Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

PG04/01/1983Drama1h 53m
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She did something women were forbidden to do, and became a World Champion.

Overview

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Bonnie Bedelia

    Shirley Muldowney

  2. Cast 1

    Beau Bridges

    Connie Kalitta

  3. Cast 1

    Leo Rossi

    Jack Muldowney

  4. Cast 1

    Hoyt Axton

    Jack Roque

  5. Cast 1

    Bill McKinney

    "Big Daddy" Don Garlits

  6. Cast 1

    Anthony Edwards

    John Muldowney

  7. Cast 1

    Elliott Mason

    Young Autograph Seeker

  8. Creed Bratton

    Photographer

  9. Cast 1

    Dick Miller

    Mickey White

Long before there was Ru Paul, there was Bonnie Bedelia delivering quite a gutsy performance here in her own drag racing biopic of pioneering driver Shirley Muldowney. Her racing involved cars but otherwise wasn’t a lot less catty as her attempt to establish herself in what was very much a man’s world proved difficult for her and those around her. Initially, her new husband (Leo Rossi) is supportive and encouraging but only insofar as it is a hobby that doesn’t get in the way of their family and their gas station business. She’s more determined than that though, and egged on by fellow driver “...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

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