Over the Top (1987)
| Release Date | 12 February 1987 |
| Budget | $25,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $16,000,000 |
| Tagline | Driving headlong towards the biggest fight of his life. |
| Genre | Action, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Family Drama, Chase Movie |
| Themes | Fathers and Sons, Custody Battles, Redemption |
| Tones | Drab, Humorous, Rousing, Sentimental, Silly, Slick, Tearjerking, Visceral |
| Tags | Arm Wrestling, Champion, Custody, Custody Battle, Disease, Family, Father, Kidnap, Relationship, Respect, Son, Truckdriver, Winner |
Over the Top is a 1987 action drama film starring Sylvester Stallone, and produced and directed by Menahem Golan about a long haul truck driver who tries to win back his alienated son, played by David Mendenhall, who won two razzies for his worst supporting actor and new star; while becoming a champion arm wrestler. The screenplay was written by Stirling Silliphant and Sylvester Stallone. The original music score is composed by Giorgio Moroder.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Rick Zumwalt
Bob 'Bull' Hurley
Chris McCarty
Tim Salanger
Bob Beattie
Announcer
Magic Schwarz
Smasher
Bruce Way
John Grizzly
Jimmy Keegan
Big Boy
John Braden
Col. Davis
Tony Munafo
Tony
Randy Raney
Mad Dog Madison
Paolo Casella
Carl Adams
Sam Scarber
Harry Bosco
Richie Giachetti
Landis
Michael Fox
Jim Olson
Ross St. Phillip
McBroom
Seth Mitchell
Cop #1
Dale Benson
Salesman
Joe Kiel
Taxi driver
Dean Abston
Turnkey
Flo Lawrence
Martha
David Van Gorder
Boy #2
Kelly Sahnger
Cashier
Charles M. Wilborn
Cashier
Terry Burns
Doctor
William Buck
Doctor
Bob Eazor
Referee
Ed Levitt
Referee
Andrew Rhodes
Referee
Bob Rogers
Referee
Reggie Bennett
Female arm wrestler
Joshua Lee Patton
Arm wrestler
James Mendenhall
Minister
Danny Capri
Boy #3
Gregory Braendel
Limo driver
Sly Smith
Redcap
Rose Dursey
Hospital clerk
Marion Mickens II
Officer of the Day
Dave Patton
Trainer
Alexa Lambert
Cocktail waitress
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Guard
James H. Shana
Officer
Norman Howell
Man
Rex Pierson
Man
Stephanie Blake
Ticket agent
Scott Buzz
Arm Wrestler
Richard Levine
Arm Wrestler
Paul Dion Monte
Arm wrestler
Derek A. Smith
Arm Wrestler
Director
Writer
David Engelbach
Stirling Silliphant
Producer
James D. Brubaker
executive producer
Yoram Globus
producer
Tony Munafo
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
David Gurfinkel
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Editor
James R. Symons
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Don Zimmerman
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Casting Director
Ron Surma
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Production Designer
James L. Schoppe
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Art Director
William Ladd Skinner
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Set Decorator
Cloudia Rebar
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Costume Designer
Tom Bronson
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Davies
assistant director
Carey Dietrich
second second assistant director
Josh McLaglen
second assistant director
Art Department
Gary Clark
lead foreperson
Oscar Delgadillo
set dresser
Ross Gallichotte
set designer
Roland E. Hill Jr.
set designer
Bill Iiams
general foreman
Fred Lucky
storyboard illustrator
Arthur Shippee
property master
Sound Department
Marty Church
adr mixer, foley mixer
Peter Damski
sound utility
Andrew Patterson
supervising adr editor
Dan Sharp
sound re-recordist
Charles M. Wilborn
sound
Special Effects
Dennis Petersen
special effects coordinator
Mike Reedy
special effects technician
Stunts
Pete Antico
stunts
Christine Anne Baur
stunts
Jophery C. Brown
stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
stunts
Tom Elliott
stunts
Gene Hartline
stunts
Tommy J. Huff
stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
stunts
Gary McLarty
stunt coordinator
Karen McLarty
stunts
Bennie Moore
stunts
Bobby Porter
stunt double
Pat Romano
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Friedman
still photographer
Bruce D. Spellman
second company grip
Editorial Department
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen
post-production coordinator
Music Department
Transportation Department
John Armstrong
driver
Ed Arter
transportation coordinator
Thomas Paul Croce
driver
Roger Wooge
driver: bus
Other Crew
Mauri Syd Gayton
production coordinator
Keith D. Jones
armwrestler
Gabriel Campisi
production assistant
Production Company
Cannon Group
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Golan-Globus Productions
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
CBS Television
Future Film
Hoyts Distribution
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Kinowelt Home Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment
Oy Europa Vision AB
RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video
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Scotia-Cannon
Warner Home Video
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Yleisradio (YLE)
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