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Heart Like a Wheel is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jonathan Kaplan released in USA on 1 april 1983 with Bonnie Bedelia
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
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Add to a movie listHeart Like a Wheel is a 1983 biographical film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney. It stars Bonnie Bedelia as Muldowney, and Beau Bridges as drag racing legend Connie Kalitta.
The film garnered two award nominations: Bedelia for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, and William Theiss for an Academy Award for Costume Design.
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In 1956 Schenectady, New York, waitress Shirley Roque (Bonnie Bedelia) marries auto mechanic Jack Muldowney (Leo Rossi) over the mild objections of her singer father Tex (Hoyt Axton), who wants her to be able to take care of herself, rather than having to rely on a husband. Jack buys a gas station, Shirley becomes a housewife, and they have a son.Actors
Bonnie Bedelia
(Shirley Muldowney)
Beau Bridges
(Connie Kalitta)
Leo Rossi
(Jack Muldowney)
Anthony Edwards
(John Muldowney)
Hoyt Axton
(Jack Roque)
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