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Hell On Wheels (2007)
Director: Bob Ray
Cast: Anya Jack, April Ritzenthaler, Heather Burdick, Nancy Haggerty
Runtime90 min
RatingNR
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In 2001 a rowdy group of Austin women were determined to ressurect an old sport, but with a new spin. This is the beginning of a revolution: HELL ON WHEELS is the ass-kicking documentary film telling the story of a group of Texas women who band together to resurrect roller derby for the 21st century. Emerging from the Austin music and arts scene, these women create a rock and roll fueled version of all-girl roller derby that has spawned the derby craze that's sweeping the nation.
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For fans of gritty, character-driven documentaries, Hell On Wheels from 2007 directed by Bob Ray offers a captivating look at the revival of roller derby in Austin, Texas. With its dynamic mix of fierce athleticism, punk rock energy, and the strong-willed women at its core like Anya Jack and April Ritzenthaler, this film provides a unique and inspiring perspective on the power of community and reinvention.
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Hell on Wheels was the itinerant collection of flimsily assembled gambling houses, dance halls, saloons, and brothels that followed the army of Union Pacific Railroad workers westward as they constructed the first transcontinental railroad in 1860s North America. The huge numbers of wage-earning young men working in what was a remote wilderness, far from the constraints of home, provided a lucrative opportunity for business. As the end of the line continually moved westward, Hell on Wheels followed along, reconstructing itself on the outskirts of each town that became, in turn, the center of activity for the Union Pacific's construction work.
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