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Whip It is a 2009 American comedy drama film directed by Drew Barrymore, who also served as a producer alongside Barry Mendel. The cast includes Elliot Page, Alia Shawkat, Marcia Gay Harden, and Kristen Wiig. Robert Yeoman handled cinematography, while Dylan Tichenor edited the film. Production companies involved were Flower Films, Dune Entertainment, Mandate Pictures, Vincent Pictures, and Rye Road Productions. The narrative is set in Texas and explores themes of small town life, sports, female friendship, and coming of age.
The film has a runtime of 111 minutes and was originally released in English. It was distributed by Searchlight Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand. Financial details indicate a budget of 15,000,000 and revenue of 16,633,035. Review scores include 84%, 7/10, and 68/100, with an IMDb rating of 6.9. The movie passed the Bechdel test. Publication dates listed are 2009-10-02, 2010-02-25, and 2009-04-09.
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6.7In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
Cast
- Elliot Page as Bliss Cavendar
- Alia Shawkat as Pash
- Marcia Gay Harden as Brooke Cavendar
- Kristen Wiig as Maggie Mayhem
- Drew Barrymore as Smashley Simpson
- Landon Pigg as Oliver
Themes
- small town
- sports
- texas
- female friendship
- coming of age
- roller derby
- austin, texas
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- woman director
- exhilarated
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Drew Barrymore
- Cast member
- Ari Graynor
- Producer
- Barry Mendel
- Production company
- Flower Films
- Cinematographer
- Robert Yeoman
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 408009
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.whip-it.net
- Image
- Flickr - Josh Jensen - Drew Barrymore and Elliot Page.jpg
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- film editor
- Dylan Tichenor
- title
- Whip It
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 68/100
- publication date
- 2010-02-25
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