Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Carr, plays a single mother and derby star who leaves her team in kansas city to play for the portland loggers in oregon. Kansas city bomber was one such film, and star welch got to show off her previously unhinted at acting chops, as shed been largely decorative before. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto int. Sep 27, 2014 kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin mccarthy sport drama movie hd rollerderby skater k. Kansas city bomber 1972 stream and watch online moviefone. And the mad sport of roller derby has kansas city bomber. My first raquel welch film and its obvious why she became a star. 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 is not only the best film raquel welch has ever been in, its also one of the better films to come out of m. Our exclusive photographs, available in a variety of sizes, have been high resolution scanned from original source material such as studio negatives, 35mm slides, original photographic prints and large format transparencies to achieve the ultimate quality. So i have no idea what the title means or why they chose it. Kansas city bomber movie trailer 1972 plot synopsis. Anyway, hey, check out the rough and tumble world of the roller derby and revisit kansas city bomber and if you havent seen it, youre in for a treat, especially if youre a raquel welch fan. Staring raquel welch, kevin mccarthy and jodie foster. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin mccarthy sport drama movie hd.
Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom. Rent kansas city bomber 1972 on dvd and bluray dvd. This helps the picture to at least be a reasonably good artifact of time and place, if not a great film. This poster features a largerthanlife raquel welch in her role as k. Legendary singer and songwriter phil ochs was tapped by the producers of kansas city bomber to write a theme song for the film. But raising two kids as a single mother is no easy task, and the film oscillates between some incredible action in the rink, to a hard luck tale involving k. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Kansas city bomber is both a gritty,realistic action film and a perfect showcase for the talents of raquel welch. Kansas city bomber 1972, directed by jerrold freedman.
An attempt to cash in on the thenpopular roller derby craze, the film was also the actresss first bona fide attempt to create a real flesh and blood character a struggling, single mom of two trying to make ends meet by plying her skating talent in the sports arena. May 09, 2008 screening at the coney island film society. 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. The action on the track is pretty damn amusing, and adding a degree of authenticity is the presence of reallife roller derby players of the period. Kansas city bomber 1972 pg 08021972 us drama 1h 39m user score. Obtaining raquel welch for the lead in this film was a stroke of genius. Kansas city bomber 1972 the highs, lows and pitfalls of being a roller derby queen are put under the spotlight in the defiantly unglamorous sleeper hit that proved raquel welch was a. May 28, 2014 kansas city bomber doesnt really have much of an overarching story, its more of sliceoflife story of someone who happens to be a roller derby goddess. Download kansas city diy city guide and travel journal. Perpetrated by timothy mcveigh and terry nichols, the bombing happened at 9. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. 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 27x40 movie poster 1972 kansas city bomber 27x40 movie poster 1972 stay safe and healthy.
Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Raquel welch is a motheroftwo neglecting her kids to get a piece of the action on the rollerderby circuit, and soon agonising over fame versus family. Purchase kansas city bomber on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Raquel welch kansas city bomber posters and photos 201078. Ucla film school 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. Raquel welch had for a long time been noted for her physical attributes, but kansas city bomber plays this down, and focuses on her acting skills and character portrayal. A divorced rollerderby queen has an affair with her boss and a grudge match with her rival. This movie hit the theaters on august 2 1972 starring the gorgeous raquel welch as kc carr, kevin mccarthy as burt henry and.
Rent kansas city bomber 1972 starring raquel welch and kevin mccarthy on dvd and bluray. Kansas city bomber 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The oklahoma city bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing on the alfred p. 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. Cooper vivien casting complet du film kansas city bomber. Kansas city bomber on dvd 012569672246 from warner bros directed by jerrold freedman. The year was 1972 and the film was kansas city bomber.
