Heart Like a Wheel

  • Drama
4/1/1983
113
PG

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.

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  • Geronimo1967

    Long before there was Ru Paul, there was Bonnie Bedelia delivering quite a gutsy performance here in her own drag racing biopic of pioneering driver Shirley Muldowney. Her racing involved cars but otherwise wasnt a lot less catty as her attempt to establish herself in what was very much a mans world proved difficult for her and those around her. Initially, her new husband (Leo Rossi) is supportive and encouraging but only insofar as it is a hobby that doesnt get in the way of their family and their gas station business. Shes more determined than that though, and egged on by fellow driver Connie (Beau Bridges), soon finds herself separated and striving for success with her son John helping out. If you follow the history of this particularly ...

    June 22, 2025

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