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Overview

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Director:
Menahem Golan
Writers:
Gary Conway (story) and
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Release Date:
13 February 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Action more
Tagline:
Driving headlong towards the biggest fight of his life. more
Plot:
Lincoln Hawk (Stallone) is a struggling trucker who's trying to rebuild his life. After the death of his wife... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
The movie that made turning your hat backwards cool! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sylvester Stallone ... Lincoln Hawk

Robert Loggia ... Jason Cutler

Susan Blakely ... Christina Cutler-Hawk
Rick Zumwalt ... Bob 'Bull' Hurley

David Mendenhall ... Michael Cutler / Michael Hawk
Chris McCarty ... Tim Salanger
Terry Funk ... Ruker
Bob Beattie ... Announcer
Allan Graf ... Collins (as Alan Graf)

Magic Schwarz ... Smasher
Bruce Way ... John Grizzly
Jimmy Keegan ... Big Boy (Richie)
John Braden ... Col. Davis
Tony Munafo ... Tony
Randy Raney ... Mad Dog Madison
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Meet Me Half Way (USA)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Filming Locations:
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA more
Company:
Cannon Group more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Wetton, lead singer of the rock group Asia, sang "Winner Takes It All" for the movie, but after performing the song, it was felt that his voice wasn't "mean" enough, so the song was offered to Sammy Hagar, whose version ended up being the one on the soundtrack. more
Goofs:
Continuity: "Hawk" becomes "Hawkes" in the middle of the movie, and returns to "Hawk" again for the arm-wrestling climax. more
Quotes:
Bob 'Bull' Hurley: What are you doing with that guy?
Michael Cutler: He's my father.
Bob 'Bull' Hurley: Too bad.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Take It Higher more

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18 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
The movie that made turning your hat backwards cool!, 20 March 2001
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Author: Vpirates62 from Vidor, TX

I grew up on this movie. This is the first movie I ever recall watching. My grandpa has his own Tractor-Trailer and I always went with him on road trips, so I instantly fell in love with this movie when I saw the truck. Even though it's an old, beaten up, disgusting truck, I would have to say it looks pretty sweet. Lincoln Hawk, played by Sylvester Stallone, is a independent trucker just trying to put his life back together. He realized he made mistakes, and tries to reconcile with his son that he abandoned years earlier. When the boy's grandfather offers Hawk the offer of a life time, and Hawk refuses....it's very clear to him, that he has no other choice but to win, and the determination really shows. Sly acts a bit uninterested in this movie...you can see it in his eyes. Every now and then you can catch his wandering off and not paying attention. If you watch closely, some of the extras often keep there eyes on the camera, and Sly will look at them. Pretty good movie, could have been better, but it's a for sure movie to watch.

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