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Whip It is a 2009 American sports comedy drama film co-produced and directed by Drew Barrymore from a screenplay by Shauna Cross, based on her 2007 novel Derby Girl. It stars Elliot Page as a teenage girl from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas, who joins a roller derby team.
- $16.6 million
- The Section Quartet
- $15 million
- Drew Barrymore, Barry Mendel
Oct 2, 2009 · Whip It: Directed by Drew Barrymore. With Sarah Habel, Shannon Eagen, Edward Austin Kelly, Mary Callaghan Lynch. 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.
- (70K)
- Drama, Sport
- Drew Barrymore
- 2009-10-02
After she finished Derby Girl, Cross pitched the same premise as a film to Drew Barrymore's production company, Flower Films. It was picked up immediately after she showed them a script – under the new title Whip It – and Barrymore decided to direct it herself. Whip It was released in October 2009.
- English
- Screenwriter, novelist
- American
Oct 2, 2009 · But whatever the location, scriptwriter and derby player Shauna Cross said, "It's a total love letter to Austin" – and to its derby girls. Austin and its derby scene are as much the film's...
Oct 2, 2009 · Directed by Drew Barrymore; written by Shauna Cross, based on her novel “Derby Girl”; director of photography, Robert D. Yeoman; edited by Dylan Tichenor; music by the Section Quartet ...
- Drew Barrymore
assistant: Ms. Barrymore Spooky Stevens ... unit publicist Heather Tyler ... post production accountant Marc T.S. Zakalik ... production assistant Brent Kyle ... assistant: Drew Barrymore (uncredited) Kana LiVolsi ... production assistant (uncredited) Trina Naz ...
Jun 30, 2011 · For her third effort (more on that in a moment), Barrymore isn’t switching things up too much, as THR reports she’ll direct “Heist Society” with “Whip It” writer Shauna Cross to pen ...
