realize the book was based upon an actual disappearance or murder and try to solve it in order to find out who murdered the writer. Mickey spillanes mike hammer 19571959 mickey spillanes mike hammer 19841985 the new mike hammer 19861987 mike hammer. Hammers unorthodox methods often put him on the wrong side of the law, particularly with his ambitious nemesis, assistant d. The new adventures of mickey spillanes mike hammer. After being swindled out of their life savings, an elderly couple hire mike to go after a fraudulent gold investment company. The series consisted of 24 60 minute episodes and was preceded by two madefortv movies murder me, murder you april 9, 1983 and more than murder january 26, 1984. A continuation of mickey spillanes mike hammer, under a new title 19861987, cbs series 22 60minute episodes. I have a base rule of not including shows as being connected if they are in fact connected because they were both based on same starting material.
When the assistant district attorney decides to drop the case because several witnesses develop amnesia, mike starts his own investigation with surprising results. A woman susan walden who once walked out on mike is involved in blackmailing diplomats with sex tapes. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series mike hammer 1984. If so, then theyll do a good job with this mike hammer. There have been other hammers stacy keach 70sincluding real mickey spillane in the late 60s. The show follows the adventures of mike hammer, the fictitious private detective created by crime novelist mickey spillane, as he hunts down criminals on the mean streets of new york city. Mike believes his friends murder may have to do with a mobsters will, which was in the form of a puzzle given in parts. Thanks to the positive reception of the movie and the tenacity of jay bernstein, the series was continued, but this time under the title the new mike hammer.
Not quite perry mason quality but better then average. All the attention was enough to prompt spillane to finally after a nineteen year hiatus pen a new mike hammer novel, the killing man 1989. The new mike hammer was ok also but slipping a little. Mickey spillane, that nononsense writer of pulpy detective mysteries and creator of the quintessential literary gumshoe, mike hammer, hadnt told his last tale just yet. Mike hammer season 1 revuesyndicated 1958 mike hammer season 2 revuesyndicated 1959mickey spillanes mike hammer revue productions, inc. Watch mike hammer 1958 episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Mike is a two time convicts alibi when a cutting edge computer chip stolen by a masked murderer with the. A continuation of mickey spillanes mike hammer, under a new title 19861987, cbs series 22 60minute episodes based upon charactors created by mickey spillane. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series mike hammer 1984. Mike sides with the hoodlums since her father was the vote that hung a jury in the murder trial of mikes nemesis, sam mayo, a gangster who mike believes killed a friend of his. Watch mike hammer online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Mike hammer series the official website for stacy keach.
List of mickey spillanes mike hammer 1984 tv series. Mickey spillanes mike hammer later titled the new mike hammer, with stacy keach in the title role, is an american crime drama television series that originally aired on cbs from january 28, 1984, to may, 1987. It was one of those steamy new york summer nights where the humidity hangs in the air, clings to your clothes and licks at your face, when the announcement landed in our email inbox. Mike gets a friend of his a job as a security guard but he is killed by an explosion in a building on his first day on the job. In 1993, john lau was hired to script a madefortelevision flick featuring keach as an older hammer, trying to adjust to life in retirement. The two series had been syndicated for tv reruns together. She says that her country is trying to change things and is in new york to collect money intended for the reform. Watch mickey spillanes mike hammer season 2, episode 4 catfight. New mike hammer novels by mickey spillane to be published.
The series was then rebranded as the new mike hammer in 1986. New york is the target, and mike hammer is the only man who can prevent a massive catastrophe. Includes the mike hammer series starring stacy keach which aired from 1984 1989 also includes six mickey spillane mike hammer movies, 4 starring stacy keach as mike hamnmer 1 starring kevin dobson as mike hammer 1 starring armand assante starring as mike hammer, made between 19811989. Though the show is set in new york city, the authentic urban flavor is largely limited to stock establishing shots. In season two of mickey spillanes mike hammer, mike takes down a rogues gallery ranging from carnies to rodeo riders.
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