Heart Like a Wheel
“She did something women were forbidden to do, and became a World Champion.”
5.6(27)19831h 53m
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.
Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Cast
Reviews
1 review
Geronimo1967
8mo ago
6.0
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 supporti...
