Over The Top was in my opinion a very special "feel good 80's" movie, and a excellent arm wrestling film, that gets you pumped up every time you watch it! It wasn't just a generic "arm wrestling film", but a story of perseverance, family love, accomplishment and incredible courage. They SIMPLY DONT MAKE movies like that anymore!
Lmao yup! I always thought that because it was a movie, Stallone was able to compete with all these big guys. Then I learned that Arm Wrestling is like Jiu Jitsu, technique is king.
This film really gave this sport its credentials. In 88, when the biggest World Gym in Canada opened near Montreal, there was a professional arm wrestling table. Obviously everyone was trying it, everyone was suddenly an expert and everyone was trying the thumb thing. I tell ya, the 80s, Arnold and Stallone, the fitness madness, clothing and hair fashion... I'm so happy to have experienced it!
My dad arm wrestled you in texas back in the early 90s in texas he said you won the tournament and he came in 2 or 3rd. 30 years later you're still one of the best.
He said MMT king move was unbeatable if you was anywhere around his weight. I remember seing MMT when I was a little shit trying to get funnel cake at our local fair when I was really really young. I live in the town where the oldest fair in texas. As well as bluebell Ice cream 🍨🍦
My old man was badass at armwrestling. He was in the removal business and had solid core strength. As a kid i watched him toy with guys in working men's clubs on a shiny pub table - elbows together.
This film is the arm wrestling equivalent of the Rocky franchise, it gets you pumped to wrestle, lift weights and scream! 😂 Thank the Lord for making Stallone 💪🙏🏽🤣
Stallone really had no interest in making the film, and he turned it down several times. But, they kept offering him more and more money, and it reached the point where he could no longer say "no."
Over The Top is mostly legit, with some cinematic embellishment. Including real armwrestlers really armwrestling. Rocky is more like Daffy Duck slapstick than boxing. He takes like a hundred punches to the head in a row with his hands down from dudes 40 pounds heavier and doesn't even get wobbled.
Irrespective of the fact that it was a tournament turned into a movie the impact it had on its release was huge! It’s a cult that got a whole generation interested into Armwrestling, including myself! You are no exception Michael. Legends like yourself and John have been, are and will be an inspiration for generations to come ❤ Desperately waiting for your comeback 💪🏽
Bull Hurley only losing the one time is a huge oversight. I've always tried to make sense of the flaw by imagining Hurley forfeited a loss when he punched Stallone, even though you can't hear the refs saying anything about fouling out.
The fact that they used the real life world champion in the movie brought a lot of legitimacy to the movie, and vice versa. This movie did so much for the sport of arm wrestling.
That was such awesome commentary! I was obsessed with this movie when I was 8 years old. Then my dad and I drove a Uhaul truck across the country when we moved from South Carolina to Washington. This movie, and that 3,000 mile moving haul made me understand America. When you said you beat the real life Bull Hurley, that is like the best way to get peoples attention who have seen this movie.
I have never watched your channel or you for that matter. I started watching arm wrestling when Schoolboy showed up in NYC asking people to challenge. No one beat him. So I started to watch the channel and subbed. Now that I just watched this, you are now my second sub in this universe. I'd like to know how to strengthen to do this. This channel looks like a good place to glean wisdom from knowledge. You are, after all, a living legend. Thank you. As for Over The Top ? I was estranged from my father but in a different way so this really hit home for me. I was a few years older than the kid in the movie when it came out too. So to me? It all looked real. It's only now, decades later, after watching Alex Toproll's channel, and now yours, that I can see what was and what wasn't. Again, thank you. One question though? When I watch arm wrestling I automatically tense up my arms as if I am the one doing it. Is that normal?
Michael - So glad you make this video! Great trip down memory lane. This was one of my brother's and my favorite 80s movies. Super impressive that you beat Zumwald in a real competition. If they ever make a sequel, you gotta be in it!
