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So i have no idea what the title means or why they chose it. The team proves to be a mess, run by the dishonest burt henry kevin mccarthy and led by drunken captain jackie burdette helena kallianiotes. Kansas city bomber is a 1972 american drama film released by metrogoldwyn mayer, directed by jerrold freedman and starring raquel welch. All because im being sick and tired of you being a glory hustler even on your own team.
Raquel welch stars as the hottest thing on wheels, a single mother uses her. Carr raquel welch is a roller derby star who leaves kansas. Perpetrated by timothy mcveigh and terry nichols, the bombing happened at 9. This movie hit the theaters on august 2 1972 starring the gorgeous raquel welch as kc carr, kevin mccarthy as burt henry and helena kallianiotes as jackie. Judy with patti cavin during a match race in the 1972 movie kc bomber.
Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom. Fast, loud, tough and violent, they provide an instant morality play with readymade good guys, bad guys. The touch of a bmovie lingers all over the film and in one way it fits, in another way it. Raquel welch, kevin mccarthy, jodie foster, helena kallianiotes. Image, video, and audio files are used in accordance with fair use and are. In many ways, this is the slap shot of roller derby movies. Trailer for kansas city bomber 1972 starring raquel welch.
Raquel welch takes on her main roller derby rival jackie burdette helena kallianiotes in this scene from kansas city bomber 1972 view the tcmdb entry for kansas city bomber 1972. In 1972, by her own admission, raquel welch was a sex goddess who hasnt turned serious actress and kansas city bomber changed nothing. Relocating to portland proves to be a challenge in many. Kansas city bomber is not only the best film raquel welch has ever been in, its also one of the better films to come out of m. Rent kansas city bomber 1972 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Raquel welch takes on her main roller derby rival jackie burdette helena kallianiotes in this scene from kansas city bomber 1972. Burt is the owner of a roller derby team, the kansas city bombers, and convinces k. With raquel welch, kevin mccarthy, helena kallianiotes, norman alden.
This fastpaced drama stars raquel welch as the bomber of the title. It also marks one of the earliest film appearances of jodie foster. Murrah federal building in oklahoma city, oklahoma, united states on april 19, 1995. Decent location shooting in kansas city, fresno, and portland is an asset. Released 1972, kansas city bomber stars raquel welch, kevin mccarthy, helena kallianiotes, norman alden the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Kansas city bomber movie trailer 1972 plot synopsis. Download kansas city diy city guide and travel journal. After being traded from her former team, carr is sent to portland, oregon, to continue her derby aspirations there. The touch of a b movie lingers all over the film and in one way it fits, in another way it. Kansas city bomber portland movie times portland mercury. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin. Rent kansas city bomber 1972 on dvd and bluray netflix. The film is an inside look at the world of roller games.
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Rent kansas city bomber 1972 on dvd and bluray dvd. Ucla filmschool graduate student sandler tailored the screenplay for kansas city bomber his masters thesis for welch, as a divorced mother of two who becomes one of the stars of a roller derby. Actress raquel welch in uniform during filming of motion. Kansas city bomber 1972 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. We have no affiliation with this movie and have no rights whatsoever to the images below from the movie. Kansas city bomber is a 1972 american drama film released by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by jerrold freedman and starring raquel welch.
Kansas city bomber movie posters from movie poster shop. Skip to the search for the oregon secretary of state. Roller derby, for those who dont remember, was a team race on roller skates around a circular track that was as violent as the wwf. Raquel welch takes on big bertha patti moo moo calvin in this scene from kansas city bomber 1972, a drama set in the exciting world of roller derby. The kansas city bomber is a 1972 action movie about a single mother who also participates in the brutal sport of roller derby. True, its undeniably campy in places the mere thought of raquel welch as a rollerderby queen makes that unavoidable and at times it seems as if the creators threw in every dramatic cliche they could think of. Ucla filmschool graduate student sandler tailored the screenplay for kansas city bomber his masters thesis for welch, as a divorced mother of two who becomes one of the stars of a. Raquel welch takes on big bertha patti moo moo calvin in this scene from kansas city bomber 1972, a drama set in the exciting world of roller derby view the. I can see the appeal the roller games had for a movie project like kansas city bomber. Read about the kansas city bomber dvd and browse other dvd movies. The bad writing and stilted direction on display throughout kansas city bomber are easily overlooked whenever raquel dons the spandex. The female lead character goes by the nickname of kc carr but is never referred to as a bomber. It is a sports movie that centers around a female athlete in the rough and tumble world of roller derby.
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Kansas city bomber honors that derbyfilm tradition by showcasing torrid affairs and bitter rivalries, but steps it up a bit dramatically. Its a roller derby movie that spends about 5 minutes in kansas city and the rest in portland. Evgenia gl body vintage roller girl raquel welch was crowned the ultimate derby bombshell in the 1972 movie, kansas city bomber roller skating whether you did it as a child on your block, were a disco diva on the dance floor or kicked some ass as a roller derby girl, no one can deny the appeal of the roller skate. A cliched, at times trashy melodrama, kansas city bomber nonetheless has a certain gritty power to it that keeps it sticking in the mind.