Heart Like a Wheel (film)

Heart Like a Wheel
Directed byJonathan Kaplan
Written byKen Friedman
David E. Peckinpah
Produced byLamar Card
Marty Katz
Charles Roven
Arne Schmidt
Michael Nolin (produced in association with)
StarringBonnie Bedelia
Beau Bridges
CinematographyTak Fujimoto
Edited byO. Nicholas Brown
Music byLaurence Rosenthal
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 1, 1983 (1983-04-01)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.5 million[1]
Box office$272,278

Heart Like a Wheel is a 1983 American biographical drama sports film directed by Jonathan Kaplan[2] and based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney. It stars Bonnie Bedelia as Shirley Muldowney and Beau Bridges as drag racing driver 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 Oscar for Best Costume Design.

  1. ^ Goldstein, Patrick (26 November 1983). "Director Like A Spinning Wheel: 'Heart' Director: Spinning His Wheels". Los Angeles Times. p. g1.
  2. ^ "Heart Like a Wheel". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 10, 2016.