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Roller-derby skater K.C. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom.
Top billed cast
Raquel WelchK.C. Carr
Kevin McCarthyBurt Henry
Helena KallianiotesJackie Burdette
Norman AldenHorrible Hank Hopkins
Jeanne CooperVivien
Katherine PassLovey
Martine BartlettMrs. Carr
Cornelia SharpeTammy O'Brien- William Gray EspyRandy
Richard LaneLen
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