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Some fight for money... Some fight for glory... He's fighting for his son's love.

1987 • 94 min • Action · Drama

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Synopsis

Lincoln Hawk a hard-luck big-rig trucker 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.

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Best from age 8

Movie Knight Score

1898 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
65 Audience · 1897 · 49%

Lincoln Hawk, a truck driver, enters an arm wrestling competition to win prize money and the respect of his estranged son. He faces a tough opponent and his wealthy, disapproving father-in-law while trying to rebuild their relationship on the road.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Some intense arm wrestling matches
A father and son are estranged for years
Some characters drink and smoke

What it models well

Perseverance and determination
Reconciliation and forgiveness
Father-son bonding

Talk about it after

The importance of second chances
Defining success beyond money
Dealing with difficult family members

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Top billed cast

Director: Menahem Golan • Crew: Sylvester Stallone, Stirling Silliphant, David Engelbach, Gary Conway

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Reviewer notes

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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.…
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