Over the Top
Lincoln Hawk a hard-luck big-rig trucker 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.
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Menahem Golan
Tom Davies
Julie Pitkanen
Josh McLaglen
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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.
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The directors of Over the Top are Menahem Golan, Tom Davies, Julie Pitkanen, and Josh McLaglen.
The cast of Over the Top includes Sylvester Stallone as Lincoln Hawk, Susan Blakely as Christina Hawk, Ross St. Phillip as McBroom, Robert Loggia as Jason Cutler, Rick Zumwalt as Bob "Bull" Hurley, David Mendenhall as Michael Cutler/Michael Hawk, Chris McCarty as Tim Salanger, Terry Funk as Ruker, Bob Beattie as Announcer, Allan Graf as Collins, Magic Schwarz as Smasher, Bruce Way as John Grizzly, and more.
The duration of Over the Top is 1h 34 mins.
Yes. Over the Top has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Official Trailer. Watch them on this page.
You can watch Over the Top on MGM Plus Amazon Channel (Subscription) and Amazon Video (Rent). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Over the Top was released on 13 Feb 1987.
Over the Top is listed under Action and Drama on Fanbiz.
Over the Top has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 10.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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..."
