Over the Top (1987)
Der Trucker Lincoln Hawk fährt einen riesigen Neunachser, aber in Gedanken ist er bei seinem Sohn, den er seit der Geburt nicht mehr gesehen hat. Nun soll er ihn von der Militärakademie in Virginia abholen und nach Denver bringen, wo seine Mutter, Lincolns Ex-Frau, im Sterben liegt. Doch Lincolns reicher Schwiegervater versucht, die entstehende Vater-Sohn-Beziehung schon im Keim zu ersticken. Dies ist die Geschichte eines Vaters, der gegen alle Widerstände die Liebe seines Sohnes erringt, eines Mannes, der gegen jede Chance die Weltmeisterschaft im Armdrücken gewinnen und seine Träume mit seinem Jungen teilen will.
Der Regisseur:
Menahem Golan
Die Autor:
Sylvester Stallone, Stirling Silliphant.
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Sylvester Stallone as Lincoln Hawk |
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Robert Loggia as Jason Cutler |
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Susan Blakely as Christina Hawk |
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Rick Zumwalt as Bob "Bull" Hurley |
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David Mendenhall as Michael Cutler/Michael Hawk |
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Chris McCarty as Tim Salanger |
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Terry Funk as Ruker |
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Bob Beattie as Announcer |
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Allan Graf as Collins |
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Magic Schwarz as Smasher |
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Bruce Way as John Grizzly |
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Jimmy Keegan as Big Boy (Richie) |
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John Braden as Colonel Davis |
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Tony Munafo as Tony |
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Randy Raney as Mad Dog Madison |
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Paul Sullivan as Carl Adams |
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Jack Wright as Big Bill Larson |
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Sam Scarber as Harry Bosco |
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Richie Giachetti as Landis |
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Michael Fox as Jim Olson |
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Ross St. Phillip as McBroom |
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Rose Dursey as Hospital Clerk |
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Gregory Braendel as Limo Driver |
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William Buck as Doctor |
| Sound | Giorgio Moroder | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Editing | James R. Symons | Editor |
| Directing | Menahem Golan | Director |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Writing | Sylvester Stallone | Screenplay |
| Camera | David Gurfinkel | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Don Zimmerman | Editor |
| Writing | Stirling Silliphant | Screenplay |
| Art | James L. Schoppe | Production Design |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Sound | Kenny Loggins | Songs |
| Production | Tony Munafo | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Charles M. Wilborn | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Bronson | Costume Design |
| Writing | Gary Conway | Story |
| Production | Ron Surma | Casting |
| Production | James D. Brubaker | Executive Producer |
| Writing | David Engelbach | Story |
| Art | David F. Klassen | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Paula Erickson | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Tom Davies | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Ross Gallichotte | Set Designer |
| Production | Duncan Henderson | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | George Brand | Music Editor |
| Directing | Julie Pitkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Rony Yacov | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Art | Arthur Shippee | Property Master |
| Art | Cloudia Rebar | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Dave Friedman | Still Photographer |
| Art | William Ladd Skinner | Art Direction |
| Directing | Josh McLaglen | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Christopher Pearce | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Art | Roland E. Hill Jr. | Set Designer |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Mark De Alessandro | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jeff Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Lighting | Randy Glass | Gaffer |
| Crew | Ross Reynolds | Pilot |