Mitzi Hoag

A true story! It's a battle all the way for precedent-shattering Shirley Muldowney: marital discord and personal issues won't stop her from becoming drag racing's first top-rank female driver!

Battling rampant sexism and coping with heartache along the way, drag racer Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney breaks speed records and the gender barrier in this affecting biopic directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Hooked on auto racing at a young age, spunky Shirley (Bonnie Bedelia) is determined to beat the odds and make it in the male-dominated sport -- even as her personal life falls apart. Beau Bridges, Hoyt Axton and Leo Rossi also star.

Catholic priest Gregory Lind (Robert Forster) questions the Church's policy on birth control, then finds his faith further tested when a deepening friendship with divorced social worker Pamela Gibson (Lauren Hutton) propels him toward dangerous ground. In this drama adapted from William E. Barrett's novel, Lind faces family disapproval and an imploring bishop (Will Geer) as he contemplates doubling back or a permanent leap from faith.