Whip It (2009)

Director:

Drew Barrymore

Writers (WGA):

Shauna Cross (screenplay)
Shauna Cross (novel)

Release Date:

2 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Be Your Own Hero

Plot:

In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin. |

Plot Keywords:

Texas | Roller Derby | Bruise | Pinball | Practice

Awards:

1 nomination

US Showtimes:

Beverly Center Cinemas

12:00pm | 2:30 | 5:00 | 7:30 | 10:00

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Cast

Sarah Habel	...	Corbi
Shannon Eagen	...	Amber
Edward Austin Austin	...	Pageant Coordinator
Mary Callaghan Lynch	...	Val
Ellen Page	...	Bliss Cavendar
Alia Shawkat	...	Pash
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Brooke Cavendar
Barbara Coven	...	Pagent Mother
Eulala Scheel	...	Shania Cavendar
Nina Kircher	...	Trudy
Daniel Stern	...	Earl Cavendar
Mark Boyd	...	Ronny
Carlo Alban	...	Birdman
Doug Minckiewicz	...	Colby
Michael Petrillo	...	Poindexter

Also Known As:

Derby Girl (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including crude dialogue, language and drug material.

Runtime:

Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45370) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Company:

Vincent Pictures

Trivia:

The Manson Sisters were played by Rachel Piplica and Kristen Adolfi - better known as Iron Maiven and Krissy Krash of the Los Angeles Derby Dolls. The pair skated for the Hurl Scouts in the film and in real life skate for the Tough Cookies, the team on which the Scouts were based.

Goofs:

Continuity: In one of the first locker room scenes Smashley Simpson has a taped up nose and two black eyes. In the next scene her nose is not taped and her black eyes have disappeared.

Quotes:

Bliss Cavendar: I'm gonna puke!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Regina Spektor (#35.3)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Jolene

Congratulations Drew, you've done yourself proud!

If you like to be entertained and you enjoy seeing some of the best actresses working today, you should see this film. Ellen Page is a delight. I thought she did more with this role than she did with Juno. Kristen Wiig was her usual funny self, The rest of the cast, including Zoe Bell (excellent in Tarantino's Deathproof), Juliette Lewis, Marcia Gay Harding, Daniel Stern, Drew, Jimmy Fallon, all performed well. That says something about Drew's directing. She elicited excellent performances out of her cast, the film was well shot, the sound and editing were nicely done and I look forward to seeing what Drew can do on her next effort.

The premiere of Whip It, which took place on September 13th, 2009 at TIFF was enthusiastically well received by the audience.

And by the way Drew, you looked smashing at the premiere! Congratulations!