Whip It (2009)
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Whip It is a American sports comedy-drama film directed by Drew Barrymore in her directorial debut and written by Shauna Cross, based on her 2007 novel Derby Girl. The film is co-produced by Barrymore and Barry Mendel. It stars Ellen Page as a teenager from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas, who joins a roller derby team.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009 and was theatrically released on October 2, 2009 in the United States by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics but was a box office disappointment, grossing $16.6 million worldwide against its $15 million budget.
Bliss Cavendar is a misfit in the small town of Bodeen, Texas, with no sense of direction in her life. Her mother, Brooke, a former beauty queen, pushes her to enter beauty pageants despite her lack of interest. During a shopping trip to Austin with her mother, Bliss encounters three roller derby team members and finds herself intrigued by the sport in which teams and players are given pun names that highlight the violent aspect of the sport. Intrigued, she and her friend Pash attend a roller derby bout under the pretense of going to a football game, where they see the “Holy Rollers” defeat the “Hurl Scouts”, a perennially unsuccessful derby team.
Director: Drew Barrymore
Writers: Shauna Cross
Stars: Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, Alia Shawkat, Marcia Gay Harden, Daniel Stern, Carlo Alban, Landon Pigg, Jimmy Fallon
►Cast:
| Sarah Habel | … | Corbi |
| Shannon Eagen | … | Amber |
| Edward Austin Kelly | … | Pageant Coordinator |
| Mary Callaghan Lynch | … | Val |
| Ellen Page | … | Bliss Cavendar |
| Jimmy Fallon | … | ‘Hot Tub’ Johnny Rocket |
| Alia Shawkat | … | Pash |
| Marcia Gay Harden | … | Brooke Cavendar |
| Barbara Coven | … | Pageant Mother |
| Eulala Scheel | … | Shania Cavendar |
| Nina Kircher | … | Trudy |
| Daniel Stern | … | Earl Cavendar |
| Mark Boyd | … | Ronny |
| Carlo Alban | … | Birdman |
| Douglas Minckiewicz | … | Colby (as Doug Minckewicz) |
| Michael Petrillo | … | Poindexter |
| Sean O’Reilly | … | Colby’s Friend #2 |
| Sam Zikakis | … | Colby’s Friend #3 |
| Kent Cummins | … | Atomic City Clerk #1 |
| Sarah Yaeger | … | Atomic City Clerk #2 |
| Chloe Trueheart | … | Atomic City Girl #1 |
| Kyle Kentala | … | Atomic City Girl #2 |
| Genevieve Harrison | … | Atomic City Girl #3 |
| Landon Pigg | … | Oliver |
| John Eatherly | … | Oliver’s Bandmate – ‘Turbo Fruits’ |
| Jonas Stein | … | Oliver’s Bandmate – ‘Turbo Fruits’ |
| Max Van Peebles | … | Oliver’s Bandmate – ‘Turbo Fruits’ |
| Kristen Wiig | … | Maggie Mayhem |
| Zoë Bell | … | Bloody Holly |
| Eve | … | Rosa Sparks |
| Drew Barrymore | … | Smashley Simpson |
| Andrew Wilson | … | Razor |
| Juliette Lewis | … | Iron Maven |
| Rusty Mewha | … | Holy Rollers Coach |
| Will Brick | … | Referee |
| Madge Levinson | … | Helen |
| Alexis O’Neill | … | Pocket Rocket |
| Eli Bleiler | … | Jaba the Slut |
| Kristen Adolfi | … | Manson Sister #1 |
| Rachel Piplica | … | Manson Sister #2 |
| Ari Graynor | … | Eva Destruction |
| Latasha Pippen | … | Juana Beat’n |
| Sydney Bennett | … | Kami Kaze |
| Danny Mooney | … | Smashley’s Fiancé |
| Brent Kyle | … | Savage |
| Har Mar Superstar | … | Fight Attendants Coach |
| Claudia Rodgers | … | Mrs. Weaver |
| Wallace Bridges | … | Cop #1 |
| Patrick Moug | … | Terrifying Cop |
| John Lepard | … | Cop #2 |
| Austin Bickel | … | Riley |
| Mike Ancrile | … | Rockabilly Roller Derby Fan |
| Max Bassett | … | Texas Bar Cowboy |
| Jeff Butcher | … | Bingo Bus Driver |
| Cindy Chu | … | Derby Hopeful / Hot Tamale |
| Molly Cunningham | … | Derby Attendee |
| Shawntay Dalon | … | Derby Fan |
| Gracie Denton | … | Extra |
| Julie DiJohn | … | Derby Fan |
| William C. Fox | … | Derby Fan |
| Erin Renee Frankfort | … | Derby Fan |
| Julia Garlotte | … | Pageant Girl |
| Johnny Gel | … | Roller Derby Attendee |
| Penny Gibbs | … | Roller Derby Attendee |
| David Gibson | … | Cheering Fan |
| Kimberly Harsch | … | Derby Fan |
| Ed Kelly | … | Pageant Director |
| Doug Kolbicz | … | Derby Fan |
| Stacy Langenkamp | … | Adam |
| Diane M. Leach | … | Cowgirl Derby Fan |
| Lawrence W. Leach | … | Cowboy Derby Fan |
| Brent Mata | … | Guy Giving Keg Stands |
| Curtis Matzke | … | Derby Fan |
| Adam McNinch | … | Roller Derby Fan |
| Sarah O’Dea | … | Derby Fangirl |
| Dwayne Roszkowski | … | Derby Fan |
| Jeffrey Scott Basham | … | Derby Fan |
| Jeff Solano | … | Derby Fan |
| Noah Stahl | … | Stunned Partygoer |
| Morris Lee Sullivan | … | Cowboy |
| Vincent Tran | … | Fanboy |
| Eric Tuchelske | … | Derby Fan |
| Joseph Victor | … | Roller Derby Fan |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia