Over the Top (1987)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

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:

Continuity: "Hawk" becomes "Hawkes" in the middle of the movie, and returns to "Hawk" again for the arm-wrestling climax.

Quotes:

Lincoln Hawk: The world meets nobody halfway. When you want something, you gotta take it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Robot Chicken: Plastic Buffet (#1.4)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Mind Over Matter

Classic Stallone

I read one comment that said this movie is boring and lifeless which is a false statement. This movie is classic Sylvester Stallone and if you enjoyed the Rocky series you will enjoy this also. There are not many movies out there about arm wrestling but this movie does a great job and who better to star in the role but Stallone. Their might be some things in this movie that are stupid but it is the kind of stupid you laugh at. Also the names in this movie are great also, and it is just like a Stallone movie to have great names, but Lincoln Hawk is a great name. Underdog movies like this are great to watch and no one does them better than Stallone. The names and the one liners definetly make this movie worth watching. "When I turn the hat around its like a switch."