RUNNING TIME: 1:51
RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2009
STARRING: Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis
DIRECTOR: Drew Barrymore
PRODUCER(S): Nancy Juvonen, Drew Barrymore, Peter Douglas
WRITER(S): Shauna Cross
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut with Whip It!, the story of an ex-beauty pageant contestant named Bliss (played by Juno's Ellen Page) who leaves her crowns behind after joining a roller-derby team. While her mother would prefer that Bliss unlace her skates and step back before the judges, the rebellious teen instead seeks the wisdom of rowdy mentor Malice in Wonderland (Kristen Wiig) in learning the tricks of the circuit track. The Mandate Pictures production was written by roller derby star-turned-screenwriter Shauna Cross.