Over the Top (1987)

Directed by

Menahem Golan

Genre

drama film, action film, sport film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 1,881 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A long-haul truck driver fights for custody of his young son by entering an arm wrestling competition. He tries to reconnect with the boy while training for the championship.

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What happens

Over the Top is a 1987 American sports drama film that combines the emotional drama of a child custody hearing with arm wrestling. It stars Sylvester Stallone as Lincoln Hawk, a long-haul truck driver who tries to win back his estranged son Michael while becoming a champion arm wrestler. It was produced and directed by Menahem Golan, and its screenplay was written by Stirling Silliphant and Stallone. Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, and David Mendenhall are among the supporting cast. Over the Top was released on February 13, 1987, by Warner Bros. in the United States. The film was a box-office bomb, and received middling reviews from critics but has made a cult following ever since. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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