- Whip It!
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name = Whip It!
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director = Drew Barrymore
producer = Barry Mendel
writer = Shauna Cross
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starring =Ellen Page Marcia Gay Harden Kristen Wiig Juliette Lewis Zoë Bell Drew Barrymore
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distributor =Mandate Pictures
released = 2009
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country = USA
language = English
budget = $10 million
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imdb_id = 1172233"Whip It!" is an upcoming
comedy film directed byDrew Barrymore and written byShauna Cross , based on her novel "Derby Girl". The film will be Barrymore's directorial debut.Premise
A misfit girl named Bliss (Ellen Page) is constantly being pressured to enter beauty pageants by her mother, so she joins a roller derby league, stumbling over reality and finding herself along the way.cite news| url=http://www.variety.com/VR1117979134.html| title=Ellen Page to 'Whip It!' for Barrymore| date=2008-01-15| accessdate=2008-06-30| work=Variety| publisher=Reed Business Information |author=Siegel, Tatiana]
Cast
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Ellen Page as Bliss Cavendar, a teenage girl who runs away to join an Austin roller derby league.
*Marcia Gay Harden as Bliss's mother, who would prefer her daughter enter beauty pageants than roller derbies.cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i17cfb9d2f397c8cb48a75eaa6bee886c| title=Cast ready to roll on 'Whip It!'| date=2008-06-30| accessdate=2008-06-30| work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |author=Goldstein, Gregg & Kit, Borys]
*Alia Shawkat as Pash, Bliss's best friend. [cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990676.html |title=Alia Shawkat |author=Perry, Byron |date=2008-08-17 |work=Variety |publisher=Reed Business Information |accessdate=2008-09-15]
*Landon Pigg as Oliver, Bliss's guitar playing love interest, member of a band.
*Kristen Wiig as Malice in Wonderland, Bliss's mentor.
*Juliette Lewis as Iron Maven, a rival player on Austin's top team.
*Zoё Bell as a medical technician who moonlights as derby star Bloody Holly.
*Drew Barrymore as one of Bliss's teammates.
*Jimmy Fallon as the MC.
*Ari Graynor as Eva Destruction
*Eve as one of Bliss's teammates. [cite news |url=http://www.theboombox.com/2008/08/19/eve-to-whip-it-in-upcoming-film/ |title=Eve to "Whip It" in Upcoming Film |author=Ford, Tracey |date=2008-08-19 |work=The Boom Box |publisher=The Boom Box |accessdate=2008-09-29]Production
Cross adapted her 2007 young adult novel "Derby Girl" for the screen and pitched the script to different
production companies while simultaneously pitching its source material to various publishers. The film project was initially to be handled byWarner Independent , but Mandate Pictures took over after it was put into turnaround.cite news| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117987712.html| title=Shauna Cross| date=2008-06-18| accessdate=2008-06-30| work=Variety| |publisher=Reed Business Information |author=Swart, Sharon] Production began summer 2008 inMichigan , and shooting in and aroundDetroit andWashtenaw County , namely Saline, began July 26.cite news |url=http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/08/grand_rapids_skaters_roll_em_i.html |title=Grand Rapids skaters roll 'em in Drew Barrymore movie "Whip It!" |author=Serba, John |date=2008-08-10 |work=The Grand Rapids Press |publisher=MLive.com |accessdate=2008-08-12] Some scenes may also be shot inTexas . "Whip It!" is being produced by Barrymore'sFlower Films production company and will be distributed by Mandate Films upon its theatrical release.References
External links
* [http://www.mandatepictures.com/films.aspx?projectid=4f06058e-8109-419b-9044-e451e9bcce7b&index=21 Mandate Pictures]
* [http://impossiblefunky.blogspot.com/2008/08/hey-drew.html Blogger petitions for Whip It! Theme song]
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