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Over the Top (1987)

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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 4  Rotten:7 Average Rating: 4.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

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 the boy's love through the art of Las Vegas championship arm-wrestling.... 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]

Genre: Action/Adventure

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

Director: Menahem Golan

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Jul 5, 2007

[DVD Details]
  • Rocky and Rambo star Sylvester Stallone gives fans another reason to stand up and cheer. He stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship in Over the Top (co-scripted by Stallone).
  • Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money - and the love of the son (David Mendenhall) he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law (Robert Loggia). He matches muscles with some of the game's gargantuan greats - and grips you tightly with a rousing finale in crowd-pleasing Rocky style. Grab hold for rip-roaring fun!
  • Source: Warner Home Video

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    2/5

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    06/09/07
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    4/4

    Why draw the line between "so bad it's good" and a pedigreed artistic success?

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    05/23/05
    Robert Roten
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    3/5

    Stallone gives an impressive performance

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    03/10/05
    Clint Morris
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    1/5

    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
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    3/5

    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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    08/22/03
    Carol Cling
    Las Vegas Review-Journal
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    2/5

    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
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    02/12/03
    Shannon J. Harvey
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    Not enough ass-kicking, but the world does need at least one film about professional arm-wrestling

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