As Patrick wrote, it is obvious when a stunt double was used but Raquel did enough of her own skating during production that she reportedly hurt her forearm. It is filled with plenty of roller derby brawls from the ladies and the men's teams.
Kansas City Bombers is first and foremost an action film.
If you look close you can spot a very young Jodie Foster as Raquel’s daughter Rita. The title seems a bit odd since every thing after the first 20 minutes is set in Portland. leaves Kansas City there is a long montage of her driving, and driving, and driving. Unfortunately the script is pretty awful, edged out just slightly by the direction. Not only does she have numerous scenes in the rink, she also has a full on fist-fight with her arch rival on some railroad tracks while a train is coming.Īs a time capsule and for the groundbreaking action by a woman, this movie should be better remembered. Sure Raquel flaunts her body but she also shows that a woman can carry an action movie. In its own way this movie promotes Women’s Lib. She obviously trained hard for this role.
To be honest there are a few scenes where you can tell they used a double, but for the most part it is Raquel. It is all an excuse for us to watch Raquel Welch roller skating her ass off while fighting tooth and nail with another chick. She joins the local Roller Derby team, makes enemies with the reigning diva of the team and has an affair with the team owner which causes some drama between K.C. loses and winds up back in Portland, Oregon, where she left her kids with her mom. has a one on one race with her Kansas City rival. It jumps right into the action with the opening segment. This is first and foremost an action movie. In 1972 when this movie was released Welch was, along with Barbra Streisand and Jane Fonda, one of the biggest female box office stars in the world. Players kicked, tripped and punched each other in a free-for-all mad dash on wheels. Roller Derby, for those who don’t remember, was a team race on roller skates around a circular track that was as violent as the WWF. It is a sports movie that centers around a female athlete in the rough and tumble world of Roller Derby.
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