The film follows (Raquel Welch), a single mother and roller derby star nicknamed the "Kansas City Bomber".
: K.C. struggles to balance her dreams of stardom with the guilt of being on the road and away from her two young children (one played by a young Jodie Foster ).
The film was a massive personal project for , who co-produced it to shed her "sex goddess" image and be taken seriously as a dramatic actress. Kansas City Bomber (1972) - IMDb
: When her veteran mentor, "Horrible" Hank Hopkins , is traded away as a business move, K.C. realizes she is just another expendable asset. The story concludes with her fighting for her independence in a sport that demands her "soul" and her body. Behind the Scenes: The "Real" Story
: After a bitter rivalry with a teammate in Kansas City, K.C. is traded to the Portland Loggers in Oregon.
: In Portland, she faces a "cutthroat world" managed by the manipulative team owner, Burt Henry (Kevin McCarthy). Henry treats the athletes like chess pieces, orchestrating match outcomes to maximize profit.
The story of is a gritty look at the brutal world of 1970s roller derby, a sport that sat squarely between athletic competition and choreographed spectacle. The Narrative Plot
The film follows (Raquel Welch), a single mother and roller derby star nicknamed the "Kansas City Bomber".
: K.C. struggles to balance her dreams of stardom with the guilt of being on the road and away from her two young children (one played by a young Jodie Foster ).
The film was a massive personal project for , who co-produced it to shed her "sex goddess" image and be taken seriously as a dramatic actress. Kansas City Bomber (1972) - IMDb
: When her veteran mentor, "Horrible" Hank Hopkins , is traded away as a business move, K.C. realizes she is just another expendable asset. The story concludes with her fighting for her independence in a sport that demands her "soul" and her body. Behind the Scenes: The "Real" Story
: After a bitter rivalry with a teammate in Kansas City, K.C. is traded to the Portland Loggers in Oregon.
: In Portland, she faces a "cutthroat world" managed by the manipulative team owner, Burt Henry (Kevin McCarthy). Henry treats the athletes like chess pieces, orchestrating match outcomes to maximize profit.
The story of is a gritty look at the brutal world of 1970s roller derby, a sport that sat squarely between athletic competition and choreographed spectacle. The Narrative Plot
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