Whip It
Filmmaker: Drew Barrymore (Director)
USA / 2009 / 111 mins / English
Opening Weekend Date: 7 April 2010
Cinemas screening the film: Nationwide
Drew Baryrmore's directorial debut is a riotus coming of age tale that will leave you rollerskating out of the cinema!
Texan teen Bliss (Ellen Page, Juno) is totally over the beauty pageants her mum drags her to, so she dyes her hair blue and officially bows out of the cute speeches and prom dresses clique. Searching for a passion to live for, Bliss encounters some girls from the local roller derby team, and is smitten. Co-starring director Drew as Smashley Simpson and Juliette Lewis as Iron Maven - check out the roller girls' name tags! - Whip It will make your heart race as you cheer for Bliss' self-discovery in sport and romance, and the team's success!
About the Director: Drew Barrymore
An A-lister since childhood, Drew Barrymore made her name aged 7 as Gertie in E.T. and has starred in more than 50 films since then. You might not know her as the voice of Krusty's daughter Sophie in The Simpsons and Brian's on/off girlfriend Jillian in Family Guy! Whip It is Drew's feature directorial debut.