Arm wrestling is back in popularity, so we need a remake with Chris Hemsworth. The main opponent is Levan Saginashvili (or Dwayne Johnson?). There will definitely be a John Brezenk cameo again. The remaining arm wrestlers should be intermediate opponents (MMT, Larratt, Tsyplenkov, Kurdecha and others).💪😎
THIS IS SOOO ENTERTAINING LMAOO I love this new content!! Also I noticed old school arm wrestling used to have that circular pads like in the movie, then it changed to square? When/why did that happen?
7:46… they announced at that semi finals that it was single elimination at that point…. But im still wondering why the quart of oil being consumed wasnt mentioned…
I assume (in the story's world), it's just an intimidation tactic and isn't really oil. EDIT: Then again, they show him drinking alka seltzer for his upset stomach later, haha.
This was my comfort movie when I was a kid. My parents split up just before this movie came out. And the first weekend my dad came to pick me and my brother up for a visit. He took us to the drive in to watch this! So, watching it made me feel closer to my dad!
“What I do is I just try to take my hat and I turn it around, and it's like a switch that goes on. And when the switch goes on, I feel like another person, I feel, I don't know, I feel like a... like a truck. Like a machine.”
Never thought about the double elimination at the end. Your right. Still one of my favorite movies of all time. The guy that breaks his arm in the movie is from my home town and that was a real match and a real arm break.
Watching this movie and going to school with Bagent, I was all in. Then I went to my first practice with some of the Bagent squad, and F that! My arm hurt for three weeks. You guys' joints are just built differently. On a side note, I participated in "Pulling John" off camera during the gym scene. Glad to see you guys getting some recognition you deserve.
Hey Michael and Rebecca! I know It wouldnt exactly be the same, but you should do something similar to this (watch along, commentary) with the Pulling John movie. Especially since you know John/Travis, and you've pulled both of them. Now that, would be awesome.💪 P.s. good to see you recovering after being sick for a bit there.
Watching you in that movie brings me back to being a kid homesick from school with my grandfather watching over the top made me feel better every single time thank you monster
Way to break down that 4th wall. Wasn’t paying attention to those little details until you brought it to light. I’m sure there’s some of this in the pulling John movie
What do you mean there’s “some of this” in the Pulling John movie? Just curious, cause Pulling John is a documentary, it’s not scripted. Over the Top is a Hollywood movie that’s scripted and staged to look as good / entertaining as possible
I remember watching this movie when it first came out and really enjoyed it. I remember his son in the movie from a Twilight zone episode (the newer one). Thanks for sharing!
One thing I realized watching this is that this is one of the few big name 80s movies that oddly didn't kick off an entire subgenre of knockoffs a la Rambo, Terminator, Bloodsport etc.
This had to have been my favorite movie when I was a kid. I remember watching this movie on repeat. When I was older and had young Nieces that would watch Disney movies on repeat, my Parents would remind me that I did that with, "Over the Top".
Super cool movie i loved it as a kid and think its cool it was a real tournament and john won the truck but did not have a cdl so his father took it. Richard lupkes is the only man who hit brutal fast and hard in his day. But he did it correctly. I want to say john did say he gave it to his father for there buisness his dad had. I could be wrong. But remember diesel engines taken care of correctly can be a million mile engine. They just go forever. Kinda cool neat video to see with commentary.
What a great Video i have been waiting for a pro explanation for this Movie for a long long Time. I love this Movie the Soundtrack the Story everything and a sport everyone knew otherwise didn't know much off it as the main Story.
That strap is still making me think after all these years 😆 One thing for sure tho, hook it up to Levan and someone like Tsvetkov and they'll tear through that strap
I was in 3rd grade when this came out and it was so popular that during lunch time and recess breaks we were holding our own arm wrestling tournaments. And every kid at least once would make that funny Stallone face and yell 😆
Even when I was a kid and knew nothing about arm wrestling, I knew an arm wrestler would never let their arm back like that. It was just for dramatic effect
I'm glad you brought up the differences between this movies strap and the real strap. I was expecting the movie strap when i was watching Pro Arm wrestling and was surprised how less flashy the real strap used is compared to over the top!!!
