Whip It (film)

Whip It
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDrew Barrymore
Screenplay byShauna Cross
Based onDerby Girl
by Shauna Cross
Produced byDrew Barrymore
Barry Mendel
Starring
CinematographyRobert D. Yeoman
Edited byDylan Tichenor
Music byThe Section Quartet
Production
companies
Dune Entertainment
Mandate Pictures
Vincent Pictures
Flower Films
Rye Road Productions
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • September 13, 2009 (2009-09-13) (TIFF)
  • October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02) (United States)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$16.6 million[1]

Whip It is a 2009 American sports comedy drama film co-produced and directed by Drew Barrymore from a screenplay by Shauna Cross, based on her 2007 novel Derby Girl. It stars Elliot Page[a] as a teenage girl from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas, who joins a roller derby team. The film also stars Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon, and Daniel Stern.

Whip It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009 and was theatrically released in the United States on October 2, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, but was a box office disappointment, grossing $16.6 million worldwide against its $15 million budget.[2] Whip It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 26, 2010 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.


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  2. ^ Flint, Joe (26 October 2009). "Whip It' didn't need to get whipped at box office". LA Times. Retrieved 3 July 2014.