Over the Top

Over the Top

1987

Sylvester Stallone heads the cast as Lincoln Hawk, a long-haul trucker hoping to reunite with the son (David Mendenhall) he abandoned years earlier and left in the care of his wife, Christina -- who's now terminally ill. Standing in Hawk's way is the boy's unforgiving grandfather (Robert Loggia), a man determined to retain custody of his grandson after Christina dies ... and will succeed unless Hawk wins the prize money in an arm-wrestling contest.

Some fight for money... Some fight for glory... He's fighting for his son's love.

JBscale
41
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Action
Length
1 hr. 33 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 13, 1987
US Box Office
$16,057,580 (#3734 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
September 8, 2009
Acquired Date
June 16, 2013
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
August 5, 2009

Actors

Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
Susan Blakely
Susan Blakely
Rick Zumwalt
Rick Zumwalt
David Mendenhall
David Mendenhall
Chris McCarty
Chris McCarty
Terry Funk
Terry Funk
Bob Beattie
Bob Beattie
Allan Graf
Allan Graf
Magic Schwarz
Magic Schwarz
Bruce Way
Bruce Way

Directors

Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan

Producers

Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan
Yoram Globus
Yoram Globus

Writers

Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant

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User Reviews

  • Totally agree with your review my friend!!!!! Anytime when I was down in the dumps and this movie was on...I'd put my ball cap on backwards and get ready to watch Sly slam some arms on the table!!!

    7.7.2013 by kschwab (7/10)

  • A childhood favorite of mine. A father and son, truckin', arm wrestling and a rocking 80's soundtrack. What else could you ask for.

    8.5.2009 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Rotten
32%
Tomatometer
31 votes
RT Stale
50%
Popcornmeter
1,619 votes
METASCORE
40
12 votes
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
61,540 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media