They used this strap in the actual Over The Top tournament, I've also seen this strap in some other pulling videos from the 80's... Interested what the story was behind it.
Well, I think that's he. He started in UFC back in 1993. By the side view as was not sure, but when the camera moved you can see him clearly from a frontal position.
There is a video here on YT showing highlights from an 80s arm wrestling competition. It’s almost on the craziness level of over the top, with Bruce Way eating his cigar for real and everyone making funny faces before and after the pulling, just golden times. No one cares about their “(social media) image”, it’s all raw and unapologetic manliness on display.
Hold up, hold up, hold up, so this movie Over The Top, some of the parts of this movie actually or kinda happened or based on the actual event that took place? The movie was based around this event at that time? I've seen this movie maybe 15 or 20 times in my life never new none of what you mentioned. Darn fascinating!
You are perfect for bull hurley. Chris helmsworth as hawk. False starts, fouls, set ups, all can be used for dramatic effect. Instead of the truck stop match, you can have hawk stop in some state to compete at the state championship tournament and face the championship, who is devon larret. All kinds of possibilities
Loved the movie when i was a kid. When it came out i was 11. One thing i always remembered about it was Stallone was so small in the movie. I have Stallone's fitness book "Sly Moves", and in it, he says he weighed 163 lbs in Rocky 3 with Mr.T. He was cut to shreds with like 3% bodyfat . In that same movie there is a scene showing Rocky's weigh-in and Mickey says about 202 lbs, when he was like 40 lbs lighter in reality. Hollywood is about illusions and a fantasy land reality.
Great movie. But I don't think I've ever seen a match last that long. 😂 Dudes pulling for like 5 minutes. Don't nobody got that endurance for a single round.
That intro was hilarious and amazing, where did you get the idea to shoot it like a hype man? This guy has some serious charisma! Keep up the great work and keep the humor and witt going! 🎉
Todd, this is one of my fav movies, not simply because it involves arm wrestling and I've fallen in love with it over the years (you as well man), but being out of my son's life for fifteen years, I've dreamed of returning into my son's life as an underdog. Excellent rendition of the movie, Mike. And yes, it did take two yrs before John got the truck and yes, he did get rid of this 🏆. For a Vette though? Wow. Would you have sold it or kept?
My former pastor named Larry Peterson competed at same Vegas over the top event the movie was based on in the Middle weight division. Has anyone here ever heard of him?
I'm not an arm wrestler, never had any interest in armwrestling. I saw this movie one time, just because I was a Stallone fan and instantly became an arm wrestling fan for life. I couldn't arm wrestle my way out of a wet paper bag but I love the sport and been a life long fan because of this movie.
Loved the movie but the other BS I noticed in the movie was that he was an OTR truck driver, driving a day-cab. LOL And sleeping in the day-cab overnight! LOL
That movie made me love arm wrestling. I had no idea who John brzenk or any of your were . All I know is that I was trying to break everybody's arm in grade school and high school. I'm 40.... Born in 83 so I was pretty young when it came out. I think I might've used the hat trick Stallone did in over the top.
As someone with joint hypermobility syndrome, it was always hilarious arm wrestling people. I would let my wrist bend all the way to my arm and just hold my arm straight up and down. They couldn’t move my arm bc of the angle. I remember being in a bar about 20 years ago, some dude was a retired professional, like 55-60 years old, just wrecking guys half his age. Big mofo, I walked up and said he couldn’t beat me. he said he didn’t want to hurt me, I laughed and said, u take me down I’d give u 50 bucks. He locked up with me, dude was strong AF, soon as we started tho I let him bend my wrist and he just looked shocked. After about a min he quit. Laughed and said “wtf is wrong with your arm?” Lol. Good times Edit: just to be clear I couldn’t actually take any good wrestlers down, they just couldn’t take me down
I remember in 87 when this movie came out. I, my brother, and father LOVED it. I was 7 years old. But when we got it on VHS the following year, we had that same revelation and realized that “hey!!! Bull only lost once!!!” That never made sense to me even as a kid. 😆
So many of sly's movies were very inspirational and motivational for me growing up as an 80's kid. Particularly Over the Top, Rocky and Rambo. I did know that Hurley only lost once, which I never understood. Minor details I guess lol. Still a great movie. Yes we need a new armwrestling movie made!
