‹ All people
Over the Top
Over the Top
Over the Top
Film credit
Terry Funk
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 1
- Movies in this archive
- 1
Rewatchables episodes featuring their films
Displaying 1 episode
Mentioned in discussions
Apex Mountain
Golan-Globus; arm wrestling; Bob Beattie; annoying children of divorce; Rick Zumwalt; Sammy Hagar; motor-oil drinking
In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:53Read transcript
- Stallone is rejected.
- Golan-Globus are affirmed in their prolific Cannon heyday.
- Arm wrestling is an unquestionable yes, with the movie’s association persisting decades later.
- Divorce films are rejected in favor of Kramer vs. Kramer, with Mrs. Doubtfire personally affecting.
- Bob Beattie receives a definite yes.
- The Vegas Hilton probably had larger boxing moments; Terry Funk is rejected.
- Evil Loggia is placed at Scarface, while this grandfather is defended as potentially the good party.
- Annoying children of divorce and Rick Zumwalt receive affirmative answers.
- Truck driving loses to the late-1970s era, with Smokey and the Bandit and Convoy among comparisons.
- Sammy Hagar receives an emphatic yes around his Van Halen debut period; the podcast’s same-year chronology is not independently verified.
- Las Vegas is rejected.
- Drinking motor oil is affirmed as a memorable, reckless gimmick.
The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance
Broken-elbow competitor; Hurley ruled ineligible; Terry Funk honorable mention
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:41:07Read transcript
- The wrestler whose elbow snaps is an early heat-check candidate.
- Hurley is considered, then ruled too prominent; the wrestler with the broken elbow becomes the final choice.
- Terry Funk receives honorable mention but is overshadowed by Hurley.
Most Rewatchable Scene
Final tournament
In the discussion (19)
Approx. transcript time · 00:25:13Read transcript
- Lincoln’s first diner arm-wrestling match, with cap turn and the over-the-top move, starts the rewatchable action.
- The Smasher’s wildly intense dialogue is a standout in the diner sequence.
- Hurley’s challenge after the match and threats about Vegas are highlights.
- Most father-son scenes are rejected, although the child attempting to drive is mildly entertaining.
- Mike’s arcade match is a candidate, with an intimidating older opponent and an initially crushing defeat.
- Lincoln’s “world meets nobody halfway” speech is enjoyed despite skepticism that it could change the outcome.
- Mike’s comeback is a memorably absurd upset after only two days of training.
- Lincoln arriving at the grandfather’s mansion to retrieve Mike is the next nominated scene.
- Lincoln crashing his truck through the grandfather’s gates and property is enjoyable excess, ending with five officers arresting him.
- Winner Takes It All and the tournament montage transform the movie’s final 35minutes.
- The documentary-style interviews supply memorable boasts, including Lincoln’s cap switch, Bosco’s engine metaphor and Hurley’s “second sucks.”
- The straps, double-elimination rules and visible elbow injury make the tournament’s world exciting and dangerous.
- Lincoln rejects the grandfather’s money and throws Terry Funk through glass doors in the hotel suite.
- Lincoln’s earlier loss and rematch with Grizzly add vulnerability before his comeback.
- Lincoln defeats Grizzly and Mad Dog Madison before the disputed Bosco semifinal.
- Bosco’s quick defeat after grip and shoulder disputes is confusing because he protests that he was not ready.
- The final strap raises the stakes, followed by a bloody nose and Hurley’s repeated threats.
- Stallone’s exaggerated facial strain helps sell an activity with limited visible movement.
- The tournament’s final 30minutes are the decisive rewatchable choice, with Hagar’s song essential to the appeal.
Displaying all 3 discussions
