Director — 12 Jun 2008

Arm-wrestling will never be entertaining to watch in a movie. lol Lame!

This review of Over the Top (1987) was written by Jaime-Actor/Screenwriter/Director on 12 Jun 2008.

Over the Top has generally received mixed reviews.

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