Over The Top was in my opinion a very special "feel good 80's" movie, and a excellent arm wrestling film, that gets you pumped up every time you watch it!
It wasn't just a generic "arm wrestling film", but a story of perseverance, family love, accomplishment and incredible courage.
They SIMPLY DONT MAKE movies like that anymore!
We need more of the 80s muscle movies. Those movies inspired alot of us old guys to hit the gym
Loved this as a kid. Me and my friends/brothers thought it was unlikely for a guy that size win the tournament
We never knew John Brzenk then lol
Ha same, as a kid i was like its unrealistic a guy like stallone is beating these giants...then i found out about John lol
Lmao yup! I always thought that because it was a movie, Stallone was able to compete with all these big guys. Then I learned that Arm Wrestling is like Jiu Jitsu, technique is king.
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It is unlikely. Also being a boxing fan and watching the fight scenes in Rocky is frustrating also. 😆
@@JamesMorgan-ne8qu Yeah, it's like zero defense in those movies and they take way too many clean hits.
This film really gave this sport its credentials. In 88, when the biggest World Gym in Canada opened near Montreal, there was a professional arm wrestling table. Obviously everyone was trying it, everyone was suddenly an expert and everyone was trying the thumb thing. I tell ya, the 80s, Arnold and Stallone, the fitness madness, clothing and hair fashion... I'm so happy to have experienced it!
My dad arm wrestled you in texas back in the early 90s in texas he said you won the tournament and he came in 2 or 3rd. 30 years later you're still one of the best.
What's your dad's name?
@@FirstLast-yj1hp Ande bostain he mainly arm wrestled local fairs and events they had around Texas he did get 3rd in WORLDS in LA around mid 90s
He said MMT king move was unbeatable if you was anywhere around his weight. I remember seing MMT when I was a little shit trying to get funnel cake at our local fair when I was really really young. I live in the town where the oldest fair in texas. As well as bluebell Ice cream 🍨🍦
@@Leland387 That's wild, why did your dad stop Arm Wrestling? What's his thoughts on it now since it's becoming so big nowadays?
He has pics with John grizzly gripped up when grizzly was a reff in LA. He is the one who drank motor oil and was acting crazy lol
This movie came out when I was in elementary school…Me and the rest of kids were all arm wrestling in the lunch room and in the library.
Yep . and many were doing the redneck grip at beginning of match.
Lol same
If Devon were in this movie it would take at least 30 min of footage just to set a grip.
"back to my youth" is right. I remember arm wrestling my dad every time I watched this movie. Great memories.
My old man was badass at armwrestling. He was in the removal business and had solid core strength. As a kid i watched him toy with guys in working men's clubs on a shiny pub table - elbows together.
@@erectacuscox4044that’s so cool
This film is the arm wrestling equivalent of the Rocky franchise, it gets you pumped to wrestle, lift weights and scream! 😂 Thank the Lord for making Stallone 💪🙏🏽🤣
Stallone really had no interest in making the film, and he turned it down several times. But, they kept offering him more and more money, and it reached the point where he could no longer say "no."
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Money talks, bud
@@PorterJustPorter sure glad he did.
Over The Top is mostly legit, with some cinematic embellishment. Including real armwrestlers really armwrestling. Rocky is more like Daffy Duck slapstick than boxing. He takes like a hundred punches to the head in a row with his hands down from dudes 40 pounds heavier and doesn't even get wobbled.
winner takes it all. loser tastes the balls
Great breakdown… watched this a year ago for probably the 10th time with my 11yr old son and we both loved it!
