- Release Date: 1983
- Runtime: 113 min
- Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
- Starring: Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Bruce Barlow, Leo Rossi ... see all
- Director: Jonathan Kaplan
- 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... Read more
User Reviews
great movie
Jan 11, 2009
lilrebel63 - yahoo.com
Jan 11, 2009lilrebel63 - yahoo.com
This is a great movie tells a story of a great driver and does the sport well. This movie gives a give history of the sport and of one of the best racers of our time... Full review
An overlooked gem
Aug 11, 2006
jeff_in_windy_city - yahoo.com
Aug 11, 2006jeff_in_windy_city - yahoo.com
I think auto racing is just plain dumb. None the less, I love this movie. It seems to be a very honest, warts and all biography. It is also a non-preachy film about a woman breaking into a formerly all male... Full review
heart like a wheel`
Jul 05, 2005
madelinefz - yahoo.com
Jul 05, 2005madelinefz - yahoo.com
This movie was great because she did not quit on what she believed in. She showed everyone that a women can do the same as a male and sometimes even better.... Full review
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Bonnie Bedelia stars as real-life Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, the "First Lady of Drag Racing" and the first woman to receive a license to drive a Top Fuel dragster by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). ... Full Article
"The G-forces are amazing," he says. "Weightlessness. Really fast. There's no time to even put your hands in the air." Sooner than anyone expected, the Dragster was back in operation, and for the first time, I see what they are... ... Full Article
Heart Like a Wheel stars Bonnie Bedelia as real-life racing champion Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney. Overcoming sexist hurdles, Shirley works hard to qualify for the major auto race competitions of America. ... Full Article




