Heart Like a Wheel
She did something women were forbidden to do, and became a World Champion.
Overview
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.
- Production
- Michael Nolin, 20th Century Fox, Aurora
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Cast
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
Tiffany Brissette
Little Shirley
Paul Bryar
Matt, Card Player
James Burton
Guitar Player, Tex's Band
Martin Casella
Repoter #1
Michael Cavanaugh
NHRA Boss
Diane Delano
Shirley's Sister
Nora Heflin
Nurse North
Mitzi Hoag
Shirley's Mother
Marvin 'Swede' Johnson
'Lariat' Sponsor
Terence Knox
Jack's Friend
Crew
- Director
- Jonathan Kaplan
- Writers
- Ken Friedman
- Cinematography
- Tak Fujimoto
- Composer
- Laurence Rosenthal
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CinemaSerf
June 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 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 doesn’t get in the way of their family and…
Wuchak
March 28, 2026
**_Biopic of The First Lady of Drag Racing, Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney_** This is similar to “Coal Miner’s Daughter” from three years prior, just substituting drag racing for country musician. No, it’s not as good, but it ain’t bad. It starts with sequences reminiscent of the back road drag racing in “Rebel Without a Cause.” Didn’t we all do that as teens? Beautiful Bonnie Bedelia sold me on the movie, but the real-life Muldowney, who acted as consultant, preferred Jamie Lee Curtis for th…