Big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk's (Sylvester Stallone) only chance for a better existence, which includes starting his own business and earning the love of his son, lies in his considerable talent for arm-wrestling. Read more
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, David Mendenhall |
|---|---|
| Director | Menahem Golan |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk's (Sylvester Stallone) only chance for a better existence, which includes starting his own business and earning the love of his son, lies in his considerable talent for arm-wrestling.
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, David Mendenhall |
|---|---|
| Director | Menahem Golan |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 29 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 03 May 2004 Production year: 1986 |
| Format | DVD |
Dating from the post-Rambo period when Sylvester Stallone's career was in the doldrums, this tacky action adventure has its roots in that old Wallace Beery classic The Champ. Here, boxing is replaced by arm wrestling, as trucker Sly tries to re-establish a relationship with his military academy-trained son on a make-up or break trek across the States. The grapple scenes are so devoid of thrills that you long to return to the mushy melodramatics. It's slick enough, but you expect more from a script co-written by Stallone and the late Stirling Silliphant, who won an Oscar for his work on In the Heat of the Night.
Machismo with schmaltz. Stallone plays some dumb trucker, into arm-wrestling, whose cab is a mobile gym. Twelve years... read more on Time Out
this is a really good movie
Not the best film by Sylvester Stallone, but very enjoyable to watch. I spotted this as a recommendation after watching another Stallone film, and remembering watching it a number of years ago, couldn't resist giving it another go. I was right to hire it as I thoroughly enjoyed watching. The film is quite predictable, but has a nice enough story and decent acting. Whilst there weren't really any surprises during the arm wrestles, it was still exciting stuff.