The musical the battle for bunker hill see article. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom. Kansas city bomber a regrettable moment of sincerity. Rent kansas city bomber 1972 starring raquel welch and kevin mccarthy on dvd and bluray. Ten young ladies on the track for the first jam of the evening. 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. 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. The action on the track is pretty damn amusing, and adding a degree of authenticity is the presence of real. And the mad sport of roller derby has kansas city bomber. Kansas city bomber 1972, directed by jerrold freedman. Kansas city bomber 1972 female celebrity smoking list. Raquel welch kansas city bomber posters and photos 201078.
Its a roller derby movie that spends about 5 minutes in kansas city and the rest in portland. As a dramatic work though, the plot is almost nonexistent. A divorced rollerderby queen has an affair with her boss and a grudge match with her rival. A single mother raquel welch working on the roller derby circuit while her two kids jodie foster and stephen manley live with her mom martine bartlett is transferred by a new team owner kevin mccarthy from kansas city to portland, where she befriends two teammates katherine pass and norman alden but makes an instant rival in the teams reigning alcoholic queen helena. Rent kansas city bomber 1972 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Apr 25, 2014 having seen the sport only a few times on tv, i know next to nothing about roller derby. 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 burdette. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin mccarthy sport drama movie hd rollerderby skater k. Carr, on the somewhat seamy world of professional team rollerskating. My first raquel welch film and its obvious why she became a star. 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. The touch of a bmovie lingers all over the film and in one way it fits, in another way it. 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.
Features and television filmed in greater kansas city area. 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. 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. 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. However, kc starts have problems with one of the other skaters.
Rent kansas city bomber 1972 on dvd and bluray dvd. Kansas city bomber vintage movie poster italian 2 foglio 39x55 30 thousands of extraordinary vintage movie posters and original film posters online and. Carr raquel welch skates for the kansas city bombers, until a rivalry with one of her own teammates gets her traded to. Kansas city bomber movie trailer and videos tv guide. Kansas city bomber vintage movie poster italian 2 foglio 39x55. When choosing one of our amazing photographic images you are acquiring a piece of art history from the world of entertainment. Decent location shooting in kansas city, fresno, and portland is an asset. Kansas city bomber is a 1972 american drama film released by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by jerrold freedman and starring raquel welch. 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. The female lead character goes by the nickname of kc carr but is never referred to as a bomber. Anyway, hey, check out the rough and tumble world of the roller derby and revisit kansas city bomberand if you havent seen it, youre in for a treat, especially if youre a raquel welch fan. Relocating to portland proves to be a challenge in many.
Carr, played by the raquel welch, is a roller derby star who finds herself displaced form her current home in kansas city. Kansas city bomber is a movie about desperate characters, stars in a dying sport national skating derby, inc. 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. Kansas city bomber provides a gutsy, sensitive and comprehensive look at the barbaric world of the roller derby. Raquel welch, kevin mccarthy, jodie foster, helena kallianiotes. Kansas city bomber 1972 official trailer raquel welch, kevin. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for kansas city bomber 1972. Meanwhile the team announces that kc carr was traded to the portland loggers. The classic 1956 science fictionhorror thriller film invasion of the body snatchers finally arrives on bluray. Kansas city bomber is a slightly unbalanced sports drama with a stunning raquel welch in the main role. A single mother raquel welch working on the roller derby circuit while her two kids jodie foster and stephen manley live with her mom martine bartlett is transferred by a new team owner kevin mccarthy from kansas city to portland, where she befriends two teammates katherine pass and norman alden but makes an instant rival in the teams reigning alcoholic. Trailer for kansas city bomber 1972 starring raquel welch.
Bombshell raquel welch the three musketeers, one million b. Starring raquel welch, kevin mccarthy, jodie foster, helena kallianiotes. His originality and invention pay off in kansas city, his 31st film a memory of the wideopen depression era, circa 1934, when boss tom pendergast ruled, jazz flourished, and the city boasted the largest redlight district in the country. Raquel is the hottest thing on wheels as roller derby champ k. Kansas city bomber by jerrold freedman jerrold freedman. 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. Mccarthy is fine as the unlikely romantic partner for her. It is a sports movie that centers around a female athlete in the rough and tumble world of roller derby.
Rugged, brawling action will more than satisfy those who enjoy that type of. It doesnt take too long for mccarthy and his friends to discover that plantlike extraterrestrials have invaded earth and are replicating the townsfolk in giant seed pods, taking. Legendary singer and songwriter phil ochs was tapped by the producers of kansas city bomber to write a theme song for the film. Kansas city bomber 1972 movie posters cinematerial. It also marks one of the earliest film appearances of jodie foster. 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. This helps the picture to at least be a reasonably good artifact of time and place, if not a great film. Luckily, i didnt need to know much to enjoy 1972s kansas city bomber, a drama about a single mom who supports her family by lacing up her roller skates and pummeling her opponents. 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. So the owner of the bombers promotes a five lap match between the two stars with the loser leaving kansas city forgive. Having seen the sport only a few times on tv, i know next to nothing about roller derby.
She was the hottest thing on wheels starring in kansas city bomber a roller derby movie shot right here in portland. After being traded from her former team, carr is sent to portland, oregon, to continue her derby aspirations there. Abilene augusta benton burlingame burns carbondale castleton coffeyville council grove d oniphan. Theyre all trapped in jobs they have little passion for, are at the constant mercy of fickle. Ten young ladies on the track for the first jam of the evening02. Kansas city bomber is a 1972 american drama film released by metrogoldwyn mayer, directed by jerrold freedman and starring raquel welch. Kc carr plays roller derby and she skates for the kansas city bombers.
Raquel is very appealing and also quite convincing in a very physical role, giving as good as she gets. 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. Raquel is k c carr the kansas city bomber, in this roller derby movie. Kansas city the apology dance an easy grand in cold blood see article see article from life magazine see newspaper article about the clutter murders see copy of the warrant for hickock and smith see article from time magazine going to kansas city kansas city kansas city bomber lenexa. His originality and invention pay off in kansas city, his 31st filma memory of the wideopen depression era, circa 1934, when boss tom pendergast ruled, jazz flourished, and the city boasted the largest redlight district in the country.
Sure, its utter schlock, but its a lifesaver when youre up at four am and you dont feel like reading proust. Kansas city bomber vintage movie poster italian locandina x28 7188 thousands of extraordinary vintage movie posters and original film posters. 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. Carr, fighting to hold her own in the sports cutthroat world of fierce rivals and treacherous team politics. Check out our full list of films and television programs that were filmed in the kansas city metro area. Here is a film which parallels the intense focus of its lead character, k. Kansas city bomber vintage movie poster italian locandina.
Why the screenwriter went out of his way to even devise a subplot is beyond me when the main plot is ridiculously pointless. The year was 1972 and the film was kansas city bomber. 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. Kansas city bomber 1972 helena kallianiotes, raquel welch 0. 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. Kansas city bomber 1972, directed by jerrold freedman film. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Features and television filmed in greater kansas city area visit kc skip to main content. As a film, kansas city bomber does a fine job of capturing the sport. Kansas city bomber is a 1972 american drama film released by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by jerrold freedman and. There are some brief moments outside the sport for raquel, centred mainly around her kids, one of whom is a young jodie foster, but not too much deviation from the main point of the drama, which takes place on the track. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Gallery of 7 movie poster and cover images for kansas city bomber 1972. Sometimes he strikes out, but he always goes down swinging.
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