Over the Top 1987
Over the Top
Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.
Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.
Videos & Photos
All 2 Videos & 29 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Lincoln Hawk
... Jason Cutler
... Christina Hawk
... Bob "Bull" Hurley
... Michael Cutler/Michael Hawk
... Tim Salanger
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See All 1 Reviews12 Jan 2023 by GenerationofSwine
I guess someone at Canon sat down and said "You know what, there are not enough movies about arm wrestling out there, we can pin the market on it." And they kind of did, I have never seen a movie about arm wrestling since... or before. In fact, this is the only one. But, it also as a decent soundtrack in an 80s action flick kind of way. And, it tells a good story about a kid trying to re-connect with his father, who is a truck driver... and an arm wrestler. And it manages to do it all in a very entertaining way, given the fact that it's about what a sport that you would think could only be boring, but the film manages to make look exciting... and I still have no idea how they did it using really nothing but a montague, and a typical 8os montage at that. But, hey, it actually works, so take that where you will... and watch it, because it's really a lot better than anyone would think.
Release Date:
Feb 13, 1987 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 33`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Over the Top
I guess someone at Canon sat down and said "You know what, there are not enough movies about arm wrestling out there, we can pin the market on it." And they kind of did, I have never seen a movie about arm wrestling since... or before. In fact, this is the only one. But, it also as a decent soundtrack in an 80s action flick kind of way. And, it tells a good story about a kid trying to re-connect with his father, who is a truck driver... and an arm wrestler. And it manages to do it all in a very entertaining way, given the fact that it's about what a sport that you would think could only be boring, but the film manages to make look exciting... and I still have no idea how they did it using really nothing but a montague, and a typical 8os montage at that. But, hey, it actually works, so take that where you will... and watch it, because it's really a lot better than anyone would think.
Cast & Crew of
Over the Top
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Lincoln Hawk
... Jason Cutler
... Christina Hawk
... Bob "Bull" Hurley
... Michael Cutler/Michael Hawk
... Tim Salanger
... Ruker
... Announcer
... Collins
... Smasher
BW
Bruce Way... John Grizzly
JK
Jimmy Keegan... Big Boy (Richie)
... Colonel Davis
... Tony
RR
Randy Raney... Mad Dog Madison
... Carl Adams
JW
Jack Wright... Big Bill Larson
... Harry Bosco
... Landis
... Jim Olson