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Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

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

5.6/10 1h 53m Apr 01, 1983
Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title Heart Like a Wheel
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia
Shirley Muldowney
Popularity: 1.7
Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Connie Kalitta
Popularity: 2.1
Leo Rossi
Leo Rossi
Jack Muldowney
Popularity: 0.6
Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton
Jack Roque
Popularity: 5.3
Bill McKinney
Bill McKinney
"Big Daddy" Don Garlits
Popularity: 1.1
Anthony Edwards
Anthony Edwards
John Muldowney
Popularity: 6.9
Elliott Mason
Elliott Mason
Young Autograph Seeker
Popularity: 1.8
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Creed Bratton
Photographer
Popularity: 0.5
Dick Miller
Dick Miller
Mickey White
Popularity: 0.8
Paul Bartel
Paul Bartel
Chef Paul
Popularity: 0.4
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Bruce Barlow
Bass Player, Tex's Band
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Missy Basile
Angela
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Writer Ken Friedman
Director Jonathan Kaplan
Executive Producer Lamar Card, Rich Irvine, James L. Stewart
Producer Charles Roven
Editor O. Nicholas Brown

Production

Michael Nolin
20th Century Fox
US
Aurora
US

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Heart Like A Wheel (1983) Trailer
Heart Like A Wheel (1983) Trailer
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Keywords

sports biography drag racer

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jun 22, 2025

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 wasn’t a lot less catty as her attempt to establish herself in what was very much a man’s ... Read more

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Rating
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Based on 25 votes

Details
Release Date April 1, 1983
Runtime 1h 53m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
Links
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