Cast & crew
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan Written by Ken Friedman
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 |
| Elliott Mason | Young Autograph Seeker |
| Dick Miller | Mickey White |
| Paul Bartel | Chef Paul |
| Bruce Barlow | Bass Player, Tex's Band |
| Creed Bratton | Photographer |
| Missy Basile | Angela |
| Tiffany Brissette | Little Shirley |
| Jesse Aragon | Carlos |
| Paul Bryar | Matt, Card Player |
| Sandy Chanley | Fan |
| Michael Cavanaugh | NHRA Boss |
| Mark Dawson | Guitar / Harmonica, Tex's Band |
| James Burton | Guitar Player, Tex's Band |
| Martin Casella | Repoter #1 |
| Diane Delano | Shirley's Sister |
| Jill Carroll | John's girlfriend |
| Steve Evans | Himself |
| Dennis Fetchet | Fiddle Player, Tex's Band |
| Tom Duffield | Rahn Tobler |
| Christi Graham | Girl at Track |
| Marvin Graham | Kalitta's Crew Chief |
| Nora Heflin | Nurse North |
| Mitzi Hoag | Shirley's Mother |
| Chris Fontana | Frank the Crank |
| Ashley Graham | Girl at Track |
| Ellen Geer | Mrs. Marianne Kalitta |
| Marvin 'Swede' Johnson | 'Lariat' Sponsor |
| Terence Knox | Jack's Friend |
| Paul Linke | Reporter #2 |
| Tim Kimber | Buddy |
| Sam Laws | Piano Player |
| Dean Paul Martin | Sonny Rigotti |
| Bob Minor | Ralph, NHRA Official |
| Harry Northup | Trooper |
| Michael Milgrom | Tourist at Bar |
| Byron Thames | John (age 10-13) |
Crew
| Marty Katz | Unit Production Manager |
| Arne Schmidt | Associate Producer |
| Peg Cummings | Set Decoration |
| Silvia Abascal | Hairstylist |
| O. Nicholas Brown | Editor |
| John Strong | Supervising Producer |
| Bob Schultz | Production Manager |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sally Dennison | Casting |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | Second Unit Director |
| Kerrie Cullen | Stunts |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| David S. Cass Sr. | Stunts |
| Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Fred Lerner | Stunts |
| Tommy Ivo | Stunt Driver |
| Bobby Sargent | Stunts |
| Norman Blankenship | Stunts |
| Gene Walker | Stunts |
| Harry Wowchuk | Stunts |
| Mags Kavanaugh | Stunt Double |
| Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Ken Friedman | Writer |
| Jonathan Kaplan | Director |
| Marty Katz | Coordinating Producer |
| James William Newport | Production Design |
| Lamar Card | Executive Producer |
| Charles Roven | Producer |
| Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Rich Irvine | Executive Producer |
| Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| James L. Stewart | Executive Producer |
| William Ware Theiss | Costume Design |
| Wes Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| R.A. Rondell | Stunts |
| Michael M. Vendrell | Stunts |
| James Winburn | Stunts |
| Bruce Paul Barbour | Stunts |
| Rick Seaman | Stunts |
| Eddie Hice | Stunts |
| Howard Jensen | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sonny Shields | Stunts |
| Jerry Summers | Stunts |
| Rock A. Walker | Stunts |
| Roger Creed | Stunts |
| Pamela Bebermeyer | Stunts |
| George Fisher | Stunts |
| Reid Rondell | Stunts |
| Dick Hancock | Stunts |
| Debby Porter | Stunts |