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Whip It

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Release Date: October 2, 2009
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Drew Barrymore
Screenwriter: Shauna Cross
Starring: Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Julieete Lewis, Eve, Jimmy Fallon, Daniel Stern, Drew Barrymore
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content including crude dialogue, language and drug material)
Official Website: Whip-It.net
Review: 7.5/10 rating
DVD Review: Not Available
DVD: DVD | Blu-ray Disc
Movie Poster: View here
Production Stills: View here

Plot Summary: "Whip It," the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, stars Ellen Page ("Juno") as Bliss, a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby. Marcia Gay Harden ("Mystic River," "Pollock") plays Bliss' disapproving mother, while Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live") and Juliette Lewis ("Old School") play roller-derby stars. Also starring Eve, Jimmy Fallon, and Daniel Stern.

Trailer (7.15.09):
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Featurette (9.4.09):
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TV Spot 1 (9.27.09):
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TV Spot 2 (9.27.09):
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TV Spot 3 (9.27.09):
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3 Featurettes (9.30.09):
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Featurette 4 (9.30.09):
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5 Clips (9.11.09):
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Clip 6 (10.1.09):
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COMMENTS (16)

Posted by:
Lillian
September 26, 2008
i'm just looking forward tot he movie becasue some of it was shot here in my home town
Posted by:
Jam Reaper
April 13, 2009
Would someone who knows the official release date please post here? I just joined Charm City Rollergirls and I'm dying to see the movie.
Posted by:
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May 1, 2009
Finally! I've been googling anything and everything involving this movie all week to find some sort of release date. I've even been youtubing recent Drew Barrymore interviews to see if she'd say anything about it, but said only brief things.

I'm really excited for this!! I'm wondering if this has could be an award contender or not...we'll see.
Posted by:
KMA
May 15, 2009
Hey, Daniel Stern in the cast. I guess this means he's making a comeback.
Posted by:
loyd christmas
May 22, 2009
Holy crap!! DANIEL STERN!!
HES ONE FUNNY MOTHER ****ER!
i mean i dont like drew berrymore as an actress but who knows she might be a good director

plus kristen wigg and jimmy fallon are pretty funny
Posted by:
KJ
July 15, 2009
That looks awesome! Will be seeing that one.
Posted by:
azurebird
July 15, 2009
This movie looks kind of cute. Looking forward to its release. :)
Posted by:
I'm Ron Burgundy?!
July 16, 2009
A) Stryper shirts rule. Respect the old school. It could've been worse, couldv'e been Night Ranger.
B) If you've never been to a roller derby, this movie will make you want to, trust me.
C) It's got that one dude from Idiocracy in it, too. Can't remember his name though. Dammit.
Posted by:
Jax Revenge
July 16, 2009
Well I am pretty annoyed that they show the girls punching each other, even turing around to hit someone! I spend all my time explaining to people once they hear me say "roller derbY' THat we DO NOT Punch the other team when skating, etc. it's illegal, etc because thats always the first thing someone asks about! I wish they had used WFTDA rules, not OSDA! There are only about 10 OSDA leagues even in existence, compared to hundreds of ones using WFTDA rules.

Thousands of people are gonna see this trailer in the theater that would never go see the whole movie, and still think it's just a big cat fight on wheels.

But, I guess we just need to get them to bouts!! Hopefully the rest of the movie is real enough.. Are those girls even wearing mouth guards? I need to look again... other than that, I look forward to seeing it. At least they show them training, that it's not just "show up and skate"
Posted by:
Tia Mai
July 16, 2009
I'm happy and sad.

When Ellen Page says, "I am so in love with this." I know exactly what that means.

Maybe they'll have a Whip It 2: Electric Boogaloo and hook it up on the flat track. (because modern-day roller derby is 99.44% flat track, as boring as y'all might think it is). I do not have technical expectations of this film at all, sadly. I also feel that this will either serve to hammer the death nails into the sport, or it will propel it to the X-games.

My bet is pretty soon every town with a rink will start having roller derby aerobics classes, where groups of women with no intentions of actually playing roller derby will show up wearing their cute designer outfits and pretty tights, gear up and do a pace line and push ups for two hours, talk about how icky and dirty the floor is, then go home and swig cucumber martinis and talk about how much of a work-out "playing roller derby" is.

Disco was once a legitimate dance.

I am bitter.

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