Kansas city bomber movie trailer and videos tv guide. Kansas city bomber provides a gutsy, sensitive and comprehensive look at the barbaric world of the roller derby. 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. Carr raquel welch tries to balance her desire for a happy. Kansas city bomber 1972 kansas city bomber 1972 user. Kansas city bomber is a 1972 american drama film released by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by jerrold freedman and starring raquel welch. Judy arnold skating for raquel welch in the movie kc bomber. 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. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams. Kansas city bomber 1972, directed by jerrold freedman film. The film opens with a staged matchrace which sests the tone for the rest of the story. Welch plays kc carr, top roller derby skater, who is following her own career and dreams, but is also tormented about spending more time with her two kids.
Decent location shooting in kansas city, fresno, and portland is an asset. A gritty portrait of life behind the scenes in what was a fairly major sport in the 1970s, kansas city bomber is a film unafraid to flinch from the truth behind the success story. Judy with patti cavin during a match race in the 1972 movie kc bomber. And the mad sport of the roller game has kansas city bomber. The classic 1956 science fictionhorror thriller film invasion of the body snatchers finally arrives on bluray. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin mccarthy sport drama movie hd rollerderby skater k. Relocating to portland proves to be a challenge in many. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch.
Anyway, hey, check out the rough and tumble world of the roller derby and revisit kansas city bomber and if you havent seen it, youre in for a treat, especially if youre a. Nov 12, 2009 judy with patti cavin during a match race in the 1972 movie kc bomber. Raquel welch stars as the hottest thing on wheels, a single mother uses her. Rugged, brawling action will more than satisfy those who enjoy that type of. Carr, played by the raquel welch, is a roller derby star who finds herself displaced form her current home in kansas city. Judy doubles here for raquel welch who can be seen in some of the face shots. I know, i know, it took a lot of brains to suggest that the girl with the gorgeous face and knockout body should be in a film, but welchs star was definitely on the rise, so getting her to be the lead was very important to the financial sucsess for this film all the same. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. After being traded from her former team, carr is sent to portland, oregon, to continue her derby aspirations there. Its a roller derby movie that spends about 5 minutes in kansas city and the rest in portland. Kansas city bomber 1972stream and watch online moviefone.
It also marks one of the earliest film appearances of jodie foster. I also didnt get why it was entitled the kansas city bomber as the character spends only a brief time there while the bulk of the story takes place in the pacific northwest. Kansas city bomber 1972 raquel welch and helena kallianiotes in. Watch kansas city bomber now on your favorite device. Raquel welch, kevin mccarthy, jodie foster, helena kallianiotes. Kansas city bomber hollywood movie jerseys top sports. Kevin mccarthy kansas city bomber stars as a doctor in a small california town whose patients are becoming hysterical and accuse their loved ones of becoming emotionless imposters. Watch kansas city bomber movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Oct 01, 20 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. Bombshell raquel welch the three musketeers, one million b.
The female lead character goes by the nickname of kc carr but is never referred to as a bomber. Nonton kansas city bomber 1972 online dan download gratis. Kansas city bomber is a movie about desperate characters, stars in a dying sport national skating derby, inc. When choosing one of our amazing photographic images you are acquiring a piece of art history from the world of entertainment. Jul 27, 20 bombshell raquel welch the three musketeers, one million b. Carr raquel welch skates for the kansas city bombers, until a rivalry with one of her own. Theyre all trapped in jobs they have little passion for, are at the constant mercy of fickle. Adapted from a barry sandler script by calvin clements sr and thomas rickman, its as gritty a raquel welch film as youre ever likely to see, although this telling it like it is translates into.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. 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. Image, video, and audio files are used in accordance with fair use and are property of the film holders. Raquel welch kansas city bomber posters and photos 201079. Aug 20, 2016 the ending also leaves open a slew of unanswered questions while wasting the talents of a young jodie foster who appears only briefly as welchs daughter. In many senses, todays derby is tame compared to the kansas city bombers of the film but todays skaters are more athletic.
1652 299 1391 1095 322 1290 1640 735 908 1081 959 822 472 1627 881 1128 847 8 1430 600 14 319 953 1456 298 212 630 463 1411 823 991 197 495 1419 906 246 502 500 173 877 1139 651 97 246 1049 454 749 1213 423 564 550