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Whip It Movie Trailer

Posted on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta

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Last week we posted the first photos from Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It. Today Fox Searchlight has released a movie trailer for the dramedy. Based on the book Derby Girl by Shauna Cross, the film stars Ellen Page as Bliss Cavendar, “an indie-rock loving misfit” who finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin Texas.

The trailer feels like a mix of Adventureland, Juno and Bring It On, which to me is an interesting mashup. I’m a sucker for coming of age films, and its always great to see a story with a female lead which isn’t a paint by numbers romantic comedy. And not to mention its good to hear Weezer being used in a trailer. Watch the trailer after the jump and leave your thoughts in the comments below!

Bliss tries out as Babe Ruthless for a team named the Hurl Scouts, where she hopes to skate alongside the likes of Maggie Mayhem (Kristen Wiig) and Smashley Simpson (Drew Barrymore). The movie also features Marcia Gay Harden as Bliss’ disapproving mother, Jimmy Fallon who is a cheesy hungover announcer named Hot Tub Johnny, Zoe Bell (skate name: Bloody Holly), Eve, and Juliette Lewis (skate name: Iron Maven) play for the Hurl Scout’s rivals, the schoolgirl-themed Holy Rollers.

Watch the trailer in High Definition on Yahoo. Whip it will hit theaters on October 9th 2009.

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  • SomeGuy
    Another movie about indie rock loving misfits. How rebellious and cool.

    An old man review might even deign to call it "hip, edgy and spunky".

    !0 bucks says the soundtrack involves guys in girls jeans.
  • well there was a Weezer song in the trailer so your theory is debunked so far. but who knows?
  • SS
    Looks pretty funny actually!
  • Captain Awesome
    This looks good. Bummer about Eve being in it. I hate that idiot.
  • MarkoP
    Heh. Jens Lekman.
  • I love Jens.
  • Oh wow, Ellen Page playing a "an indie-rock loving misfit", what a stretch. PASS! Juno and Hard Candy both overrated.
  • Aly
    have you seen the tracey fragments she was so fucking insane in that ish it was nuts!! oh and hard candy was not overrated it was a slight disappointment but it was thrilling non the less
  • Fir3Wolf
    That actually looks pretty good. I'm actually a sucker for coming of age movies as well so I think I'll check this one out.
  • gearhead364
    Looks questionable, just seems like rebellious outcast joins ______ and finds friends, even with that hopefully it will have some decent humor, Ellen Page is a plus.
  • could have sworn i saw Future Man in the trailer... Alas, IMDb has no credit for him :(
  • quintushalls
    This has Diablo Cody written all over it.
  • Looks fun enough to me! Glad to see that the trailer lacks any amount of Jimmy Fallon.
  • jason B
    fallon is in it. he's the announcer who introduces the girls.
  • Fallon introduced me. He made a skit out of me on the spot when I was an extra in this movie. I was a "male sex bomb". Very wild, hilarious experience.
  • kingbry7
    I didn't think that I could be less interested in a film, until it said directed by Drew Barrymore.
  • RocknRolla
    There are worse things out there.
  • Sketch
    Definitely.
  • the other Wilson brother!

    yayyy
  • Denny B
    Looks like a fun night out at the movies to me!
  • Denny B
    One Big mistake in the credits should be pointed out: It's based on the novel "Derby Girl" by Shauna Cross, Not "Whip It!" Somebody better tell 'em!
  • I bet you that they're going to retitle the book with the movie title before the film comes out. This has been done with many other books of film adaptations, usually for less popular books.
  • Denny B
    If that's true, does that make my copy of "Derby Girl" more or less valuable?
  • I would guess more valuable.
  • phil
    Is that BEEF SUPREME???!!!
  • Mike
    oh shit! Maeby Funke in the flesh! <3 Alia Shawkat
  • hell YES YES YES! Nice to see an awesome, indie film about strong, independent females who aren't blonde, bimbos, or have big boobs. I've been waiting for a WHOLE YEAR for this to come out. And Roller Derby is fucking awesome, too.

    A must-see film for me and my friends.
  • Muffin7
    You've finally found something that panders to you! Now you can know what it feels like to have your tastes exploited like the rest of us. You know, I hear feminism is all the rage these days. It's in. Better jump on board and sink the ship as quickly as we possibly can. Ride it to the bottom of the ocean and then take a dump on it on your way back to the top, backpacking to the surface on the "next big thing".

