Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
She did something women were forbidden to do, and became a World Champion.
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.
- Date of release
- 1983-04-01
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (31)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jonathan Kaplan
Casting
- Bonnie Bedelia — Shirley Muldowney
- Beau Bridges — Connie Kalitta
- Leo Rossi — Jack Muldowney
- Hoyt Axton — Jack Roque
- Bill McKinney — "Big Daddy" Don Garlits
- Anthony Edwards — John Muldowney
- Elliott Mason — Young Autograph Seeker
- Creed Bratton — Photographer
- Dick Miller — Mickey White
- Paul Bartel — Chef Paul
- Bruce Barlow — Bass Player, Tex's Band
- Missy Basile — Angela
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