Product Details

• Actors: Bob Beattie, Susan Blakely, Danny Capri, Terry Funk, Flo Gerrish
• Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: September 8, 2009
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002GHHHH4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,410 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Arm-wrestling might be far down on most viewers' list of "most cinematic sports," but Sylvester Stallone certainly goes the distance to prove the contrary in this lightweight but entertaining mid-'80s action/family feature. Stallone (who co-wrote the script with Stirling Silliphant) plays taciturn trucker Lincoln Hawk (though he's called "Hawks" by large portions of the cast), who faces two considerable challenges at once: to win the Las Vegas Arm Wrestling Championship, and to impress the son (David Mendenhall) who's been turned against him by his grandfather (Robert Loggia, snarling up a storm). Menahem Golan's direction and the soundtrack of bombastic '80s pop-rock (by Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and others) is anything but subtle, and the host of opponents Stallone faces look like they were culled from professional wrestling (indeed, veteran grappler Terry Funk is in the cast), but Sly stalwarts and '80s action aficionados may find this rousing entertainment. The widescreen anamorphic DVD offers only the original theatrical trailer as an extra. – Paul Gaita

Product Description

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/08/2009

Customer Reviews

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Over the Top is better than Roy Fripple!, January 7, 2000

By	Steve Samuals (Creve Cour, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Over the Top (Spanish) (Sub) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Over the top is such an emotionally moving film. The music that runs throughout the entire movie just adds to the effect. If someone is looking for the most inspirational speech in the history of mankind, then look no further than the scene right before the final arm wrestling match between Hawk and Bull Harley. Stallone emotionally explains how he becomes like a machine, or more specifically a truck, by simply turning his hat backwards. I watch this scene every morning to keep me going. This movie did not have enough white guys with perms in it, though.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time favorite Movies when I was a little kid, October 7, 2004

By	RomanticItalianLily "DVD Obssessd" (Salt Lake City, UT. USA) - See all my reviews

I love this movie so much that I have worn out my VHS copy of it. I really want this movie on DVD so bad and I can't understand why it hasn't been made on DVD yet. Granted the movie is not a huge money maker or even hugely popular. But It is a childhood memory of watching this with my cousins. I say we petition this movie be made to DVD!!! What do you all say??????

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC STALLONE!, April 8, 2000

By	"tee-vee-stevie" (Hull, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Over the Top (1987) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a typical Stallone film with a typical Stallone script, which is exactly why I enjoyed it so much. All the elements are present in Lincoln Hawk, Stallones character in OTT, that made films like Rocky and First Blood so special. This is basically a road movie about a father whose trying to win the love of his son, Lincoln's ambition to win the world arm wrestling championship is cleverly used as a constant parody to the developing relationship between father and son. So as long as you aren't looking for anything too deep and meaningful and appreciate Stallones other films then you should really enjoy this.