OVER THE TOP (1987)

MORGAN'S RATING

Big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk's only chance for a better existence which includes starting his own business and earning the love of his son, lies in his considerable talent for armwrestling.

Sylvester Stallone (Lincoln Hawk), Robert Loggia (Jason Cutler), Susan Blakely (Christina Hawk), Rick Zumwalt (Bob Bull Hurley), David Mendenhall (Michael Cutler), Chris McCarthy (Tim Salanger), Terry Funk (Ruker), Bob Beattie (Announcer), Allan Graf (Collins), Bruce Way (Grizzly), Jimmy Keegan (Bob 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 (Bosco).

ROCKY, RAMBO, COBRA AND NOW HAWK. IN THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF HIS LIFE.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Menahem Golan.

WRITERS: Gary Conway, David Engelbach, Stirling Silliphant and Sylvester Stallone.

PRODUCERS: Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan.

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Tony Munafo.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: James D. Brubaker.

ORIGINAL MUSIC: Giorgio Moroder.

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

FACTS

CRITICAL COMMENT

RELEASE DATE: February 1987 (USA)

"Stallone tries to underplay (speaking so quietly that you often can't hear what he's saying), but when push comes to shove, he will drive his truck through a living room!" -- Leonard Maltin

BOX OFFICE RESULT: $16.0 million (USA)

- The film was nominated for one 1988 Razzie Award for Worst Actor. The film won two Razzie Awards for Worst Supporting Actor and Worst New Star (David Mendenhall).