Sylvester Stallone's Forgotten 1987 Sports Drama Was a Flop
Quick Links'Over the Top' Shamelessly Recycles the 'Rocky' FormulaSylvester Stallone Received a Record-Breaking Salary to Star in 'Over the Top''Over the Top' Triggered a Slump in Stallone's Career
Before Sylvester Stallone became an action star, he was a serious actor. His Oscar-nominated performance in the first Rocky film led many critics to compare Stallone to a young Marlon Brando. Subsequent performances in the films Paradise Alley and Rocky II further showcased his disarmingly offbeat personality and magnetic screen presence.
Stallone reached the peak of his popularity in 1985 with the releases of Rambo: First Blood II and Rocky IV, both of which grossed more than $100 million at the domestic box office. However, amid these blockbuster successes, he made one of the biggest commercial miscalculations of his career with the 1987 sports drama film Over the Top, in which he plays a long-haul truck driver who attempts to become a champion arm wrestler...
Before Sylvester Stallone became an action star, he was a serious actor. His Oscar-nominated performance in the first Rocky film led many critics to compare Stallone to a young Marlon Brando. Subsequent performances in the films Paradise Alley and Rocky II further showcased his disarmingly offbeat personality and magnetic screen presence.
Stallone reached the peak of his popularity in 1985 with the releases of Rambo: First Blood II and Rocky IV, both of which grossed more than $100 million at the domestic box office. However, amid these blockbuster successes, he made one of the biggest commercial miscalculations of his career with the 1987 sports drama film Over the Top, in which he plays a long-haul truck driver who attempts to become a champion arm wrestler...
- 3/1/2025
- by David Grove
- MovieWeb
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