---
title: 'Heart Like a Wheel (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jonathan Kaplan'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/heart-like-a-wheel-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085656/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

1983 · 103 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Heart Like a Wheel is a 1983 American biographical drama sports film directed by Jonathan Kaplan 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jonathan Kaplan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-kaplan)
- **Screenplay:** [David Peckinpah](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-peckinpah), [Ken Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-friedman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Laurence Rosenthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-rosenthal)
- **Producer:** [Charles Roven](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-roven), [Marty Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/marty-katz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)
- **Editor:** [O. Nicholas Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/o-nicholas-brown)

## Cast

- [Michael Talbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-talbott)
- [Creed Bratton](https://cinepixo.com/people/creed-bratton)
- [Terence Knox](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-knox)
- [Harry Northup](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-northup)
- [Bonnie Bedelia](https://cinepixo.com/people/bonnie-bedelia)
- [Anthony Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-edwards)
- [Beau Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/beau-bridges)
- [Paul Bartel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bartel)
- [Hoyt Axton](https://cinepixo.com/people/hoyt-axton)
- [Ellen Geer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-geer)
- [Leo Rossi](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-rossi)
- [Diane Delano](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-delano)
- [Bill McKinney](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-mckinney)
- [James Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-burton-2)
- [Tiffany Brissette](https://cinepixo.com/people/tiffany-brissette)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/heart-like-a-wheel-1983
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