Over the Top
Some fight for money... Some fight for glory... He's fighting for his son's love.
1987 | 93m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Menahem Golan |
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| Writer: | David Engelbach, Stirling Silliphant, Sylvester Stallone, Gary Conway |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 13, 1987 |
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| Director: | Menahem Golan |
| Writer: | David Engelbach, Stirling Silliphant, Sylvester Stallone, Gary Conway |
| Genres: | Action, Drama |
| Keywords | sports, bad father-in-law, road trip, truck driver, arm wrestling, father son relationship |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $16,057,580
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
![Over the Top (1987) Original Trailer [FHD]](/extra_thumbs/nwie95siKGQ.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sylvester Stallone | Lincoln Hawk |
| 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 |
| Allan Graf | Collins |
| Magic Schwarz | Smasher |
| Bruce Way | John Grizzly |
| Jimmy Keegan | Big Boy (Richie) |
| John Braden | Colonel Davis |
| Tony Munafo | Tony |
| Randy Raney | Mad Dog Madison |
| Paul Sullivan | Carl Adams |
| Jack Wright | Big Bill Larson |
| Sam Scarber | Harry Bosco |
| Richie Giachetti | Landis |
| Michael Fox | Jim Olson |
| Ross St. Phillip | McBroom |
| Rose Dursey | Hospital Clerk |
| Gregory Braendel | Limo Driver |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Don Zimmerman | Editor |
| James R. Symons | Editor |
| Tom Davies | First Assistant Director |
| David F. Klassen | Assistant Art Director |
| Tom Bronson | Costume Design |
| Duncan Henderson | Unit Production Manager |
| George Brand | Music Editor |
| Ron Surma | Casting |
| Dave Friedman | Still Photographer |
| Christopher Pearce | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| David Engelbach | Story |
| Julie Pitkanen | Script Supervisor |
| James L. Schoppe | Production Design |
| Roland E. Hill Jr. | Set Designer |
| Charles M. Wilborn | Sound Mixer |
| Paula Erickson | Music Supervisor |
| Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Cloudia Rebar | Set Decoration |
| Rony Yacov | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Arthur Shippee | Property Master |
| Ross Gallichotte | Set Designer |
| Ross Reynolds | Pilot |
| William Ladd Skinner | Art Direction |
| Randy Glass | Gaffer |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Menahem Golan | Director |
| Stirling Silliphant | Screenplay |
| Sylvester Stallone | Screenplay |
| Giorgio Moroder | Original Music Composer |
| David Gurfinkel | Director of Photography |
| Gary Conway | Story |
| Josh McLaglen | Second Assistant Director |
| Gary McLarty | Stunt Coordinator |
| Mark De Alessandro | Stunt Double |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Kenny Loggins | Songs |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| James D. Brubaker | Executive Producer |
| Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Tony Munafo | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 30 | 44 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 28 | 45 | 19 |
| 2024 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 19 |
| 2024 | 8 | 51 | 99 | 24 |
| 2024 | 9 | 39 | 61 | 23 |
| 2024 | 10 | 35 | 56 | 24 |
| 2024 | 11 | 31 | 48 | 22 |
| 2024 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 22 |
| 2025 | 1 | 34 | 55 | 19 |
| 2025 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 847 | 910 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 892 | 892 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 937 | 945 |
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 sound ... track 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.