Over the Top [Blu-ray] | ![Over the Top [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Y47Tnl54L._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Menahem Golan
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, Rick Zumwalt, David Mendenhall
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 18554
Format: Color, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 1000092296
UPC: 883929064403
EAN: 0883929064403
ASIN: B0029O0BKO
Theatrical Release Date: 1986
Release Date: September 8, 2009
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| • | Rocky and Rambo star Sylvester Stallone gives fans another reason to stand up and cheer. He 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 in Over the Top (co-scripted by Stallone).Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize mon |
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/08/2009 Run time: 134 minutes Rating: Pg13
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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
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dvd February 8, 2010
quit smoking
Arm wrestling to win a semi truck. Awesome. FYI whats even better is this actually happened to pro arm wrestler john brzeck
 Over the Top (Blu-ray Review) January 27, 2010
Kurt M. Zimmerman (Orange County)
Excellent! Excellent from beginning to end! This movie was good the first time I saw it, and now on blu-ray, it's even better. Everything from the HAWK on Hawk's rig to the cheesy 80's music on the radio, everything seems better on blu-ray. I bought this for $14 but would've paid $20.....buy buy buy!!!
Blu-ray is an upgrade January 25, 2010
Johnny Utah
I didn't really think this movie looked all that great on blu-ray until I popped in the regular DVD again for a comparison. The verdict - the standard DVD looks like garbage compared to the blu-ray. There is a noticeable improvement in the entire movie and certain scenes are vastly improved. Sound quality is improved, but nothing drastic...not that you would expect to be impressed by the sound in Over the Top. No features to speak of, but it's probably because they don't exist and not because Warners is holding out on us and will someday try to make everyone buy Over the Top: Extreme Ultimate Edition. Bottom line is that you might not play this movie and be instantly blown away by the quality, but taking into account how old it is and what the standard DVD looked like, it is worth the upgrade.
The emotional drama of a child custody hearing with the suspense and intensity of arm wrestling December 9, 2009
Rod Munch (San Diego, California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Whoa, hey! Hey, remember that movie "Kramer vs. Kramer"? Yeah, that was about child custody, too. Yeah, but it wasn't that good. I don't know, it was missing something, you know? Ah, what was it missing? I can't.. oh, wait! I know! Arm wrestling!
Over the Top November 20, 2009
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
Lincoln Hawk is a struggling trucker who's trying to rebuild his life. After the death of his wife, he tries to make amends with his son who he left behind years earlier. Upon their first meeting, his son doesn't think too highly of him until he enters the nation-wide arm wrestling competition in Las Vegas. This is one of the best films ever made. Sly Stallone was awesome. The Story is great. And it's just a good and fun movie to watch.
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