Nobody does it like star Sylvester Stallone. In Over the Top, not only is the father-son relationship saved and the truck driven through front gardens is a real joy, but it’s also all about an arm wrestling world championship(!). So it’s the perfect action film to watch after the Germany game at the European Football Championship or via online stream.
What is Over the Top starring Sylvester Stallone about?
Trucker Lincoln Hawk (Sylvester Stallone) wants to fulfill his seriously ill ex-wife’s wish and take care of their son Mike (David Mendenhall). However, he has just graduated from the military academy and, according to his grandfather (Robert Loggia), is supposed to stay with him, Lincoln’s father-in-law, and has very little left for the trucker lifestyle.
Father and son get to know each other better on a long truck journey and gradually become friends. We owe this mainly to the absurd hobby of the father: he absolutely wants to World Championship in Arm Wrestling and begins to train with his son.
Scotia Cannon
When Sylvester Stallone turns his baseball cap around in Over the Top, things really get going.
Over the Top does what the name promises and is an absolutely fun trash grenade
In Over the Top, the name says it all: In this film, everything is just a little over the top – and that’s a good thing. The melodramatic story about a estranged father-son relationship develops into a kind of Road and buddy movieonly to then fall into a completely crazy Rocky imitation However, there is no bloodshed at all, which makes the whole thing even more family-friendly.
If you like Sylvester Stallone, find arm wrestling at least funny and have always wanted to see Sly dislocate the shoulder joints of a bunch of musclemen, you have come to the right place. A unironically really quite fantastic soundtrack with the greatest hits of the 80s you get it basically for free.
TV or stream: When and where is Over the Top on?
Fortunately, there was no danger of collision with the European Football Championship and the Germany match, which took place on June 19, 202. Over the Top only started afterwards, at 8:15 p.m. on Nitro. The film ran there until 10 p.m., and there will not be a repeat for the time being.
If you prefer not to watch the Sylvester Stallone film on linear television, you can also stream it online. There is Over the Top available to rent or buy on Apple TV and Magenta TV.
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