Nice music, too title was "meet me halfway" or smt
Great father and son movie. Next best is Real Steel.
In the movie they said the final 4 went to single elimination
At no point does it say that, not once, it specifically repeats the “double elimination” when the finalist are introduced
i'm surprised no one else had the idea to do this. Great video concept
Stallone was peak 80s. Gotta love this against all odds working man finally wins type stories.
Irrespective of the fact that it was a tournament turned into a movie the impact it had on its release was huge! It’s a cult that got a whole generation interested into Armwrestling, including myself!
You are no exception Michael. Legends like yourself and John have been, are and will be an inspiration for generations to come ❤ Desperately waiting for your comeback 💪🏽
They should make a second movie: Over the Top 2.
"Over the Top 2" Really? I figured they would've called it Over the Top 9.
Nah if they made a 2nd now, it'd be called Over the Hill 🤣
I mean.. they're already remaking roadhouse. Wouldn't surprise me.
but the first one was a flop at the box office!......Cant see hollyweird do any arm wrestling films anytime soon!
Bull Hurley only losing the one time is a huge oversight. I've always tried to make sense of the flaw by imagining Hurley forfeited a loss when he punched Stallone, even though you can't hear the refs saying anything about fouling out.
It’s a movie!!! Made to entertain… but the impact that had all over the globe UNMATCHED ❤
Enjoyed that, thanks Mike.
You’re such a likeable dude!
These movies are the best. They bring me back to a time when I was small and everything was a new experience. I miss those days.
Great stuff Michael...I love this movie too totally gets me excited to Armwrestle 💪 ..Have a great Day Michael
finally someone does this
Great show, I was 7 at the time and remember it well. Anything that Sly did in the 80’s was GOLD! Great video Monster team!
I loved this video. I still get all pumped up when I hear the tournament music in the movie!!
Oh wow I didn't know Bull Hurley was a real arm wrestler
Me either for him not being a actor he's was good most athlete I've seen try to act are horrible lol.
@@daryl9799 lol no doubt. He did better than most actors lol
The fact that they used the real life world champion in the movie brought a lot of legitimacy to the movie, and vice versa. This movie did so much for the sport of arm wrestling.
Cool vid Mike! This film takes me back. Yall should do a part 2.
That was such awesome commentary! I was obsessed with this movie when I was 8 years old. Then my dad and I drove a Uhaul truck across the country when we moved from South Carolina to Washington. This movie, and that 3,000 mile moving haul made me understand America.
When you said you beat the real life Bull Hurley, that is like the best way to get peoples attention who have seen this movie.
I have never watched your channel or you for that matter. I started watching arm wrestling when Schoolboy showed up in NYC asking people to challenge. No one beat him. So I started to watch the channel and subbed. Now that I just watched this, you are now my second sub in this universe. I'd like to know how to strengthen to do this. This channel looks like a good place to glean wisdom from knowledge. You are, after all, a living legend. Thank you.
As for Over The Top ? I was estranged from my father but in a different way so this really hit home for me. I was a few years older than the kid in the movie when it came out too. So to me? It all looked real. It's only now, decades later, after watching Alex Toproll's channel, and now yours, that I can see what was and what wasn't. Again, thank you.
One question though? When I watch arm wrestling I automatically tense up my arms as if I am the one doing it. Is that normal?
He passed away 18 years ago but I always said my pep could have beat all of them. Thank you so much monster for the joy you just gave me
Everyone loves this movie but yet Stallone never talks about it and it wasn’t a box office hit-doesn’t make sense. The movie had heart ❤️
Michael - So glad you make this video! Great trip down memory lane. This was one of my brother's and my favorite 80s movies. Super impressive that you beat Zumwald in a real competition. If they ever make a sequel, you gotta be in it!
