The Wrecking Crew
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Wrecking Crew may refer to:
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In film:
- Wrecking Crew (1942 film)Wrecking Crew (1942 film)- Cast :*Richard Arlen as Matt Carney*Chester Morris as Duke Mason*Jean Parker as Peggy Starr*Joe Sawyer as Fred Bunce*Esther Dale as Mike O'Glendy*Alexander Granach as Joe Poska*Evelyn Brent as Martha Poska*Billy Nelson as Tom Kemp*William Hall as Red...
, an American film directed by Frank McDonald - The Wrecking Crew (1969 film)The Wrecking Crew (1969 film)The Wrecking Crew, released in 1969 and starring Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, and Sharon Tate is the fourth and final film in a series of American comedy-spy-fi theatrical releases featuring Martin as secret agent Matt Helm....
, a 1969 film starring Dean Martin and Elke Sommer - The Wrecking Crew (1999 film)The Wrecking Crew (1999 film)The Wrecking Crew is a 1999 film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Snoop Dogg, Ice-T and Ernie Hudson Jr..-Trivia:* The director, Albert Pyun shot this movie simultaneously with two other "urban"-features, Urban Menace and Corrupt, making sure his producers got the most out of their money.* Shot...
, a 1999 action film starring Ice-T and Snoop Dogg
In literature:
- Wrecking Crew (comics)Wrecking Crew (comics)The Wrecking Crew is a team of four fictional supervillains — Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball, and the Wrecker — that appears in Marvel Comics. While not featured on the cover, the Wrecking Crew's first appearance is in Defenders vol. 1, #17 in November 1974.-Fictional biography:The Wrecking...
, a Marvel Comics group of supervillains - The Wrecking Crew (novel)The Wrecking Crew (novel)The Wrecking Crew is a spy novel by Donald Hamilton first published in 1960. It was the second novel featuring Hamilton's ongoing protagonist, counter-agent and assassin Matt Helm. In this book Hamilton continued the hard-headed and gritty realism he had built up around Helm in the first novel of...
, a 1960 spy novel by Donald Hamilton - The Wrecking Crew (book)The Wrecking Crew (book)The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule is a book written by American journalist and historian Thomas Frank, which explores the current state of conservative Washington....
, a 2008 nonfiction book by Thomas Frank
In videogames:
- Wrecking Crew (video game)Wrecking Crew (video game)is a action game developed and published by Nintendo. It was designed by Yoshio Sakamoto and released as a launch title for the Nintendo Entertainment System.-Gameplay:...
, a Mario game that was released on June 18, 1985- Wrecking Crew '98, a 1998 video game which was sequel to the 1985 Wrecking Crew game
In music:
- Wrecking Crew, a Boston HardcoreBoston hardcoreBoston hardcore is the hardcore punk scene of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston hardcore is the hardcore punk scene of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston hardcore is the hardcore punk scene of Boston, Massachusetts. (Not to be confused with Boston metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore; itself an...
band featuring FSUFriends stand unitedFriends Stand United is a national organization in the United States which is classified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a street gang, a distinction that FSU members deny...
founder Elgin JamesElgin JamesElgin James is a filmmaker, musician and a former member of Friends Stand United , a Boston, Massachusetts area group in the early 1990s. FSU has been classified by several law enforcement agencies as a gang, a distinction that James and FSU deny.... - The Wrecking Crew (music)The Wrecking Crew (music)The Wrecking Crew was a nickname coined by the drummer Hal Blaine after the fact for a group of session musicians in Los Angeles, California, who earned wide acclaim in the 1960s. They backed dozens of popular singers, and were one of the most successful "groups" of studio musicians in music history...
, a group of session musicians known for working with Phil Spector and the Beach Boys - World Class Wreckin' CruWorld Class Wreckin' CruThe World Class Wreckin' Cru was an electro group, best known for its contributions to early rap and its association with future-N.W.A member, hip-hop mogul, and renowned producer Dr. Dre.-Early Career:...
, a 1980s electro hop group featuring Dr. DreDr. DreAndre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
(and originally known as the Wreckin' Cru)
In sports:
- The Wrecking Crew (Wodehouse)The Wrecking Crew (Wodehouse)The Wrecking Crew is a recurring group of fictional characters from the golf stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a foursome of golfers infamous for their grotesque golfing techniques and tedious pace of play.-Overview:...
, a foursome of golfers created by P.G. Wodehouse, infamous for their tedious pace of play - Minnesota Wrecking CrewMinnesota Wrecking CrewThe Minnesota Wrecking Crew was originally a professional wrestling tag team that was formed by Gene and Lars Anderson but since then has featured a number of wrestlers who wrestled under the Anderson family name despite not being blood related.-History:...
, a professional wrestling tag team that was formed by Gene and Lars Anderson - Minnesota Wrecking Crew 2, a professional wrestling tag team featuring Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom under masks
- The defense of the Texas A&M University Football Team has been called "the Wrecking Crew"
- The Wrecking Crew, a professional wrestling tag team, active in the late 1980s with Brian AdamsBrian Adams (wrestler)Brian Keith Adams was an American professional wrestler. Adams gained fame in the 1990s while performing for the World Wrestling Federation , under the name Crush, and for World Championship Wrestling under his given name.Trained in Japan by Antonio Inoki, Adams was a two time WCW World Tag Team...
and Len DentonLen DentonLen Denton is a semi-retired professional wrestler, best known by his ring name The Grappler.While wrestling as The Grappler in Pacific Northwest Wrestling , his gimmick was a loaded boot, and later a loaded mask, which he had started wearing earlier in his career after losing a hair match and... - The Wrecking Crew, a professional wrestling tag team, active in the early 1990s with RageAl Green (wrestler)Al Green is a professional wrestler who has performed in North America, Europe and Japan under a variety of gimmicks the most well known being "Rage" , Blade one half of the Master Blasters with Steel and the Dog in World Championship Wrestling at the turn of the millennium.-Career:Green was trained...
and FuryMarcus LaurinaitisMarcus "Marc" Laurinaitis also known by his ring name of The Terminator, is an American professional wrestler who has primarily in Florida, Japan and Europe as well as a stint with World Championship Wrestling... - The Wrecking Crew, a professional wrestling tag team, currently active in XOW with Colton Anderson and Dwane Red
- The Detroit TigersDetroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
outfield in the 1910s, consisting of Ty CobbTy CobbTyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb , nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Narrows, Georgia...
, Bobby VeachBobby VeachRobert Hayes "Bobby" Veach was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons for the Detroit Tigers , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Washington Senators ....
, Sam CrawfordSam CrawfordSamuel Earl Crawford , nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957....
, and subsequently Harry HeilmannHarry HeilmannHarry Edwin Heilmann , nicknamed “Slug,” was a Major League Baseball player who played 17 seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952.Heilmann was a line drive hitter who won four American League batting crowns: in 1921, 1923, 1925 and...
, was called the Wrecking Crew.