Hammerhead
Encyclopedia
Fiction
- Hammerheads, a 1990 book by Dale BrownDale BrownDale Brown is an American author and aviator, most famous for his aviation techno-thriller novels, with thirteen New York Times best sellers to his name.Brown was born in Buffalo, New York...
. - Hammerhead, a 1964 Charles Hood secret agent novel by James Mayo
- Hammerhead (film)Hammerhead (film)Hammerhead is a 1968 British thriller film directed by David Miller and starring Vince Edwards, Judy Geeson and Diana Dors. A criminal mastermind attempts to steal NATO secrets, while an American agent is hot on his trail. It is based on the novel by James Mayo, and produced by Irwin Allen and...
, a 1968 film based on the novel by James Mayo - Hammerhead (1987 film), a 1987 Italian action film
- Hammerhead: Shark FrenzyHammerhead: Shark FrenzyHammerhead: Shark Frenzy is a 2005 Sci-Fi Channel original movie, written by Kenneth M. Badish and Boaz Davidson, and directed by Michael Oblowitz. The film stars William Forsythe, Hunter Tylo, and Jeffrey Combs. The film premiered on Sci Fi Channel June 18, 2005.-Plot:A mad scientist revitalizes...
a 2005 TV movie starring William Forsythe, Jeffery Combs and Hunter Tylo - Hammerhead, a Rulon character from the TV cartoon Dino-RidersDino-RidersDino-Riders is a cartoon television series that first aired in 1988. Dino-Riders was primarily a promotion to launch a new Tyco toy line. Only fourteen episodes were produced, three of which were produced on VHS for the United States. It aired in the U.S...
- Hammerhead (comics)Hammerhead (comics)Hammerhead is a fictional character, a supervillain that has appeared in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics. He is primarily an enemy of Spider-Man and a member of organized crime who exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe...
, a Marvel Comics foe of Spider-Man - Hammerhead, the nickname for the Star Wars character Momaw Nadon
- Hammerhead Hannigan, the leader of Taurus Bulba's henchmen in the television cartoon series Darkwing Duck
Games and rides
- Hammerhead, a heavy helicopter gunship in the video game Command & Conquer 3: Kane's WrathCommand & Conquer 3: Kane's WrathCommand & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath is an expansion pack for the 2007 real-time strategy video game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. Developed by Electronic Arts Los Angeles and BreakAway Games studios, it was released on March 24, 2008 in the United States and on March 28, 2008 in Europe by...
- Hammer HeadsHammer HeadsHammer Heads is an action arcade game similar to Whac-A-Mole. It is developed by Nuclide Games and distributed by PopCap Games.-Gameplay:The objective of the game is to smash the gnomes coming from the holes in the game area...
, a 2006 computer game from PopCap Games - Hammerhead (attraction), a former ride at Knott's Berry Farm, now defunct
- Hammerhead, a monster truck present in various titles of the Twisted MetalTwisted MetalTwisted Metal is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, and developed by various companies during its tenure. The series began on the PlayStation in 1995 and currently features seven games, with an eighth installment currently in production...
series of video games - Hammerhead Gunship, an A-grav alien tank from the "Dawn of War" video game serie, from the Warhammer 40000 fictional universe.
- HammerHead Ltd, a defunct software development company based in Britain.
Music
- Hammerhead (band)Hammerhead (band)Hammerhead was a Minneapolis based noise rock band active in the early 1990s. Members went on to form the band Vaz.-History:Hammerhead was formed in Fargo, North Dakota in the early 1990s, with members Paul Erickson,Jeff Mooridian Jr. and Paul Sanders, later moving to Minneapolis. The band released...
, noise rock band - "Hammerhead" (Jeff Beck song)Hammerhead (Jeff Beck song)"Hammerhead" is the second track from Jeff Beck's 2010 album Emotion & Commotion. The instrumental track features Beck on guitar, Jason Rebello on keyboards, Tal Wilkenfeld on bass guitar and Alessia Mattalia on drums. It was written by Beck and Rebello and was produced by Steve Lipson...
, a song from the 2010 Jeff Beck album Emotion & Commotion
- "Hammerhead", a song by Solace's 2006 EP album Hammerhead (vinyl)Hammerhead (vinyl)Hammerhead is Solace's half of 2004's Blackmarket/Hammerhead split EP, re-released in 2006 on limited edition 10 inch vinyl.Recorded at New Alliance Studios in Boston, MA, Hammerhead found Solace "experimenting with some new styles to nice effect"...
- "Hammerhead" (song), from The Offspring's 2008 album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
- "Hammerhead" (Tin Machine song), a song on Tin Machine's 1991 album Tin Machine II
- "Hammerhead", a song from the John Zorn album Naked CityNaked City (album)Naked City is an album released on Nonesuch Records in 1990 by John Zorn, featuring the band of the same name. The album was also released as part of Naked City: The Complete Studio Recordings on Tzadik Records in 2005....
Science and technology
- Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkThe hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks in the family Sphyrnidae, so named for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads, which are flattened and laterally extended into a "hammer" shape called a "cephalofoil". Most hammerhead species are placed in the genus Sphyrna while the...
s (genus Sphyrna), of which there are nine known species - HammerkopHammerkopThe Hamerkop , also known as Hammerkop,Hammerkopf, Hammerhead, Hammerhead Stork, Umbrette, Umber Bird, Tufted Umber, or Anvilhead, is a medium-sized wading bird...
(Scopus umbretta), a bird of order Ciconiiformes, may also be known as a hammerhead - Hammerhead ribozymeHammerhead ribozymeHammerhead RNAs are RNAs that self-cleave via a small conserved secondary structural motif termed a hammerhead because of its shape. Most hammerhead RNAs are subsets of two classes of plant pathogenic RNAs: the satellite RNAs of RNA viruses and the viroids. The self-cleavage reactions, first...
, which can catalyze the sequence-specific cleavage of RNA phosphodiester bonds - Hammerhead craneCrane (machine)A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of...
, a type of crane
Sports
- Jupiter HammerheadsJupiter HammerheadsThe Jupiter Hammerheads are a minor league baseball team based in Jupiter, Florida, named for the hammerhead shark.The team, which plays in the Florida State League, is the Class A Advanced affiliate of the Miami Marlins major-league club....
, a minor league baseball team based in Jupiter, Florida - Wilmington HammerheadsWilmington HammerheadsWilmington Hammerheads is an American professional soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, a minor league soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina - Corpus Christi HammerheadsCorpus Christi HammerheadsThe Corpus Christi Hammerheads are a professional indoor football team from Corpus Christi, Texas. They are a member of the Lone Star Football League.-History:The Hammerheads were a charter member of the Intense Football League...
, a professional arena football team - Hammerhead maneuver, an aerobatic maneuverAerobatic maneuverAerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dog fights or competition aerobatics. Aerobatics can be performed by a single aircraft or in formation with several others...