Story Line
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.
“She did something women were forbidden to do, and became a World Champion.”
Top Cast
Bonnie Bedelia
Shirley Muldowney
Beau Bridges
Connie Kalitta
Leo Rossi
Jack Muldowney
Hoyt Axton
Jack Roque
Bill McKinney
"Big Daddy" Don Garlits
Anthony Edwards
John Muldowney
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Rating
5.8/ 10
Release Date
1983-04-01
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (2)
CinemaSerf
6/10
•6/22/2025Long 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 e...
Wuchak
7/10
•3/28/2026**_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 wit...