Arm wrestling is back in popularity, so we need a remake with Chris Hemsworth. The main opponent is Levan Saginashvili (or Dwayne Johnson?). There will definitely be a John Brezenk cameo again. The remaining arm wrestlers should be intermediate opponents (MMT, Larratt, Tsyplenkov, Kurdecha and others).💪😎
It will be awesome😂
Dwayne Johnson NOOOOooooo!!! Dont let him ruin that movie too!
Mikke again take xanax, 20 pils per day... And Rebeca give him with food 20 more. Chris hemsworth vs Levan or Kurdecha main boss.
Not Chris Hemsworth wtf we need a real man to play the role.
Voevoda has to be in the new movie too. As the russian badboy. Lol
THIS IS SOOO ENTERTAINING LMAOO I love this new content!! Also I noticed old school arm wrestling used to have that circular pads like in the movie, then it changed to square? When/why did that happen?
Thats it, they need to make a sequel to settle this tournament. Stallone still has guns, maybe bring Levan in to play Bull Hurley.
Don't forget Cleve Dean also made an appearance.
Surely was his first defeat for Bull Hurley
7:46… they announced at that semi finals that it was single elimination at that point…. But im still wondering why the quart of oil being consumed wasnt mentioned…
I assume (in the story's world), it's just an intimidation tactic and isn't really oil.
EDIT: Then again, they show him drinking alka seltzer for his upset stomach later, haha.
Awesome insight! Thank you for this! It's super interesting to hear a legend break down a legendary movie.
I give the movie a 10 because there's no other arm wrestling movie like it. 💪
This was my comfort movie when I was a kid. My parents split up just before this movie came out. And the first weekend my dad came to pick me and my brother up for a visit. He took us to the drive in to watch this! So, watching it made me feel closer to my dad!
love your videos monster mike!!!!!!!!!!! rooting for you! also would love to see more workout videos and tips and trips to the gym!
You Hawk?? I'm the Smasher!!!!!!! "Nice name" 🤣🤣🤣🤣loved this movie haha
“What I do is I just try to take my hat and I turn it around, and it's like a switch that goes on. And when the switch goes on, I feel like another person, I feel, I don't know, I feel like a... like a truck. Like a machine.”
Never thought about the double elimination at the end. Your right. Still one of my favorite movies of all time. The guy that breaks his arm in the movie is from my home town and that was a real match and a real arm break.
Watching this movie and going to school with Bagent, I was all in. Then I went to my first practice with some of the Bagent squad, and F that! My arm hurt for three weeks. You guys' joints are just built differently. On a side note, I participated in "Pulling John" off camera during the gym scene. Glad to see you guys getting some recognition you deserve.
Hey Michael and Rebecca! I know It wouldnt exactly be the same, but you should do something similar to this (watch along, commentary) with the Pulling John movie. Especially since you know John/Travis, and you've pulled both of them. Now that, would be awesome.💪
P.s. good to see you recovering after being sick for a bit there.
01:32 The way they slapped a footage of him arguing during Kydrygali match is hilarious. I wish I've seen this sooner :D Gave me a good chuckle.
Michael you're the perfect person to do this breakdown I love it it's hilarious
one of the top dude flics of the 80s..stallone is the shit. always been a stallone dude..rambo...john j....cobra...over the top...rocky.
Probably one of thee best videos
BRAVO ! 💪 💪
Watching you in that movie brings me back to being a kid homesick from school with my grandfather watching over the top made me feel better every single time thank you monster
Way to break down that 4th wall. Wasn’t paying attention to those little details until you brought it to light. I’m sure there’s some of this in the pulling John movie
What do you mean there’s “some of this” in the Pulling John movie? Just curious, cause Pulling John is a documentary, it’s not scripted. Over the Top is a Hollywood movie that’s scripted and staged to look as good / entertaining as possible
@@Day-ZDuke meaning they were trying to figure out who made it to the finals and what order it was in compared to the footage from the documentary
Finally! I have said this for years. Thank you!
