Whip It (film)

Whip It
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Drew Barrymore
Screenplay by	Shauna Cross
Based on	Derby Girl by Shauna Cross
Produced by	Drew Barrymore Barry Mendel
Starring	Elliot Page[a] Marcia Gay Harden Kristen Wiig Drew Barrymore Juliette Lewis Jimmy Fallon Daniel Stern
Cinematography	Robert D. Yeoman
Edited by	Dylan Tichenor
Music by	The Section Quartet
Production companies	Dune Entertainment Mandate Pictures Vincent Pictures Flower Films Rye Road Productions
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates	September 13, 2009 (2009-09-13) (TIFF) October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02) (United States)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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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