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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   2,413 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Shauna Cross (screenplay)
Shauna Cross (novel)
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Release Date:
2 October 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
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. | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Congratulations Drew, you've done yourself proud! more (34 total)
US Showtimes:
Beverly Center Cinemas 12:00pm | 2:30 | 5:00 | 7:30 | 10:00 (personalize) more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Derby Girl (USA) (working title)
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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
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #45370) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:M
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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. more
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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. more
Quotes:
Bliss Cavendar: I'm gonna puke! more
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Jolene more

FAQ

Who was "Stryper"?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Whip It" based on a book?
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20 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
Congratulations Drew, you've done yourself proud!, 13 September 2009
9/10
Author: tomthumb1 from Toronto, Canada

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!

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COULD SOMEONE PLEASE UPLOAD THIS MOVIE INTO THE INTERNET ALREADY? StarGlitter
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I guess that this is the highest grossing film ever! too_legit_to_quit
Fox Searchlight should campaign for awards for Whip It instead of Amelia dlgirl
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Bliss/Ellen Page, so much better here than in Juno FilmStudentCentral
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