You guys should do a 2024 arm wrestling movie
Absolutely thoroughly enjoyed this breakdown! I'd love to see you do one on the Korean film Champion (2018)
This movie needs a remake but with larrat levan and cyplenkov
I remember watching this movie when it first came out and really enjoyed it. I remember his son in the movie from a Twilight zone episode (the newer one). Thanks for sharing!
Ty for reviewing this. I love this movie. Great video and commentary was on point.
One thing I realized watching this is that this is one of the few big name 80s movies that oddly didn't kick off an entire subgenre of knockoffs a la Rambo, Terminator, Bloodsport etc.
Great content monster, it's so entertaining
This had to have been my favorite movie when I was a kid. I remember watching this movie on repeat. When I was older and had young Nieces that would watch Disney movies on repeat, my Parents would remind me that I did that with, "Over the Top".
I love this movie! Your breakdown was awesome. Now I need to go back and watch it again with your insights in mind.💪
Super cool movie i loved it as a kid and think its cool it was a real tournament and john won the truck but did not have a cdl so his father took it. Richard lupkes is the only man who hit brutal fast and hard in his day. But he did it correctly. I want to say john did say he gave it to his father for there buisness his dad had. I could be wrong. But remember diesel engines taken care of correctly can be a million mile engine. They just go forever. Kinda cool neat video to see with commentary.
When bull punched linkin they gave him a DQ so they went into the finals equal.
I'm so glad you did this video, that was awesome.
What a great Video i have been waiting for a pro explanation for this Movie for a long long Time. I love this Movie the Soundtrack the Story everything and a sport everyone knew otherwise didn't know much off it as the main Story.
This movie probably responsible for inspiring a lot of future pullers.
Finally a reaction from a pro.
Thank you sir.
That strap is still making me think after all these years 😆
One thing for sure tho, hook it up to Levan and someone like Tsvetkov and they'll tear through that strap
To bad we didn't have more pullin movies,good video monster
I was in 3rd grade when this came out and it was so popular that during lunch time and recess breaks we were holding our own arm wrestling tournaments. And every kid at least once would make that funny Stallone face and yell 😆
Even when I was a kid and knew nothing about arm wrestling, I knew an arm wrestler would never let their arm back like that. It was just for dramatic effect
I'm glad you brought up the differences between this movies strap and the real strap. I was expecting the movie strap when i was watching Pro Arm wrestling and was surprised how less flashy the real strap used is compared to over the top!!!
They used this strap in the actual Over The Top tournament, I've also seen this strap in some other pulling videos from the 80's... Interested what the story was behind it.
At 1:21 is that big John McCarthy on the right?
No, way before his time
Well, I think that's he. He started in UFC back in 1993. By the side view as was not sure, but when the camera moved you can see him clearly from a frontal position.
I liked the AMC series “Game of Arms”. I would like to see videos of pro arm wrestlers commenting on that series.
There is a video here on YT showing highlights from an 80s arm wrestling competition. It’s almost on the craziness level of over the top, with Bruce Way eating his cigar for real and everyone making funny faces before and after the pulling, just golden times. No one cares about their “(social media) image”, it’s all raw and unapologetic manliness on display.
Stalone reminded me of Devon larrat with holding stamina and bo Hurley had the Devon trash talk.
Hold up, hold up, hold up, so this movie Over The Top, some of the parts of this movie actually or kinda happened or based on the actual event that took place? The movie was based around this event at that time? I've seen this movie maybe 15 or 20 times in my life never new none of what you mentioned. Darn fascinating!
You are perfect for bull hurley. Chris helmsworth as hawk. False starts, fouls, set ups, all can be used for dramatic effect. Instead of the truck stop match, you can have hawk stop in some state to compete at the state championship tournament and face the championship, who is devon larret. All kinds of possibilities
Loved the movie when i was a kid. When it came out i was 11. One thing i always remembered about it was Stallone was so small in the movie. I have Stallone's fitness book "Sly Moves", and in it, he says he weighed 163 lbs in Rocky 3 with Mr.T. He was cut to shreds with like 3% bodyfat . In that same movie there is a scene showing Rocky's weigh-in and Mickey says about 202 lbs, when he was like 40 lbs lighter in reality. Hollywood is about illusions and a fantasy land reality.
