Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel

5.8IMDb Score
Released:1983-04-01
Genre:Drama
Duration:113 min
Director:Jonathan Kaplan
Actors:Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Leo Rossi, Hoyt Axton, Bill McKinney
Production:Michael Nolin, 20th Century Fox, Aurora

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.

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