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Over the Top

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Over the Top (1987)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:4

Rotten:7

Average Rating:4.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Lincoln Hawk, a trucker who's hasn't seen his family for years, hits the road with his son for some good old fashioned father/son quality time. After a rocky start, Lincoln finally ends up winning... Lincoln Hawk, a trucker who's hasn't seen his family for years, hits the road with his son for some good old fashioned father/son quality time. After a rocky start, Lincoln finally ends up winning the boy's love through the art of Las Vegas championship arm-wrestling. [More]

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Susan Blakely, David Mendenhall, Robert Loggia

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Susan Blakely, David Mendenhall, Robert Loggia

Director: Menahem Golan

Director: Menahem Golan

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06/09/07
Susan Granger
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Why draw the line between "so bad it's good" and a pedigreed artistic success?

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Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

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07/01/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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05/23/05
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Stallone gives an impressive performance

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03/10/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Poor Sly! He doesn't even know if his last name is Hawk or Hawks!

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11/11/04
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Mesmo que o roteiro insista em soluções fáceis e pouco verossímeis e que o clímax seja prejudicado pelo pouco potencial cinematográfico de um campeonato de queda-de-braço, Stallone envolve o espectador com seu carisma habitual.

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09/06/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Stallone, for whatever inexplicable reason, continues to pile on the dramatic dribble in yet another pointless movie mishap

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05/29/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
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Janet Maslin
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02/12/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)

Not enough ass-kicking, but the world does need at least one film about professional arm-wrestling

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New Times
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Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
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