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.| Status: | Released (1983-04-01) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $272,278 |
| Screen: | Ken Friedman, Joan McCall, David E. Peckinpah |
| Productions: | Michael Nolin, 20th Century Fox, Aurora |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 7673: Bonnie Bedelia - Shirley Muldowney
- 2222: Beau Bridges - Connie Kalitta
- 67524: Leo Rossi - Jack Muldowney
- 16166: Hoyt Axton - Jack Roque
- 16555: Bill McKinney - "Big Daddy" Don Garlits
- 11085: Anthony Edwards - John Muldowney
- 1536856: Elliott Mason - Young Autograph Seeker
Crews
- 6912: Ken Friedman - Writer - Writing
- 42171: Jonathan Kaplan - Director - Directing
- 1207487: James William Newport - Production Design - Art
- 1065744: Lamar Card - Executive Producer - Production
- 282: Charles Roven - Producer - Production
- 70291: Rich Irvine - Executive Producer - Production
- 22056: Marty Katz - Coordinating Producer - Production
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Reviews
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Review text:
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 ....
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**_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 bac ....
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