Heart Like a Wheel (film)

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Heart Like a Wheel
Heart Like a Wheel movie poster
Directed by	Jonathan Kaplan
Produced by	Lamar Card Marty Katz Charles Roven Arne Schmidt
Written by	Ken Friedman David E. Peckinpah
Starring	Bonnie Bedelia Beau Bridges Leo Rossi Hoyt Axton Bill McKinney Anthony Edwards
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematography	Tak Fujimoto
Editing by	O. Nicholas Brown
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	April 1, 1983
Running time	113 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English
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Heart Like a Wheel is a 1983 movie based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney (played by Bonnie Bedelia). The movie also stars Beau Bridges as fellow driver Connie Kalitta.

The film garnered two award nominations: Bedelia was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama, and William Theiss was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.