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Whip It

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
69K
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Elliot Page in Whip It (2009)
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.
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In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock-loving misfit finds a way of dealing with small-town misery after discovering a roller-derby league in nearby Austin.In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock-loving misfit finds a way of dealing with small-town misery after discovering a roller-derby league in nearby Austin.In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock-loving misfit finds a way of dealing with small-town misery after discovering a roller-derby league in nearby Austin.

  • Director
    • Drew Barrymore
  • Writer
    • Shauna Cross
  • Stars
    • Elliot Page
    • Drew Barrymore
    • Kristen Wiig
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    69K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,407
    716
    • Director
      • Drew Barrymore
    • Writer
      • Shauna Cross
    • Stars
      • Elliot Page
      • Drew Barrymore
      • Kristen Wiig
    • 146User reviews
    • 197Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 nominations

    Videos24

    Whip It
    Trailer 2:21
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    Whip It: "Food Fight"
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    Whip It: "Are You Stalking Me?"
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    Whip It: "Football Game"
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    Whip It: "Being Judged"
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    Whip It: "Ready, Set, Go"
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    Whip It: Ready, Set, Go
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    Whip It: Food Fight
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    Whip It: 23 Seconds
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    Whip It: Being Judged
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    Whip It: I'm 22
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    Drew Barrymore in Whip It (2009)
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    Drew Barrymore, Elliot Page, Andrew Wilson, Zoë Bell, Eve, and Kristen Wiig in Whip It (2009)
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    Elliot Page and Alia Shawkat in Whip It (2009)
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    Elliot Page in Whip It (2009)
    Drew Barrymore, Elliot Page, Andrew Wilson, Zoë Bell, Eve, and Kristen Wiig in Whip It (2009)
    Drew Barrymore, Elliot Page, and Kristen Wiig in Whip It (2009)

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    Elliot Page
    Elliot Page
    • Bliss Cavendar
    • (as Ellen Page)
    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Smashley Simpson
    Kristen Wiig
    Kristen Wiig
    • Maggie Mayhem
    Sarah Habel
    Sarah Habel
    • Corbi
    Shannon Eagen
    Shannon Eagen
    • Amber
    Edward Austin Kelly
    • Pageant Coordinator
    Mary Callaghan Lynch
    • Val
    Jimmy Fallon
    Jimmy Fallon
    • 'Hot Tub' Johnny Rocket
    Alia Shawkat
    Alia Shawkat
    • Pash
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Brooke Cavendar
    Barbara Coven
    • Pageant Mother
    Eulala Scheel
    Eulala Scheel
    • Shania Cavendar
    Nina Kircher
    • Trudy
    Daniel Stern
    Daniel Stern
    • Earl Cavendar
    Mark Boyd
    Mark Boyd
    • Ronny
    Carlo Alban
    Carlo Alban
    • Birdman
    Douglas Minckiewicz
    • Colby
    • (as Doug Minckewicz)
    Michael Petrillo
    • Poindexter
    • Director
      • Drew Barrymore
    • Writer
      • Shauna Cross
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Manson Sisters were played by Rachel Piplica and Kristen Adolfi--better known as Iron Maven 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
      In the final bout scenes, a row of "dummies" watch the bout instead of actual people. The "dummies" are mixed in with the actual crowd but due to editing the row of "dummies" was not edited out.
    • Quotes

      Smashley Simpson, Bloody Holly, Maggie Mayhem, Rosa Sparks, Bliss Cavendar: We're number two! We're number two!

      Razor: You guys came in second out of two teams.

      Smashley Simpson, Bloody Holly, Maggie Mayhem, Rosa Sparks, Bliss Cavendar: Whoo!

      Razor: Yeah, let's celebrate mediocrity! That's fantastic.

    • Crazy credits
      Bloopers run during closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince/(500) Days of Summer/Homecoming (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Knocked Up
      Written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill

      Performed by Kings of Leon

      Courtesy of The RCA Records Label and The RCA/Jive Label Group

      A unit of Sony Music Entertainment

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews146

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    Featured review
    8/10
    "Dream, Live, Repeat"
    Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

    I've actually been to some of the Austin locations and seen that roller rink: it's a pretty cool place with a powerful vibe to the room.

    I've really had enough of pagentry, it just feels very boring, so maybe it was the perfect way to start this movie. It's a very cliche "I don't want your life" beginning, but grounding the establishing act in that foundation really takes us on a journey of growth in this "finding of self" (possibly a "coming of age", but no really) story. When something grabs our interests, even on a weird flyer, or a pair of skates, we should pay attention, and the smaller the thing is that calls out to you, the more you should pay attention.

    Roller derby is a bad ass little sport, and maybe "no one gets famous" or "successful" from it, but it looks fun and I'm sure the people that do it love it. While the roller derby aspect is great, and the romantic plot lines are good, and the best friend angle is really good (just realizing how multi-threaded this movie actually is), it is the self discovery, the character growth of Bliss (thanks to Ellen Page's powerful delivery) of being a person that we can barely hear, to being someone how is able to yell for what she wants, delivery a hit, and be a literal poster child.

    The movie honestly makes me envious: while I'd like to be an attractive tough girl, sure, to find a passion while you still have time to enough to enjoy it, to find people to guide and support that passion, and then compete and find adversity from people twice your age is an amazing thing all to itself.

    I'll never be a "roller derby girl", but I know I can always come live vicariously through this movie.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Fox Searchlight (United States)
      • Official Facebook (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Derby Girl
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Searchlight Pictures
      • Mandate Pictures
      • Vincent Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,043,363
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,650,812
      • Oct 4, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,691,303
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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