Over the Top
A down‑on‑his‑luck trucker enters the high‑stakes world of professional arm‑wrestling to claim the championship cash and win back his estranged son, battling ruthless rivals and a powerful in‑law who will stop at nothing to keep them apart.
“Some fight for money... Some fight for glory... He's fighting for his son's love.”
Synopsis
Lincoln Hawk, a hard-luck big-rig trucker, finds himself in the glaring lights of Las Vegas, where the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship unfolds. Relying on his wits and willpower, Hawk seeks to rebuild his life by winning the first-place prize money and rekindling a relationship with his son, whom he abandoned years earlier to the care of his rich and ruthless father-in-law.
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Principal cast & crew: 35
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Craft leads on file
Edited by James R SymonsShot by David GurfinkelScored by Giorgio MoroderDesigned by James L Schoppe
Box Office
1987 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$16.1M
Opening weekend: $6.2M — 38% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $6.2M — 38% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,758 theaters
Also known as
- Over the Topde
- Le Bras de ferfr
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Cast & Crew
35 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sylvester Stallone
as Lincoln Hawk
Robert Loggia
as Jason Cutler
Susan Blakely
as Christina Hawk
Rick Zumwalt
as Bob 'Bull' Hurley
David Mendenhall
as Michael Cutler
Chris Mccarty
as Tim Salanger
Terry Funk
as Ruker
Bob Beattie
as Announcer
Allan Graf
as Collins
Magic Schwarz
as Smasher
Bruce Way
as John Grizzly
Jimmy Keegan
as Big Boy (Richie)
Supporting cast
12John Braden
as Colonel Davis
Tony Munafo
as Tony
Randy Raney
as Mad Dog Madison
Paul Sullivan
as Carl Adams
Jack Wright
as Big Bill Larson
Sam Scarber
as Harry Bosco
Richie Giachetti
as Landis
Michael Fox
as Jim Olson
Ross St Phillip
as McBroom
Rose Dursey
as Hospital Clerk
Gregory Braendel
as Limo Driver
William Buck
as Doctor
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2Other crew
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