Drama · United States of America · 1983 · 1h 53m

Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel poster
Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Cast
Bonnie Bedelia as Shirley Muldowney Beau Bridges as Connie Kalitta Leo Rossi as Jack Muldowney Hoyt Axton as Jack Roque Bill McKinney as "Big Daddy" Don Garlits Anthony Edwards as John Muldowney
Crew
Tak Fujimoto — Director of Photography O. Nicholas Brown — Editor Laurence Rosenthal — Original Music Composer Ken Friedman — Writer Charles Roven — Producer James William Newport — Production Design
Tagline

She did something women were forbidden to do, and became a World Champion.

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.

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Mood & Themes
sportsbiographydrag racer
Key Collaborators
Jonathan Kaplan Director Tak Fujimoto Director of Photography O. Nicholas Brown Editor Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer Ken Friedman Writer Charles Roven Producer James William Newport Production Design William Ware Theiss Costume Design
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