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You should watch Whip It online because it is a coming of age story with a twist. Author Shauna Cross wrote a young adult novel titled Derby Girl, from which she adapted the screenplay for Whip It. Ellen Page stars in this inspiring and funny movie about a roller derby league, in which Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut.
Barrymore proudly told a recent press conference in Toronto that she chose Page for the part before Page was cast in the 2007 movie Juno. Don’t miss your chance to watch Whip It online, or you’ll miss Barrymore in a supporting role, and Kristin Wiig as Malice in Wonderland, who acts as a mentor to new girl Bliss. Marcia Gay Harden and Daniel Stern play Bliss’ parents: a pageant-loving stage mom and a slightly clueless but ultimately supportive father.
Whip It began filming in the summer of 2008 with location work in various Michigan towns. Part of the movie was filmed in Texas, however. See if you can pick out scenes that were shot in Detroit, Michigan and Austin, Texas when you watch Whip It online. Bliss is a teen whose mother pressures her to be in pageants, which she intensely dislikes. So she joins a roller derby league without her mother’s knowledge.
Co-producing with Barry Mendel, Barrymore’s directorial debut is a joint production of her Flower Films, and Mandate Pictures. Barrymore gave herself a small supporting role in the film because of her lack of skating skill. You can watch Whip It online to see how Barrymore does on skates.
Whip It is Barrymore’s debut as a director. She has produced movies since the 90s, including movies like 50 First Dates with Adam Sandler and Charlie’s Angels with Demi Moore, Lucy Liu, and Cameron Diaz. After a fruitless search for a director for Whip It, Barrymore realized she would have to direct it herself to get the picture she wanted.
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