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Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel

1983Movie⏱️ 1h 53mPG
BiographyDramaRomanceSport
⭐ 6.8
IMDB Rating
1,714 votes

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.

Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Writers
Ken Friedman, Joan McCall, David E. Peckinpah
Stars
Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Diane Delano
Release Date
April 1, 1983
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 4
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 20
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 2.7K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia
as Shirley Muldowney
Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
as Connie Kalitta
Diane Delano
Diane Delano
as Shirley's Sister
Ellen Geer
Ellen Geer
as Mrs. Marianne Kalitta
Dick Miller
Dick Miller
as Mickey White
Michael Cavanaugh
Michael Cavanaugh
as NHRA Boss
πŸ‘€
Nora Heflin
as Nurse North
Byron Thames
Byron Thames
as John (age 10-13)
πŸ‘€
Brandon Brent Williams
as John (age 5-8)
Paul Bartel
Paul Bartel
as Chef Paul

πŸ’° Box Office

$272,278
Worldwide Gross
$272,278
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Olympia, Washington, USA
Production
Aurora, Michael Nolin, Twentieth Century Fox

🏷️ Keywords

car racingtitle based on songracecarwoman wears a gas maskmotorsports sport

🎯 Categories

MotorsportBiographyDramaRomanceSport

⭐ Featured Review

Great depiction of Shirley Muldowney's life and early career.
by dunnin2004 β€’ 2004-12-17
10/10

"I have been a Shirley Muldowney fan forever and this is a wonderful movie. It is very accurate and the actor's portrayals are great. If you have ever been around the races and pits, you will realize that it is right on. I have forced many of my non-racing fan and non-Shirley fan friends to watch this movie and the majority of them all thought that it was a great movie and most say they would watch again. For those of you that don't like racing, or have never heard of Shirley Muldowney, it is a great movie to show the struggle that women had/have fitting in to the so called "ma..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Beau Bridges replaced Charles Haid in the role of Connie Kalitta. He had filmed for several days but was allegedly fired for being difficult.

πŸ“– Synopsis

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.