Whip it is a 2009 american sports comedydrama film directed by drew barrymore in her directorial debut and written by shauna cross, based on her novel derby girl. Drew barrymore dishes on her rollercoaster weight struggle. Grand raggidy roller girls dot matrix aka shawn varner, left, and jackie daniels rachel bockheim have skating roles in drew barrymore s new movie. Whip it movie, roller derby, roller skating, ellen page, drew. Her roller derby league comingofage tale whip it was a lot better than the. Costarring drew barrymore in her feature film directorial debut, marcia gay harden, juliette lewis.
Barrymore has nicely adapted the roller derby revival of the last decade into a movie about a lonely smalltown girl ellen page who finds a second family among the waitresses, grocery store. Role models sucker punch french 27x40 movie poster 2011. The 34yearold actress, who stars and makes her directorial debut in the new movie whip it. After exploring the world of roller derby with whip it, her first film as a director, drew barrymore is entering a area where theres even more chance of injury or at the very least, a.
Feb 19, 2020 in 2009, drew barrymore made her directorial debut with the roller derby film whip it. Roller girl trailer ellen page drew barrymore youtube. Barrymore was born in culver city, california, to american actor john drew barrymore and aspiring actress jaid barrymore born ildiko jaid mako, who was born in a displaced persons camp in brannenburg, west germany to hungarian world war ii refugees. Drew barrymore dishes to page 2 about her new roller derby movie, whip it. Grand rapids skaters roll em in drew barrymore movie. Ellen stars as bliss in the upcoming movie whip it, which is helmed by firsttime director drew barrymore.
As one might expect from a drew barrymore movie, the whole thing has a fun. Drew barrymore and is a lighthearted comedy about a teenager who is inspired to take up roller derby because her life is boring and going nowhere. In 2009, drew barrymore directed and appeared in whip it, a comedydrama about a texas misfit who joins a bad news bears like rollerderby team called the hurl scouts. A rebellious texas teen trades in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby. Drew barrymore s whip it is mostly forgettable hollywood fluff, but contains some uncomfortable gender politics. Ellen page, drew barrymore, kristen wiig, sarah habel. It was just a really cute movie and i thought the character drew barrymore played was the best. Sep 23, 2011 drew barrymore has pretty much been an official arbiter of cool since birth, so it makes sense that her directorial debut, whip it, followed suite. The top five movies you didnt know were filmed in michigan. The film stars junos ellen page as bliss, a rebellious teenager who decides to ditch the easy path and immerse herself in the rough and tumble world of competitive roller derby. In addition to directing, drew also acted in and coproduced the movie, which is. Whip it is a 2009 american sports comedydrama film directed by drew barrymore in her.
I do not claim any rights of this movie or this clip, all credit goes to fox searchlight, lions gate, drew barrymore, barry mendel, and all the talented actors. Bliss lies that shes 22 in this movie but ellen was actually 22 years old when this movie. With drew barrymore, jessica lange, jeanne tripplehorn, ken howard. Drew barrymoredirected roller derby film it has a penny marshall vibe to it, which isnt necessarily a bad thing. Drew barrymore brings sexy back into rollerskating as she poses in this risque magazine shoot. It stars ellen page as a teenager from the fictional town of bodeen, texas, who joins a roller derby team. Since the movie s release, the houston roller derby recreational league has experienced an influx of new skaters eager to learn how to skate and play derby. The film is coproduced by barrymore and barry mendel. Roller derby always thought this be fun, and look at the sexy battle wounds. Ellen page plays bliss, a young girl at a crossroads, whose forced by her mother into beauty pageants while she wants to be in the roller derby. The film uses the old sloped skating rink destruction derby rather than the modern flat track version so theres some mild violence and anger outburst issues. Drew barrymore came back black and blue from practicing for whip it, her latest movie about a roller derby team. Based on derby girl by shauna cross, the movie tells the true story of a texas teens journey through the roller derby world. Tour our photo gallery of the 15 greatest drew barrymore films, ranked from worst to best, including e.
Drew barrymore, director and roller derby girl time. Drew barrymore dishes to page 2 about her new roller derby. Drew barrymore makes her bow as a director with this roller derby comingofage. Scream 1996 barrymore s role in the horror movie scream was a shock to many people. Whip it drama sport mit ellen page, marcia gay harden, kristen wiig, drew barrymore, juliette lewis, jimmy fallon, alia shawkat, eve, zoe b. Jan 12, 2017 an underground, virtually grassroots sport, roller derby made its way into hollywood through the 2009 movie whip it, which featured ellen page, drew barrymore and kristen wiig. 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. Fox searchlight has just debuted the trailer for whip it. Texas, an indierock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her smalltown misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby austin. In 2009, drew barrymore made her directorial debut with the roller derby film whip it. May 07, 2015 roller derby has taken the entire country by storm. Drew barrymores whip it is both a coming of age movie and a sports movie.
