{"id":137,"date":"2006-04-04T13:26:01","date_gmt":"2006-04-04T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=137"},"modified":"2021-03-13T15:12:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T22:12:50","slug":"heart-like-a-wheel-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"Heart Like a Wheel (1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The only thing I do fast is drive.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-a-Wheel-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-a-Wheel-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-a-Wheel-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-a-Wheel-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-a-Wheel-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nShirley &#8220;Cha Cha&#8221; Muldowney (Bonnie Bedelia) battles discrimination and personal heartache as she becomes the top female drag-racer of all time.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beau Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Bonnie Bedelia Films<\/li>\n<li>Car Racing<\/li>\n<li>Dick Miller Films<\/li>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>Sports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, Bonnie Bedelia turns in an &#8220;Oscar-worthy performance as drag-race champion Shirley &#8216;Cha Cha&#8217; Muldowney,&#8221; the first woman to break the gender barrier in drag-race competitions.  Director Jonathan Kaplan wisely avoids trying to hit all the &#8220;key points&#8221; in Bonnie&#8217;s life; instead, he takes the time to develop a three-dimensional character with real-life goals and heartaches. Shirley is portrayed as a strong, independent, <em>driven <\/em>woman who &#8220;finds disappointment in her relationships with men&#8221; yet continues to strive &#8220;for triumphs in her profession.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bonnie Bedelia&#8217;s excellent, natural performance as Shirley<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bedelia2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bedelia2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1611\" height=\"921\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bedelia2.png 1611w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bedelia2-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bedelia2-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bedelia2-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bedelia2-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bedelia2-1536x878.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bedelia2-472x270.png 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1611px) 100vw, 1611px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beau Bridges as Connie Kalitta, Bonnie&#8217;s &#8220;unfaithful lover&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bridges.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bridges.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1613\" height=\"919\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bridges.png 1613w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bridges-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bridges-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bridges-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bridges-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bridges-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Heart-Like-A-Wheel-Bridges-474x270.png 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1613px) 100vw, 1613px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0085656\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The only thing I do fast is drive.&#8221; Synopsis: Shirley &#8220;Cha Cha&#8221; Muldowney (Bonnie Bedelia) battles discrimination and personal heartache as she becomes the top female drag-racer of all time. Genres: Beau Bridges Films Biopics Bonnie Bedelia Films Car Racing Dick Miller Films Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues Sports Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, Bonnie Bedelia turns in an &#8220;Oscar-worthy performance as drag-race champion Shirley &#8216;Cha Cha&#8217; Muldowney,&#8221; the first woman to break the gender barrier in drag-race competitions&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=137\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=137"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70494,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions\/70494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}