 | | Whip It(2009) | |  | /5 | | |
Running Time: 111 min Genre: Drama, Sport Writer: Shauna Cross (screenplay), Shauna Cross (novel) Director: Drew Barrymore Actors: Sarah Habel, Shannon Eagen, Edward Austin Kelly, Mary Callaghan Lynch Rated PG-13 Synopsis: In a town near Austin, Bliss Cavendar's strong-willed mom believes Bliss, at 17, can win pageants - the key to a happy life. Bliss isn't the beauty pageant type: she's shy, quiet, and has just one friend, Pash, her fellow waitress at a diner. Things change for Bliss when she discovers a women's roller derby league in Austin, tries out, proves to be whip fast, and makes a team. Now she needs to become someone tough on the rink, keep her parents from finding out where she goes twice a week, and do something about a first crush, on a musician she meets at the derby. Meanwhile, mom still sees Bliss as Miss Bluebonnet. Things are on a collision course; will everyone get banged up? 
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