Over the Top

Get a grip on somechampionship entertainmentProductInformationIn Over the Top Sylvester Stallone gives fans another reasonto stand up and cheer.  He stars as hard-luck big-rig truckerLincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for allthe boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower Hank tries to rebuild hislifeby capturing the first-place prize money - and the love of the son(David Mendenhall) he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of hisrich ruthless father-in-law (Robert Loggia).  He matchesmuscles with some of the game's gargantuan greats - and grips youtightly with a rousing finale in crowd-pleasing style.  Grabhold for rip-roaring fun!Product Features Theatrical Trailer Stars Rocky and Rambo star Sylvester StalloneSpecifications Stars:  Sylvester StalloneRobert Loggia Susan Blakely Format:  Color DVD-VideoWidescreen Languages:  English French Subtitles:  English FrenchSpanish Rating:  PG Number of Discs: 1 Run Time:  93 minutes Directed By: Manahem Golan

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