My brother and I would watch this all the tjme as kids, now my sons love this movie! It is classic!
Great movie. But I don't think I've ever seen a match last that long. 😂
Dudes pulling for like 5 minutes. Don't nobody got that endurance for a single round.
I have had many that have lasted that long
That intro was hilarious and amazing, where did you get the idea to shoot it like a hype man? This guy has some serious charisma! Keep up the great work and keep the humor and witt going! 🎉
Great movie for the 10 year old me that watched it when it came out! Hagar and Loggins knocked the soundtrack out of the park!
I’m interested in seeing what that strap was and how it actually works compared to today’s modern strap
great video loved this movie growing up so was cool to see commentary from a pro arm wrestler talking about it
Todd, this is one of my fav movies, not simply because it involves arm wrestling and I've fallen in love with it over the years (you as well man), but being out of my son's life for fifteen years, I've dreamed of returning into my son's life as an underdog. Excellent rendition of the movie, Mike. And yes, it did take two yrs before John got the truck and yes, he did get rid of this 🏆. For a Vette though? Wow. Would you have sold it or kept?
This was fun to watch, I wish there were more movies about armwrestling
So many gaffs that I had absolutely no idea were there! Thank Monster for a brilliant breakdown!!
Awesome breakdown Michael
Mr. Todd, Ty for this video and analysis. I watched this movie in the theater and now have a further appreciation of the subtleties you pointed out.
Really enjoyed this video
My former pastor named Larry Peterson competed at same Vegas over the top event the movie was based on in the Middle weight division. Has anyone here ever heard of him?
Great video 😊 would love to see more reaction videos.
I'm not an arm wrestler, never had any interest in armwrestling. I saw this movie one time, just because I was a Stallone fan and instantly became an arm wrestling fan for life. I couldn't arm wrestle my way out of a wet paper bag but I love the sport and been a life long fan because of this movie.
Loved the movie but the other BS I noticed in the movie was that he was an OTR truck driver, driving a day-cab. LOL And sleeping in the day-cab overnight! LOL
That movie made me love arm wrestling. I had no idea who John brzenk or any of your were . All I know is that I was trying to break everybody's arm in grade school and high school. I'm 40.... Born in 83 so I was pretty young when it came out. I think I might've used the hat trick Stallone did in over the top.
As someone with joint hypermobility syndrome, it was always hilarious arm wrestling people. I would let my wrist bend all the way to my arm and just hold my arm straight up and down. They couldn’t move my arm bc of the angle. I remember being in a bar about 20 years ago, some dude was a retired professional, like 55-60 years old, just wrecking guys half his age. Big mofo, I walked up and said he couldn’t beat me. he said he didn’t want to hurt me, I laughed and said, u take me down I’d give u 50 bucks. He locked up with me, dude was strong AF, soon as we started tho I let him bend my wrist and he just looked shocked. After about a min he quit. Laughed and said “wtf is wrong with your arm?” Lol. Good times
Edit: just to be clear I couldn’t actually take any good wrestlers down, they just couldn’t take me down
I remember in 87 when this movie came out. I, my brother, and father LOVED it. I was 7 years old. But when we got it on VHS the following year, we had that same revelation and realized that “hey!!! Bull only lost once!!!” That never made sense to me even as a kid. 😆
awesome insight mike! one of my favorite movie ever, thank you!!!
"You ain't got a prayer in Vegas!"
So many of sly's movies were very inspirational and motivational for me growing up as an 80's kid. Particularly Over the Top, Rocky and Rambo. I did know that Hurley only lost once, which I never understood. Minor details I guess lol. Still a great movie. Yes we need a new armwrestling movie made!
If Monster had been the final Boss of the movie, he would have catched Stallone with a King's move that probably would last until today, 💪💪❤