: K.C. struggles to balance her dreams of stardom with the guilt of being on the road and away from her two young children (one played by a young Jodie Foster ).
: In Portland, she faces a "cutthroat world" managed by the manipulative team owner, Burt Henry (Kevin McCarthy). Henry treats the athletes like chess pieces, orchestrating match outcomes to maximize profit. Kansas City Bomber
The film was a massive personal project for , who co-produced it to shed her "sex goddess" image and be taken seriously as a dramatic actress. Kansas City Bomber (1972) - IMDb Kansas City Bomber
: After a bitter rivalry with a teammate in Kansas City, K.C. is traded to the Portland Loggers in Oregon. Kansas City Bomber