In addition to directing, drew also acted in and coproduced the movie, which is based on the shauna cross. It has managed to build quite the devoted following here in albuquerque as the duke city derby has made its new residence in the albuquerque convention center. Maryland roller derby team rallies for whip it drew barrymore s directorial debut whip it scored big with one demographic over the weekend. Night live and juliette lewis old school play rollerderby stars. Apr 18, 2009 in 1973, documentary filmmaking brothers albert maysles and david maysles decide to change the focus of their latest project from jacqueline kennedy onassis to her aunt and older cousin, mother and daughter edith bouvier beale called big edie and edith little edie bouvier beale, who were found living in squalor and isolation in the longtime family mansion, grey gardens, in east hampton. Our friends at usa today have debuted a very badass batch of photos from whip it. Drew barrymore is well known for her quirky acting and distinct personality. Oct 02, 2009 actress drew barrymore showed maggie rodriguez how to be aggressive while skating in a roller derby. Eines abends fahrt sie heimlich nach austin, um sich ein rollerderby. Watch a scene from the new movie whip it starring drew barrymore, ellen page, and kristen wiig, where a texas teen bliss finally finds herself after joining a roller derby team. Barrymore has nicely adapted the roller derby revival of the last decade into a movie about a lonely smalltown girl ellen page who finds a. Drew barrymore got banged up filming her new flick drew. Its been well established that drew barrymore is both adorable and a free spirit. Racing with the fast and the furious in colombias roller.
Drew barrymore makes her directorial debut with this feisty, femalefriendly actioncomedy. The hurl scouts from whip it ellen page, roller derby, roller skating, whip. Aug 28, 2011 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. Please see more information about houston roller derby under the about section. I never knew about roller derby until seeing the movie whip it. Sep 04, 2009 barrymore film on a roll in detroit september 4, 2009 8. Drew barrymore gets her skates on for rollerskating romp. The actress drew barrymore has directed her first film, whip it, about a teenager portrayed by ellen page on the roller derby circuit. The actress, who makes her directorial debut and stars in the movie, trained for the. Jun 30, 2011 yep, drew barrymore is steadily embarking on a directing career and were actually pretty glad that she is.
In bodeen, texas, an indierock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her smalltown misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby austin. Eve and ellen page whip it for drew barrymores roller. Drew barrymore s directing her first film, whip it based on the book derby girl and eves got the bruises to prove it. The directorial debut of drew barrymore, stars ellen page juno as bliss. I had dreams as a girl to be on a roller derby team. Feb 10, 2010 i do not claim any rights of this movie or this clip, all credit goes to fox searchlight, lions gate, drew barrymore, barry mendel, and all the talented actors.
Roller derby has taken the entire country by storm. Thats exactly what excited rookie director drew barrymore about her rowdy roller derby tale. Drew barrymore reteams with whip it writer shauna cross for. The movie scenes of roller derby action look extremely real as drew used hand held cameras for a lot of the action. Drew barrymore got into the action for her directorially.
Apr 02, 2010 barrymore has nicely adapted the roller derby revival of the last decade into a movie about a lonely smalltown girl ellen page who finds a second family among the waitresses, grocery store. Best movies whip it 2009 law ellen page, drew barrymore, kristen wiig in bodeen, texas, an indierock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her smalltown misery after she discovers a roller. Whip it 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The sport has gained even more attention since being featured in drew barrymores 2009 directorial debut, whip it, starring ellen page. If you are anything like us here at her towers, the 2010 movie whip it. Ellen page, marcia gay harden, kristen wiig, drew barrymore. Not only did she call action, she got into the action skates and elbow pads on. With ellen page, drew barrymore, kristen wiig, sarah habel. Jul 28, 2019 images ive shared through my radio show the movie music spotlight. Ellen page is a fine as a highschooler in a tiny texas town, with a pageantcrazy mom marcia gay hayden, a starinthemaking younger sister blond of course, and a. To promote her directorial debut whip it, inspired by the true story of a texan roller derby league. A huge crane in the middle of the track took shots from high above and also went down close to the action. In an interview, drew talks about her directorial debut whip it and. The movie, slated for movie theaters next summer, is being directed by drew barrymore and.
A new set of wheels for her first time behind the camera, drew barrymore hurtled into the world of roller derby. Just in case youre wondering, drew is 34 and ellen. Intrigued, she and her friend pash alia shawkat attend a roller derby bout under the pretense of going to a football game. Roller derby roller skating ellen page whip it movie movie tv drew barrymore movies showing movies and tv shows alia shawkat president fuzz roller derby. The marketing focused on her, including posters, commercials and. Cincinnati rollergirls going away ceremony, 20110618 086. Who else could show up to the toronto premiere of her first directorial effort, the roller derby themed film whip it, with a hairdo that looked like something put together by a bored joliepitt child during an unsupervised hour at the chateau. Oct 16, 2011 but when it comes to roller derby, the latest american sports import, the genealogical lines are clear. Hell, even drew barrymore directed and starred in a movie about it.
New yorks new photo issue, which features pictures of nyc taken by celebrities. Well, there are two aspects of this film that i think are the most central themes, which are the roller derby and find your. Best movies whip it 2009 law ellen page, drew barrymore. Drew barrymore on her directorial project how to be single by fiona april 17, 2011 yeah, you already know what were talking about, so lets get straight to the point. Can drew barrymore whip the roller derby genre into shape. Junos ellen page stars as bliss cavendar, a young woman who longs to break free of her smalltown bonds by joining the roughandtumble sport of roller derby in nearby austin, texas. Houston roller derby is a proud member of wftda and a registered nonprofit 501c3 nonprofit status effective march 11, 2011. Barrymore film on a roll in detroit september 4, 2009 8. When mtv news caught up with the rapperactress, she was. Drew barrymore dons directors skates for whip it the. The fastpaced sport of roller derby takes center stage in drew barrymores new film whip it. I got curious about this movie because ive been interested in roller derby while the last time i roller skated was around time when. Drew barrymore has admitted that she had no idea how brutal the sport of roller derby could be.
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