Over the Top is a 1987 American sports drama film directed by Menahem Golan, and written by Stirling Silliphant and Sylvester Stallone, who stars as Lincoln Hawk, a long-haul truck driver who tries to win back his estranged son Michael while becoming a champion arm wrestler. Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, and David Mendenhall are among the supporting cast. Over the Top was released on February 13, 1987, by Warner Bros. in the United States.