Whip It

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-10-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (52294 Reviews)

Director:

Drew Barrymore

Genres:

Drama Sport

Cast:

Sarah Habel Shannon Eagen Edward Austin Kelly Mary Callaghan Lynch

Writer:

Shauna Cross (screenplay)

Shauna Cross (novel)

Fullplot:

In a town near Austin, Bliss Cavendar's strong-willed mom believes Bliss, at 17, can win pageants - the key to a happy life. Bliss isn't the beauty pageant type: she's shy, quiet, and has just one friend, Pash, her fellow waitress at a diner. Things change for Bliss when she discovers a women's roller derby league in Austin, tries out, proves to be whip fast, and makes a team. Now she needs to become someone tough on the rink, keep her parents from finding out where she goes twice a week, and do something about a first crush, on a musician she meets at the derby. Meanwhile, mom still sees Bliss as Miss Bluebonnet. Things are on a collision course; will everyone get banged up?

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