Filmmakers
Above the lineJK
Director
Jonathan Kaplan
KF
Screenplay
Ken Friedman
Writer
TF
Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
OB
Editing
O. Nicholas Brown
Editor
LR
Music
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
JN
Production Design
James William Newport
WT
Costume Design
William Ware Theiss
Cast
42BB
Bonnie Bedelia
Shirley Muldowney
BB
Beau Bridges
Connie Kalitta
LR
Leo Rossi
Jack Muldowney
HA
Hoyt Axton
Jack Roque
BM
Bill McKinney
"Big Daddy" Don Garlits
AE
Anthony Edwards
John Muldowney
EM
Elliott Mason
Young Autograph Seeker
CB
Creed Bratton
Photographer
DM
Dick Miller
Mickey White
PB
Paul Bartel
Chef Paul
BB
Bruce Barlow
Bass Player, Tex's Band
MB
Missy Basile
Angela
JA
Jesse Aragon
Carlos
TB
Tiffany Brissette
Little Shirley
PB
Paul Bryar
Matt, Card Player
JB
James Burton
Guitar Player, Tex's Band
MC
Martin Casella
Repoter #1
MC
Michael Cavanaugh
NHRA Boss
SC
Sandy Chanley
Fan
MD
Mark Dawson
Guitar / Harmonica, Tex's Band
DD
Diane Delano
Shirley's Sister
TD
Tom Duffield
Rahn Tobler
JC
Jill Carroll
John's girlfriend
SE
Steve Evans
Himself
DF
Dennis Fetchet
Fiddle Player, Tex's Band
CF
Chris Fontana
Frank the Crank
EG
Ellen Geer
Mrs. Marianne Kalitta
AG
Ashley Graham
Girl at Track
CG
Christi Graham
Girl at Track
MG
Marvin Graham
Kalitta's Crew Chief
NH
Nora Heflin
Nurse North
MH
Mitzi Hoag
Shirley's Mother
MJ
Marvin 'Swede' Johnson
'Lariat' Sponsor
TK
Tim Kimber
Buddy
TK
Terence Knox
Jack's Friend
SL
Sam Laws
Piano Player
PL
Paul Linke
Reporter #2
DM
Dean Paul Martin
Sonny Rigotti
MM
Michael Milgrom
Tourist at Bar
BM
Bob Minor
Ralph, NHRA Official
HN
Harry Northup
Trooper
BT
Byron Thames
John (age 10-13)
Departments
43Production
- Arne SchmidtAssociate Producer
- Sally DennisonCasting
- Marty KatzCoordinating Producer
- Rich IrvineExecutive Producer
- Lamar CardExecutive Producer
- James L. StewartExecutive Producer
- Charles RovenProducer
- Bob SchultzProduction Manager
- John StrongSupervising Producer
- Marty KatzUnit Production Manager
Art
- Peg CummingsSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Silvia AbascalHairstylist
- Wes DawnMakeup Artist
Crew
- Howard JensenSpecial Effects Coordinator
- Conrad E. PalmisanoStunt Coordinator
- Mags KavanaughStunt Double
- Tommy IvoStunt Driver
- Gene WalkerStunts
- Rock A. WalkerStunts
- James WinburnStunts
- David S. Cass Sr.Stunts
- Vince Deadrick Sr.Stunts
- Pamela BebermeyerStunts
- Roger CreedStunts
- Dick HancockStunts
- Gene LeBellStunts
- Norman BlankenshipStunts
- Fred LernerStunts
- R.A. RondellStunts
- Bobby SargentStunts
- Kerrie CullenStunts
- Bruce Paul BarbourStunts
- Reid RondellStunts
- Debby PorterStunts
- Sonny ShieldsStunts
- George FisherStunts
- Eddie HiceStunts
- Rick SeamanStunts
- Jerry SummersStunts
- Michael M. VendrellStunts
- Harry WowchukStunts
- Freddie HiceStunts
Directing
- Conrad E. PalmisanoSecond Unit Director