Movie Cosmos - Over the Top

Description:

Sylvester Stallone 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. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.

Top 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/Michael Hawk

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)

John 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

Top Crew >

Menahem Golan

Director, Producer

Giorgio Moroder

Original Music Composer

Yoram Globus

Producer

Don Zimmerman

Editor

James R. Symons

Editor

Sylvester Stallone

Screenplay

David Gurfinkel

Director of Photography

Stirling Silliphant

Screenplay

James L. Schoppe

Production Design

Kenny Endoso

Stunts

Christine Anne Baur

Stunts

Tommy J. Huff

Stunts

Kenny Loggins

Songs

Ron Surma

Casting

Tony Munafo

Associate Producer

Dave Friedman

Still Photographer

Cloudia Rebar

Set Decoration

Paula Erickson

Music Supervisor

Josh McLaglen

Second Assistant Director

Christopher Pearce

Executive In Charge Of Production

Duncan Henderson

Unit Production Manager

Rony Yacov

Executive In Charge Of Production

William Ladd Skinner

Art Direction

George Brand

Music Editor

David Engelbach

Story

Julie Pitkanen

Script Supervisor

James D. Brubaker

Executive Producer

Gary McLarty

Stunt Coordinator

David F. Klassen

Assistant Art Director

Tom Bronson

Costume Design

Gary Conway

Story

Charles M. Wilborn

Sound Mixer

Tom Davies

First Assistant Director

Roland E. Hill Jr.

Set Designer

Ross Gallichotte

Set Designer

Arthur Shippee

Property Master

Mark De Alessandro

Stunt Double

Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw

Stunts

Randy Glass

Gaffer

Ross Reynolds

Pilot

Reviews:

GenerationofSwine (10/10)

I guess someone at Canon sat down and said "You know what, there are not enough movies about arm wrestling out there, we can pin the market on it." And they kind of did, I have never seen a movie about arm wrestling since... or before. In fact, this is the only one.

But, it also as a decent soundtrack in an 80s action flick kind of way. And, it tells a good story about a kid trying to re-connect with his father, who is a truck driver... and an arm wrestler.

And it manages to do it all in a very entertaining way, given the fact that it's about what a sport that you would think could only be boring, but the film manages to make look exciting... and I still have no idea how they did it using really nothing but a montague, and a typical 8os montage at that.

But, hey, it actually works, so take that where you will... and watch it, because it's really a lot better than anyone would think.

2023-01-12