Over the Top

Name: Over the Top
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Released: February 13, 1987
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Allan Graf, Bob Beattie, Chris McCarty, David Mendenhall, Magic Schwarz

1987

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: February 13, 1987 | PG

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

Summary: Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.

Director: Menahem Golan

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Sport

Rating: PG

Runtime: 93 min

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Stallone is sincere and soulful as a father who messed up pretty bad and just wants his kid back, Mendenhall is a likable tyke, and justice is served in the end. Read full review

Paul Attanasio

From the ongoing search to find new arenas in which Sylvester Stallone, against overwhelming odds, triumphs through exercise of the manly virtues, comes Over the Top, a movie about arm-wrestling. What's next? Crab soccer? Read full review

Rick Groen

When it gets right down to the climactic business at hand and arm, even the imposing skills of a Golan are put to a rigorous test. For, despite its obvious delights, armwrestling just can't compare to 10 bloody rounds from a pair of vigorous maulers or a brace of chattering machine-guns. [17 Feb 1987]

Janet Maslin

One of Mr. Stallone's more muddled efforts but by no means a flop on the order of F.I.S.T. or Rhinestone. Read full review

Rita Kempley

Stallone will never disappoint his fans intentionally. He cowrote the script (if writing is the right word) with Stirling Silliphant to formula specs, but Over the Top hasn't got the muscle of his Rocky hits. It's Stallone showing his vulnerable side, a sort of Father Knows Best -- But Can't Put It Into Words. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

With Over The Top, Stallone had clearly exploited the Rocky formula once too often and audiences rebelled against its condescending family melodrama and heavy-handed working-class trappings. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Arm wrestling, truck driving, weird weight lifting, and tear jerking are the stuff of this predictable Sylvester Stallone vehicle in which he plays Lincoln Hawk, a trucker-cum-wrist twister whose son, Michael (David Mendenhall), has been kept from him by his devious, wealthy father-in-law (Robert Loggia). Read full review

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Jorchking

Jun 15, 2019

An extremely underrated movie by the critics (Ironic how some of them put more score to trash movies like Dragon Ball Evolution, that is the level and credibility of the critics). It has lot of action and relantionship stuff, in this case his son. VERY NICE SOUNDTRACK, on of the best ofAn extremely underrated movie by the critics (Ironic how some of them put more score to trash movies like Dragon Ball Evolution, that is the level and credibility of the critics). It has lot of action and relantionship stuff, in this case his son. VERY NICE SOUNDTRACK, on of the best of Stallone movies.… Expand

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gracjanski

Feb 9, 2021

a classic 80s movie with a great development of a father son relationship. The sports background is also interesting and the soundtrack is good.

Nonetheless the character of Michael Cutler was a bit annoying and unrealistic, because he was too arrogant and knew too much. But the performancea classic 80s movie with a great development of a father son relationship. The sports background is also interesting and the soundtrack is good.

Nonetheless the character of Michael Cutler was a bit annoying and unrealistic, because he was too arrogant and knew too much. But the performance of David Mendenhall was good.… Expand

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Homer_Steel

Jul 17, 2023

Fantastic Flick! One of FEW type of rolls, where Stallone doesn't play. A Superhuman Action Hero, the Single Dad Truck Driver roll. Hits VERY close to home, for Millions of People across the World. Heart warming and Exciting at the same Time, seen it MANY time and I'll see several times again!

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