Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
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Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Jesse Aragon
Carlos
Tiffany Brissette
Little Shirley
Joan McCall
Writer
Paul Bryar
Matt, Card Player
James Burton
Guitar Player, Tex's Band
Martin Casella
Repoter #1
Michael Cavanaugh
NHRA Boss
Sandy Chanley
Fan
Mark Dawson
Guitar / Harmonica, Tex's Band
Diane Delano
Shirley's Sister
Tom Duffield
Rahn Tobler
Jill Carroll
John's girlfriend
Steve Evans
Himself
Dennis Fetchet
Fiddle Player, Tex's Band
Chris Fontana
Frank the Crank
Ellen Geer
Mrs. Marianne Kalitta
Ashley Graham
Girl at Track
Christi Graham
Girl at Track
Marvin Graham
Kalitta's Crew Chief
Nora Heflin
Nurse North
Mitzi Hoag
Shirley's Mother
Marvin 'Swede' Johnson
'Lariat' Sponsor
Tim Kimber
Buddy
Terence Knox
Jack's Friend
Sam Laws
Piano Player
Paul Linke
Reporter #2
Dean Paul Martin
Sonny Rigotti
Michael Milgrom
Tourist at Bar
Bob Minor
Ralph, NHRA Official
Harry Northup
Trooper
Byron Thames
John (age 10-13)
Lori Randolph
Blonde Little Girl Racing Fan (uncredited)
Ken Friedman
Writer
Jonathan Kaplan
Director
James William Newport
Production Design
Lamar Card
Executive Producer
Charles Roven
Producer
Rich Irvine
Executive Producer
Marty Katz
Coordinating Producer / Unit Production Manager
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
Silvia Abascal
Hairstylist
O. Nicholas Brown
Editor
Arne Schmidt
Associate Producer
Peg Cummings
Set Decoration
James L. Stewart
Executive Producer
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
William Ware Theiss
Costume Design
Wes Dawn
Makeup Artist
John Strong
Supervising Producer
Sally Dennison
Casting
Bob Schultz
Production Manager
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Kerrie Cullen
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Stunts
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
R.A. Rondell
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
Stunts
Rick Seaman
Stunts
James Winburn
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Sonny Shields
Stunts
Jerry Summers
Stunts
Howard Jensen
Special Effects Coordinator
Rock A. Walker
Stunts
Roger Creed
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Heart Like a Wheel is a 1983 American biographical drama sports film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney. It stars Bonnie Bedelia as Shirley Muldowney and Beau Bridges as drag racing driver Connie Kalitta.
The film garnered two award nominations: Bedelia for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, and William Theiss for an Oscar for Best Costume Design.
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