As we watched the Terminal City Rollergirls in action a while back, I told hubby that by this time next year, we may be seeing a little more action in the roller derby world. He gave me a quizzical look and a few minutes later asked me what the hell I was talking about. I swear, the man tunes out when I talk movie news so obviously he’d failed to take in the fact that Drew Barrymore is directing a movie starring herself and “it” girl Ellen Page (along with Juliette Lewis, Kristen Wiig, Zoe Bell and Marcia Gay Harden) all about roller derby.
A few weeks ago some photos from the production hit the web and caused a minor stir (mostly about Wiig’s eyeliner) but Yahoo! just premiered the trailer for Whip It and it looks like fun.
Page plays Bliss Cavendar, an outsider in Bodeen, Texas who, much to her conservative, pageant-loving-mother’s (Harden) disdain, finds out about and joins a roller derby league in nearby Austin. I assume that from here her entire life changes. Am I looking for great cinema? No. But I am looking to see a little ass-kicking grrl power action and it looks like Barrymore and crew are going to deliver (or so I hope).
Whip It! opens on October 9th. Check out the trailer at Yahoo!.
I must say this looks great. I really like Ellen Page as she is easily one of the most unique personalities I’ve seen in quite some time.
chuck
Looks like a fun night out at the movies to me!