Over the Top (1987 film)

Over the Top
Over the Top
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Menahem Golan
Screenplay by	Stirling Silliphant; Sylvester Stallone;
Story by	Gary Conway; David C. Engelbach;
Produced by	Menahem Golan; Yoram Globus;
Starring	Sylvester Stallone; Robert Loggia; Susan Blakely; David Mendenhall;
Cinematography	David Gurfinkel
Edited by	James Symons; Don Zimmerman;
Music by	Giorgio Moroder
Color process	Metrocolor
Production; company	The Cannon Group, Inc.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	February 12, 1987 (New York and Los Angeles); February 13, 1987 (United States);
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$16 million

Over the Top is a 1987 American sports drama film starring Sylvester Stallone as Lincoln Hawk, a long-haul truck driver who tries to win back his estranged son while becoming a champion arm wrestler. It was produced and directed by Menahem Golan, and its screenplay was written by Stirling Silliphant and Stallone. Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, and David Mendenhall are among the supporting cast.

Over the Top was released on February 13, 1987, by Warner Bros. in the United States. The film was a box-office bomb, and received middling reviews from critics.