Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations
Allan Graf
- Collins
- (as Alan Graf)
Storyline
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- TriviaYears later, Sylvester Stallone explained why he agreed to appear in this movie. "Menahem Golan kept offering me more and more money, until I finally thought, 'What the hell - no one will see it!'"
- GoofsWhen Bull punches Hawk in the nose during their final arm wrestling match, it should've disqualified him immediately.
- Quotes
Lincoln Hawk: The world meets nobody halfway. When you want something, you gotta take it.
- Crazy creditsAn odd prop, specifically a "bucking bicycle" was used in the film. This bicycle was built by Terry Teene, writer and singer of the early 60's monster parody song, "Curse of the Hearse".
- Alternate versionsThe Tubi print plasters the 1987 Warner Bros. logo with the 2001 MGM logo.
- SoundtracksIn This Country
Performed by Robin Zander
Music by Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics by Tom Whitlock
Produced by Giorgio Moroder
Arranged by Anthony Marinelli (uncredited)
Courtesy of Epic Records
Featured review
Sly acts a bit 'un-interested' in some parts of this film.
Good choice of work for Sly - a trucker. Something 'masculine', on the move. He wrangles with his father-in-law for custody of his son, who thought his dad (Sly) disowned him. To the contrary, grandfather didn't want the boy associating with Sly because he was'nt 'of money' like grandfather was. When Sly's former wife dies of cancer, (Susan Blakely again), Sly sees it as a 'sign' to take his responsibility seriously & raise his son the only way he knows how - take him on the road with him, teach him not to be a spoiled brat all his life, live a little! At first, his son rejects him totally. But later on when he finds out the truth about his dad, he decides he WANTS to be with him.
Yes, the veritable 'macho-sport of arm-wrestling' is thrown in as a way to win big money quick & show-off Sly's ever-bulging muscles. But hey! What's a Sly-film without muscles?? See this one for family entertainment. Sly might be a bit 'wooden' with some of his lines, but the action scenes are typically Sly!
Yes, the veritable 'macho-sport of arm-wrestling' is thrown in as a way to win big money quick & show-off Sly's ever-bulging muscles. But hey! What's a Sly-film without muscles?? See this one for family entertainment. Sly might be a bit 'wooden' with some of his lines, but the action scenes are typically Sly!
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,057,580
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,149,200
- Feb 16, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $16,057,930
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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