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| Sarah Habel | ... | ||
| Shannon Eagen | ... | ||
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Edward Austin Kelly | ... | |
| Mary Callaghan Lynch | ... | ||
| Ellen Page | ... | ||
| Jimmy Fallon | ... | ||
| Alia Shawkat | ... | ||
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | ||
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Barbara Coven | ... | |
| Eulala Scheel | ... | ||
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Nina Kircher | ... | |
| Daniel Stern | ... |
Earl Cavendar
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| Mark Boyd | ... | ||
| Carlo Alban | ... | ||
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Douglas Minckiewicz | ... |
Colby
(as Doug Minckewicz)
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In a town near Austin, Bliss Cavendar's strong-willed mom believes Bliss, at 17, can win pageants - the key to a happy life. Bliss isn't the beauty pageant type: she's shy, quiet, and has just one friend, Pash, her fellow waitress at a diner. Things change for Bliss when she discovers a women's roller derby league in Austin, tries out, proves to be whip fast, and makes a team. Now she needs to become someone tough on the rink, keep her parents from finding out where she goes twice a week, and do something about a first crush, on a musician she meets at the derby. Meanwhile, mom still sees Bliss as Miss Bluebonnet. Things are on a collision course; will everyone get banged up? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Caught a preview of this and was really glad I did. The writing and characters were very genuine. There were lots of laughs and emotion and great moments you can't help but root for the girls. Drew, Ellen, Alia, Kristin, Marcia, Juliet, Eve and the rest just tore it up on the screen. It was nice to see some of these girls, like Drew & Kristin, in roles as real people as opposed to just caricature's. I never knew how roller derby was even played but now I'm gonna look for a local league to go watch - those girls rock! I ended the film feeling like I was best buds with all of them. This definitely shows that Drew will have quite a career directing and that Juno wasn't a one-hit-wonder for Ellen, either. You won't want to miss this one.