Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.
Sylvester Stallone
Lincoln Hawk
Robert Loggia
Jason Cutler
Susan Blakely
Christina Hawk
Rick Zumwalt
Bob "Bull" Hurley
David Mendenhall
Michael Cutler/Michael Hawk
Chris McCarty
Tim Salanger
Terry Funk
Ruker
Bob Beattie
Announcer
Allan Graf
Collins
Magic Schwarz
Smasher
Bruce Way
John Grizzly
Jimmy Keegan
Big Boy (Richie)
John Braden
Colonel Davis
Tony Munafo
Tony
Randy Raney
Mad Dog Madison
Paul Sullivan
Carl Adams
Jack Wright
Big Bill Larson
Sam Scarber
Harry Bosco
Richie Giachetti
Landis
Michael Fox
Jim Olson
Ross St. Phillip
McBroom
Rose Dursey
Hospital Clerk
Gregory Braendel
Limo Driver
Director
Menahem Golan
Screenplay
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
Sylvester Stallone
Story
Gary Conway
Story
David Engelbach
January 12, 2023
10
I guess someone at Canon sat down and said "You know what, there are not enough movies about arm wrestling out there, we can pin the market on it." And they kind of did, I have never seen a movie about arm wrestling since... or before. In fact, this is the only one.
But, it also as a decent soundtrack in an 80s action flick kind of way. And, it tells a good story about a kid trying to re-connect with his father, who is a truck driver... and an arm wrestler.
And it manages to do it all in a very entertaining way, given the fact that it's about what a sport that you would think could only be boring, but the film manages to make look exciting... and I still have no idea how they did it using really nothing but a montague, and a typical 8os montage at that.
But, hey, it actually works, so take that where you will... and watch it, because it's really a lot better than anyone would think.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$25,000,000.00
Revenue:
$16,057,580.00