    (NOTE: Just in case that came off wrong, I'm not making fun of you, I'm making fun of the studios pandering to specific "in" taste. Mark my words, if this does well at the BO, a hundred other movies just like it will be made until the subject is stomped six feet deep into the ground by producers and such)
  • jimmytheghost
    I hope the studios don't exploit this idea too far. The last thing we need is more movie studios making movies about strong independent females. What's next? Movies starring MINORITIES?! Let's hope they don't get too crazy over there in tinseltown.

    (NOTE: Just in case that came off wrong, Hollywood studios making movies with strong female characters is a much needed thing and if it does become a fad, it will be a great step forward.)
  • Pie
    As long as the only attractive women in film are portrayed as damsels in distress, I will never get a date.
  • Muffin7
    PS

    Roller Derby has not been awesome since the 80's. Quirky, maybe. Awesome? Highly suspect.
  • SomeGuy
    Yeah! Instead you get a movie about women rolling in circles beating the crap out of each other for the amusement of moronic white trash and ironic hipsters!

    WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
  • hawkeyefierce
    Actually that's not true! They do not in fact beat the crap out of eachother! It is a real sport that has real athletes. It has become a huge family friendly sport from across the United States all the way to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, France, England, Holland, Germany, Ireland, Scotland Mexico and Canada. Maybe you should get out more!
  • Private_BeenJammin
    Guess what? Not all blondes with big boobs are bimbos. Many of us are strong and independent... and a few of us are even (gasp, dare I say it) ROLLERGIRLS!

    http://www.myspace.com/blonde_and_smart

    *sigh*
  • Mmmm
    I'm blonde and have big boobs AND play roller derby. blondes with boobs can be strong independent females too you know.
  • Muffin7
    I am really starting to hate Ellen Page these days. Seriously, she passes on Drag Me To Hell (thank god!) and now she's in this instead. Great choice, Ellen. Bravo. Shit on Raimi and slide your nose right between Drew Barrymore's butt cheeks. Smart move.
  • Muffin7
    I am really starting to hate Ellen Page these days. Seriously, she passes on Drag Me To Hell (thank god!) and now she's in this instead. Great choice, Ellen. Bravo. Shit on Raimi and slide your nose right between Drew Barrymore's butt cheeks. Smart move.
  • blondebomber
    I cant wait to see it in Theaters!
  • PHEW! I saw this trailer, and was nervous to scroll down in fear that all the Ellen-Page-lovers would be practically licking the screen in excitement.

    Oh happy day! How I was wrong!

    I can't stand Ellen Page. It was painful to watch her try and "act" in Hard Candy, and she was incredibly annoying in Juno - her quasi-feminist bent was tiresome the first time and quite disgusting now.

    She is, in my humble opinion, the worst actress of this generation.

    And if she keeps it up, Zooey Daschenal will be joining her soon.
  • jason B
    i think 500 days of summer can save zooey.
  • jimmy boy
    neg
  • Zarile3
    "her quasi-feminist bent was tiresome the first time and quite disgusting now.

    She is, in my humble opinion, the worst actress of this generation."

    I couldn't agree more. I think every movie she does, she brings that tone of feminism to her acting, and it really brings it down, a lot.
  • jimmytheghost
    I think this movie looks great. I really wish they didn't show Daniel Stern giving her the skates just before the big match for her to win and "come of age." Why do trailers give away the ending of movies these days.
  • MickJ
    Looks okay.
  • Ah
    Wow she's playing another indie-rock chick. Fuck these kinds of films I hate em.
  • WE JUST WATCHED THE WHOLE MOVIE! YAY!

    I BET HER MOM SHOWS UP AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP! YOU THINK? OH I HOPE SHE DOES!


    THIS LOOKS LIKE A VERY VERY VERY LOOSELY BAD VERSION OF CRYBABY
  • mattyeomans
    It seems incredibly cliched from the trailer, but oh well.
  • This movie looks fuckin' dope. It's so difficult to find a good coming of age film for women.

    The love interest looks really cute too, and not in a generic Hollywood way either.
  • sma
    "This movie looks fuckin' dope. It's so difficult to find a good coming of age film for women."

    Excuse me?
  • Excuse what?
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