Raquel Welch took a huge career departure in playing the lead in "Kansas City Bomber". While it's not an especially deep film in some ways, it sure stretches her talents.
When the story begins, K. C. Carr (Welch) is traded from her roller derby team to one in Portland. Why? Because the owner of the Portland team (Kevin McCarthy) wants her on the team and plans on building her up to a top star. After all, she's talented and beautiful. However, soon it becomes apparent that the owner is pretty cutthroat....and he begins firing players who stand in the way of his dream team. As a result, the players hate K. C. and make her stay in Portland a tough one. What's next? See the film.
I am not sure how many actresses would agree to a role like Welch's. After all, the skating was rather dangerous....as Welch learned when she was practicing for the film (see IMDB trivia for more on this). It took guts...and I appreciate it. I also appreciate that although she is a lovely lady, the film often de-emphasized this and sure could have been an exploitation flick.
Overall, a far better film than you'd expect. Is it great? No...but it is never dull and is rather entertaining.
When the story begins, K. C. Carr (Welch) is traded from her roller derby team to one in Portland. Why? Because the owner of the Portland team (Kevin McCarthy) wants her on the team and plans on building her up to a top star. After all, she's talented and beautiful. However, soon it becomes apparent that the owner is pretty cutthroat....and he begins firing players who stand in the way of his dream team. As a result, the players hate K. C. and make her stay in Portland a tough one. What's next? See the film.
I am not sure how many actresses would agree to a role like Welch's. After all, the skating was rather dangerous....as Welch learned when she was practicing for the film (see IMDB trivia for more on this). It took guts...and I appreciate it. I also appreciate that although she is a lovely lady, the film often de-emphasized this and sure could have been an exploitation flick.
Overall, a far better film than you'd expect. Is it great? No...but it is never dull and is rather entertaining.