Sure, its utter schlock, but its a lifesaver when youre up at four am and you dont feel like reading proust. Its a roller derby movie that spends about 5 minutes in kansas city and the rest in portland. The female lead character goes by the nickname of kc carr but is never referred to as a bomber. Kansas city bomber is one of the better examples of lowbudget cinema of the early 1970s, surprisingly influential, ahead of its time and a really terrific film. The film is an inside look at the world of roller games. Buy kansas city bomber dvd full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby, mono sound at. Promotional products kansas city, embroidered shirts kansas city, embroidered hats kansas city, imprinted pens kansas city. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom. The film opens with a staged matchrace which sests the tone for the rest of the story. It was good for me, because i was trying to kill off the glossy, sexsymbol.
Join todd, mark, and brian the unipiper kidd as we travel back to 1972, when raquel welch came to portland and made a movie in which she played a jammer. Kansas city bomber movie posters from movie poster shop. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin mccarthy sport drama movie hd. Look for oscarwinner jodie foster silence of the lambs, maverick in an early performance. Carr is traded to the portland loggers, managed by the suave and conniving businessman burt henry. 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. Kc carr plays roller derby and she skates for the kansas city bombers. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch.
Featuring raquel welch, helena kallianiotes, norman alden, kevin mccarthy and. In 1972, record producer lee housekeeper asked ochs to write the theme song for the film kansas city bomber, a film about roller derby starring raquel welch. And the mad sport of the roller game has kansas city bomber. Released 1972, kansas city bomber stars raquel welch, kevin mccarthy, helena kallianiotes, norman alden the pg movie has a runtime of about 1. It also marks one of the earliest film appearances of jodie foster. This movie hit the theaters on august 2 1972 starring the gorgeous raquel welch as kc carr, kevin mccarthy as burt. It is a sports movie that centers around a female athlete in the rough and tumble world of roller derby.
Anyway, hey, check out the rough and tumble world of the roller derby and revisit kansas city bomber and if you havent seen it. Actress raquel welch in a scene from the movie kansas city. Actress raquel welch in roller derby uniform during filming of motion picture the kansas city bomber. Actress raquel welch in roller derby uniform during filming of. Kansas city bomber 1972 trailers and clips moviefone. Bombshell raquel welch the three musketeers, one million b.
Kansas city bomber is both a gritty,realistic action film and a perfect showcase for the talents of raquel welch. Kansas city bomber 1972 stream and watch online moviefone. Rent kansas city bomber 1972 on dvd and bluray dvd. Carr raquel welch is a divorced mom of two who makes her living skating for the roller derby team the kansas city ramblers. Kansas city bomber raquel welch kevin mccarthy helena kallianiotes 1972 a divorced rollerderby queen raquel welch has an affair with her boss kevin mccarthy and a grudge match with her rival helena kallianiotes. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin mccarthy sport drama movie hd rollerderby skater k.
Costarring oscarnominee kevin mccarthy death of a salesmen, invasion of the body snatchers. Carr raquel welch tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin. The riotous world of womens rollerderby provides the framework for this actioner that centers upon the travails of a skater who begins an affair with the team owner.
Kansas city bomber yr 1972 kansas city bomber yr 1972. Carr raquel welch skates for the kansas city bombers, until a rivalry with one of her own teammates gets her traded to the portland loggers. Rent kansas city bomber 1972 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Ucla filmschool graduate student sandler tailored the screenplay for kansas city bomber his masters thesis for welch, as. Disco was in, polyester was cool and the roller game was the hottest thing on wheels when this smashmouth spinfest elbowed its way onto screens. Kansas city bomber 1972 pg 08021972 us drama 1h 39m user score. The kansas city bomber is a 1972 action movie about a single mother who also participates in the brutal sport of roller derby. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams. Download kansas city diy city guide and travel journal. Carr raquel welch is a roller derby star who leaves kansas. Kansas city bomber is a 1972 american drama film released by metrogoldwyn mayer, directed by jerrold freedman and starring raquel welch. Although ochs enjoyed watching the sport on television, composing the song proved difficult.
Kansas city bomber 1972 directed by jerrold freedman. Kansas city bomber full frame, manufactured on demand. Kansas city bomber the 1972 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin mccarthy. With raquel welch, kevin mccarthy, helena kallianiotes, norman alden.
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