Heart Like a Wheel (film)

And ... when the last tire bursts an American film drama from the year 1983. The film is based on true events and tells the story of racing driver Shirley Muldowney, who won the first woman in a drag race.

Action

1956 marries the waitress Shirley Roqud the auto mechanic Jack Muldowney. Jack buys a gas station, Shirley is a housewife. The couple have a son. Jack's hobby is car racing. To this end, he meets up with friends on lonely country roads, where they deliver at night in the light of the lanterns their racing their souped-up sports cars. One day, Shirley asks her husband to let her go. She drives and win the race. Further victories followed. The professional racer Don Garlits brings Shirley to the idea to add itself sponsors. Jack is skeptical, because at that time a housewife is not taken seriously as a racer. But Jack agrees to build her a dragster.

1966 has come. Shirley only needs three signatures for their NHRA license. Garlits signs, because he sees the opportunity to make the race even more popular. Racing colleague Connie Kalitta signs and also brings a third racer to sign as well. Shirley completed the qualification for their first race, taking the same lying a course record. As Connie after a dinner makes a pass later, he is rejected with a slap.

Shirley celebrates successes. Connie wants to switch to a different racing class. Shirley wants to buy Connie's car and drive to the end of the season it. For Jack, this is proof that he has lost his wife to the sport and submit the divorce. Connie and Shirley are now a couple, even though Connie is always behind other women here. In 1973, when a major accident in which Shirley suffered serious injuries and her car is completely destroyed. The NHRA suspended Connie because he uses too much for Shirley. Shirley wants to go to Connie's class. He becomes their team manager. She won in 1976 the first national NHRA races and in 1977 world champion.

Connie's infidelity causes Shirley to separate from him and throws him out of the team. Furious, he can be re- enroll in the NHRA. With just a few sponsors and an inexperienced team the next two years for Shirley are to failure. But in 1980 she is back at the top. In the final race for the NHRA championship it comes to a duel with Connie. Shirley wins and reconciles with Connie. Jack, who has followed the race on TV, they congratulated private.

Criticism

The lexicon of the International film about the film: " Flott in the style of commercials directed career history, sometimes too gimmicky or even overpowering sweet, with everything Problematic left out. "

The Variety described the film as a surprisingly good biography, a great -made drama.

Awards

1984 William Ware Theiss was nominated for Best Costume Design for the Oscar in the category. Bonnie Bedelia was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama. In addition, there were two nominations for the Young Artist Award in the Best Family Feature Film ( Drama ) and Best Actor to 10 years ( Byron Thames ).

Background

The premiere of the film took place on 1 April 1983. In Germany the film was first shown on 20 February 1989 under a television premiere of the station ZDF.

1983 in film Jonathan Kaplan Screenplay David Peckinpah Film score Laurence Rosenthal National Hot Rod Association 56th Academy Awards
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