Kansas City Bomber (1972) USA
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Director:Jerrold Freedman
Studio:Warner Home Video
Producer:Arthur Gardner, Jules V. Levy, Martin Elfand
Writer:Barry Sandler, Calvin Clements Sr., Thomas Rickman
Rating:5.4 (702 votes)
Rated:PG
Date Added:2011-05-17
ASIN:B0007TKNJW
UPC:9781419802560
Price:$14.98
Awards:Nominated for 1 Golden Globe
Genre:Thrillers
Release:2005-05-31
IMDb:0068795
Duration:99
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Languages:English
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
Jerrold Freedman  ...  (Director)
Barry Sandler, Calvin Clements Sr., Thomas Rickman  ...  (Writer)
 
Raquel Welch  ...  K.C. Carr
Kevin McCarthy  ...  Burt Henry
Helena Kallianiotes  ...  Jackie Burdette
Norman Alden  ...  Horrible Hank Hopkins
Jeanne Cooper  ...  Trainer Vivien
Fred J. Koenekamp  ...  Cinematographer
Katherine Pass  ...  Lovey (as Mary Kay Pass)
Martine Bartlett  ...  Mrs. Carr
Cornelia Sharpe  ...  Tammy O'Brien
William Gray Espy  ...  Randy
Richard Lane  ...  TV Spokesman Jen
Russ Marin  ...  Dick Wicks
Stephen Manley  ...  Walt
Jodie Foster  ...  Rita
Georgia Schmidt  ...  Old Dame
Shelly Novack  ...  Fan
Summary: Baseball has its Bull Durham. Basketball has Hoosiers. Football has Rudy. And the mad sport of the roller game has Kansas City Bomber. Step aside, boys, she's coming through. Disco was in, polyester was cool and the roller game was the hottest thing on wheels when this smash-mouth spinfest elbowed its way onto screens. Raquel Welch plays K.C., a single mom (Jodie Foster plays her daughter) who laces up to earn a living for her family. Real competition venues provide settings. Some true-life roller-game players appear in the film. And Welch adds to the authenticity, navigating the banked oval like a rocket-powered bumper car. Round and round she goes. Where she stops may be the top of the roller world.