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Panned by critics and barely turning a profit at the box office, the film has a great camp quality to it and does have its fans. The film really tries to make Stallone a super underdog a la ''[[Rocky (Film)|Rocky]]'' to recapture some of that film series' magic.
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* [[I Gave My Word]]: Lincoln agrees to his sick wife's wishes to meet his estranged son, even though the son hasn't seen or heard from Lincoln in a long time or the fact that the Grandfather hates Lincoln, Lincoln is going to see this through.
* [[Large Ham]]: Bull Hurley, several of the opposing arm wrestlers in fact like Grizzly, but Bull is the biggest (no pun intended) example.
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* [[Secret Weapon]]: "Over the Top!" Lincoln's method of gaining leverage in some of his arm wrestling matches by slipping his fingers over the opponents.
* [[Title Drop]]: It refers to the [[Secret Weapon]] listed above and is said throughout the movie.
* [[Underdogs Never Lose]]: Well, Lincoln is played by Sylvester Stallone, so.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Inverted. Lincoln spends most of the movie trying to win his son's respect.
* [[What Do You Mean
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