6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wheels (1978)
Wheels (1978)
Overview
Based on the 1971 novel by Arthur Hailey, Wheels is about the automobile industry and the day-to-day pressures involved in its operation. The plot lines follow many of the topical issues of the day, including race relations, corporate politics, and business ethics. The auto company of the novel is a little-disguised Ford Motor Company and some of the characters are recognizable to company insiders.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Gender Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
Based on the 1971 novel by Arthur Hailey, Wheels is about the automobile industry and the day-to-day pressures involved in its operation. The plot lines follow many of the topical issues of the day, including race relations, corporate politics, and business ethics. The auto company of the novel is a little-disguised Ford Motor Company and some of the characters are recognizable to company insiders.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily focuses on the operational complexities and human drama within the American automobile industry, presenting challenges and solutions without explicitly endorsing a specific political ideology. Its narrative centers on navigating practical problems within an established capitalist framework rather than advocating for systemic change.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, consistent with its setting and era, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on corporate drama and personal lives within the auto industry, presenting traditional identities neutrally or positively without a central DEI critique.
Secondary
The 1978 miniseries "Wheels" adapts Arthur Hailey's novel. A significant character, Peter Flannery, who was established as male in the source novel, is portrayed as female in the screen adaptation.
The 1978 miniseries 'Wheels' does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the automotive industry and the personal and professional lives of its employees, with no discernible queer representation.
The film "Wheels" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1978 miniseries "Wheels" is an adaptation of Arthur Hailey's novel. There is no evidence to suggest that any character canonically established as one race in the source material was portrayed as a different race in the show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.0
Critic Ratings
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