Over the Top (1987)

Director:

Menahem Golan

Writers:

Gary Conway (story) and
David Engelbach (story) ...

Release Date:

13 February 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

Driving headlong towards the biggest fight of his life.

Plot:

Lincoln Hawk (Stallone) is a struggling trucker who's trying to rebuild his life. After the death of his wife...

Plot Keywords:

Arm Wrestling | Competition | Cult Favorite | Kidnapping | Letter

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Lincoln Hawk
Robert Loggia	...	Jason Cutler
Susan Blakely	...	Christina Cutler-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 (as Alan Graf)
Magic Schwarz	...	Smasher
Bruce Way	...	John Grizzly
Jimmy Keegan	...	Big Boy (Richie)
John Braden	...	Col. Davis
Tony Munafo	...	Tony
Randy Raney	...	Mad Dog Madison

Also Known As:

Meet Me Half Way (USA) (alternative title)
Falcão - O Campeão dos Campeões (Brazil) [pt]
Halcón (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Izo vseh sil (Russia) [ru]
Kartal (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Le bras de fer (France) [fr]
Mteli dzal-ghonit (Georgia) [ka]
Ola gia ola (Greece) [el]
Over the Top - Mein Daddy schlägt sie alle (West Germany) [de]
Over the Top - terästäkin kovempi (Finland) [fi]
Over the top - hårdare än stål (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Túl a csúcson (Hungary) [hu]
Yo, el halcón (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Norway:12 | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-10 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Canada:G

Filming Locations:

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Company:

Cannon Group

Trivia:

John Wetton, lead singer of the rock group Asia, sang "Winner Takes It All" for the movie, but after performing the song, it was felt that his voice wasn't "mean" enough, so the song was offered to Sammy Hagar, whose version ended up being the one on the soundtrack.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Mike is driving the white pick-up on the freeway, the inside of the cab is shown, and there are no keys in the ignition

Quotes:

Bob 'Bull' Hurley: What are you doing with that guy?
Michael Cutler: He's my father.
Bob 'Bull' Hurley: Too bad.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Mind Over Matter

Forget the wannabe movie critics...

Some LOVE this movie. I do. I LOVE the soundtrack. You'll see a million posts from "critics" on here who will look down their nose at this flick. Do you like a movie? WATCH IT! Forget what these morons say about bad cinematography, etc. Movie-makers create films for one reason -- viewers' pleasure (which brings money). Great 80's movie. Period.