It was produced and directed by Menahem Golan and its screenplay was written by and Sylvester Stallone and Stirling Silliphant. The main character, Lincoln Hawks, played by Stallone, is a long-haul truck driver who tries to win back his alienated son, Michael, while becoming a champion arm wrestler.
Over the Top was released by Warner Bros on Thursday, February 12, 1987 in New York and Los Angeles.