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Over the Top

  • 1987
  • PG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
66K
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Sylvester Stallone, David Mendenhall, and Rick Zumwalt in Over the Top (1987)
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Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.

  • Director
    • Menahem Golan
  • Writers
    • Gary Conway
    • David Engelbach
    • Stirling Silliphant
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Robert Loggia
    • Susan Blakely
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    66K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Menahem Golan
    • Writers
      • Gary Conway
      • David Engelbach
      • Stirling Silliphant
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Robert Loggia
      • Susan Blakely
    • 224User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast60

    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Lincoln Hawk
    Robert Loggia
    Robert Loggia
    • Jason Cutler
    Susan Blakely
    Susan Blakely
    • Christina Hawk
    Rick Zumwalt
    Rick Zumwalt
    • Bob 'Bull' Hurley
    David Mendenhall
    David Mendenhall
    • Michael Cutler
    Chris McCarty
    Chris McCarty
    • Tim Salanger
    Terry Funk
    Terry Funk
    • Ruker
    Bob Beattie
    • Announcer
    Allan Graf
    Allan Graf
    • Collins
    • (as Alan Graf)
    Magic Schwarz
    • Smasher
    Bruce Way
    • Grizzly
    Jimmy Keegan
    • Big Boy (Richie)
    John Braden
    • Colonel Davis
    Tony Munafo
    • Tony
    Randy Raney
    • Mad Dog Madison
    Paul Sullivan
    • Carl Adams
    Jack Wright
    • Big Bill Larson
    Sam Scarber
    Sam Scarber
    • Bosco
    • Director
      • Menahem Golan
    • Writers
      • Gary Conway
      • David Engelbach
      • Stirling Silliphant
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews224

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Years later, Sylvester Stallone explained why he agreed to appear in this movie. "Menahem Golan kept offering me more and more money, until I finally thought, 'What the hell - no one will see it!'"
    • Goofs
      The last name of Sylvester Stallone's character fluctuates from Hawk to Hawks several times, with Sly himself even using both.
    • Quotes
      • Lincoln Hawk: The world meets nobody halfway. When you want something, you gotta take it.
    • Crazy credits
      An odd prop, specifically a "bucking bicycle" was used in the film. This bicycle was built by Terry Teene, writer and singer of the early 60's monster parody song, "Curse of the Hearse".
    • Alternate versions
      The Tubi print plasters the 1987 Warner Bros. logo with the 2001 MGM logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Over the Top/84 Charing Cross Road/Death Before Dishonor/Working Girls (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      In This Country
      Performed by Robin Zander
      Music by Giorgio Moroder
      Lyrics by Tom Whitlock
      Produced by Giorgio Moroder
      Arranged by Anthony Marinelli (uncredited)
      Courtesy of Epic Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 13, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Halcón
    • Filming locations
      • Jerome, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Cannon Group
      • Golan-Globus Productions
      • Warner Bros.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,057,580
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,149,200
      • Feb 16, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,057,930
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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