Whip It (2009)
Whip It was the link movie connecting Into the Wild and Inception.
Linked through Marcia Gay Harden and Elliot Page.
Both Marcia Gay Harden and Elliot Page appeared in Whip It.
About Whip It
"Be your own hero."
In 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.
Directed by Drew Barrymore
Written by Shauna Cross
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Score by Eric Gorfain
The Section Quartet scored the film and appears on the soundtrack. The soundtrack is a 58-song playlist (19 tracks on the CD, with additional tracks available digitally) and features artists such as Kings Of Leon, Ramones, The Breeders, Dolly Parton (Jolene), Radiohead, MGMT and Landon Pigg.
Movie trivia
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Screenwriter Shauna Cross adapted her 2007 novel Derby Girl for the screen and worked with Drew Barrymore for months; Barrymore pushed Cross to avoid tidier prospects and make the story more raw and open-ended.
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The project was originally set at Warner Independent Pictures but went into turnaround and was taken over by Mandate Pictures; Whip It was produced by Barry Mendel and Drew Barrymore as a Mandate/Flower Films co-production and distributed by Fox Searchlight.
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Principal photography began July 26, 2008, with filming in and around Detroit, Saline, Ypsilanti and Birch Run, Michigan, plus additional scenes in Austin, Texas and at Hamtramck and Ferndale High Schools.
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Real roller derby players were cast from local Michigan leagues, including members of the Detroit Derby Girls and the Grand Raggidy Roller Girls.
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The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009; Toronto Roller Derby held an exhibition bout at Yonge-Dundas Square and promoted the film by skating downtown and handing out flyers.
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Despite generally positive reviews, Whip It was a box-office disappointment, grossing approximately $16.6 million worldwide against a reported $15 million production budget.
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