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A world-weary trucker attempts to bond with his estranged son, while competing in the world arm wrestling championship. Tune in as Chris talks Stallone, crazy story arcs, & montages as the LSCE screens the 1987 cult classic “Over The Top.” Join us! Check us out at www.lscep.com Follow us on Twitter @lscep Works Cited: Ansen, David, Peter McAlevey, and Ed Behr. Hollywood’s New Go-Go Boys. Newsweek . Aug 11, 1986. Article Link . Accessed 4/27/22. Attanasio, Paul. “Stallone, Strong Arming It.” The Washington Post, Feb 13, 1987. Article Link . Accessed 8/3/22. Cart. “Film Reviews: Over the Top.” Variety , Feb 11, 1987. Article Link . Accessed 8/3/22 Friedman, Robert. “Will Cannon Boom or Bust?” American Film . Jul 1, 1986. Article Link . Accessed 4/26/22. Harmetz, Aljean. “Hollywood Battles Killer Budgets.” The New York Times, May 31, 1987. Article Link . Accessed 8/2/22 Hartley, Mark . Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films! 2014. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2014. 106 Mins. “It’s All In the Stars.” Variety, Nov 5, 1986. Article Link . Accessed 8/2/22 Kehr, Dave. “‘Over THE TOP’ Another Stallone Formula Film.” The Chicago Tribune , Feb 15, 1987. Article Link . Accessed 8/2/22. Medalia, Hilla. The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films . 2014. MVD Visual, 2021. Blu Ray. Maslin, Janet. “Screen: Over The Top.” The New York Times, Feb 12, 1987. Article Link . Accessed 8/3/22. NYT News Service. “Cannon Group Finds Success Short-Lived.” Chicago Tribune. Jan 31, 1987. Article Link. Accessed 4/22/22. Salem, Rob. “Stallone Flexes Familiar Muscles.” The Toronto Star , Feb 13, 1987. Article Link . Accessed 8/2/22. Trunick, Austin. Cannon Film Guide Volume 2: 1985-1987 . Orlando, FL: Bear Manor Media, 2022.
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