Drama-Over The Top

STALLONE GOES OVER THE TOP TO BE CHAMP. His four ROCKY sagas had all america applauding at ringside. Now Sylvester Stallone give us another reason to stand up and cheer, starring as down-on-his-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and taking us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championships in OVER THE TOP. Like Stallone s "Italian Stallion" in 1976 s Academy Award-winning Best Picture ROCKY, Lincoln Hawk is an amiable underdog, a David in a world of Goliaths. Relying on his wits and willpower, he struggles to rebuild his life going against the odds as he goes after the World Armwrestling Champion-ship s first-place prize money…and the love of the son (David Mendenhall) he abandoned years earlier. Get ready for excitment as Stallone lands another knockout action-film punch. And get ready for good times as you meet a colorful, iron-armed gallery of armwrestling giants like Rick Zumwalt, the real-life California champion who squaresoff with Stallone in a to-the-limit finale. Zumwalt explains his fascination with the tension-packed sport this way: "I can shake a guy s hand and then try to rip his arm off. After the match is over we can laugh about it." "You ve got guys from M.I.T. and guys who can t spell M.I.T.," says Stallone about armwrestling s broad appeal. That appeal – and more – is vividly captured here. After OVER THE TOP is over, don t be surprised if you want to watch it again. Warner Home Video, Color, 94 mins., Digitally processed, Betahi-fi, Catalog # 11713………comes in a hard cardboard case with a plastic cover both the cover and tape in good condition.