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Over the Top
“Some fight for money... Some fight for glory... He's fighting for his son's love.”
6.5 / 10• 1987• 1h 34m•PG• English
ActionDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Sylvester Stallone
Lincoln Hawk
Lead
Robert Loggia
Jason Cutler
Susan Blakely
Christina Hawk
Rick Zumwalt
Bob "Bull" Hurley
David Mendenhall
Michael Cutler/Michael Hawk
Chris McCarty
Tim Salanger
Terry Funk
Ruker
Bob Beattie
Announcer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Menahem Golan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Over the Top is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
