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Film School Rejects: Exclusive Interview: ‘Whip It’ Screenwriter Dishes Some Details

  • Gritty in Pink · 1 year ago
    As a proud member of L.A.'s Derby Dolls, I have mixed feeling about this. I've never been a Drew Barrymore fan, but Ellen Page could really knock a role like this out of the park.

    I'd also love that Derby would get more exposure, but I'd be a little sad to see my unique, kick-ass sport inducted into the mainstream. I'm having flashbacks to the early 90s when all of my favorite then-unknown bands -- Nivana, NIN, the Pixies -- blew up into glam pop stars. A selfish thought, but there it is.

    Cheers,
    Gritty in Pink, #16
    Fresh Meat, L.A. Derby Dolls
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  • Gritty in Pink · 1 year ago
    That said, I just found out that Shauna Cross is one of the original members of my very own league! I now have way more faith that this'll rock even more than "Kansas City Bomber."

    Gritty
  • Derby doll · 1 year ago
    If this helps derby to be seen as the althletic sport it is, I'm all for it....if if inches us closer to being widely accepted (and even paid!!??), then I'm all for it. Ellen PAge is a goddess.
  • Bob Ray · 1 year ago
    Shauna Cross is great! She used to be a member of the Austin Cinemaker Co-op (of which I was a board member and equipment director) back in the late 90s and I’m glad to hear “Whip It” will be shooting in Austin. Not only is Austin a great film town, but it’s the location of the re-birth of roller derby. Oh yeah, we captured all that re-birth drama in the critically acclaimed feature doc “Hell on Wheels” (ulterior motives revealed). You can actually catch a glimpse of Shauna in the doc. BTW, “Hell on Wheels” had its world premiere at SXSW and is currently screening all over the place. Our LA premiere will be at the American Cinematheque on Feb 17th and is sponsored by the L.A. Derby Dolls! Check out www.HellOnWheelsTheMovie.com for more info. NYC screening March 5!!!
  • Scrappy Do · 1 year ago
    When did you here it was going to be filmed in Austin?? I heard it's a toss up between Texas, New Mexico and Louisianna??
    I am glad to hear that Derby will get some possitive exposure from this movie because you all know what a challenge it is to teach people that we roller girls are not of the bad sterio type people lable us as, that we put our own hard earned money into keeping roller-derby alive, that we really do work hard in training and we all are like sisters.
    I don't think there is any better bond then whats between us roller-girls.
    From a "fresh meat" roller-girl here in East Texas...luv ya all...Scrappy
  • impartial observer · 1 year ago
    i don't know for sure, but i heard that they're going to do the movie about banked track derby. hope page's physique is up to the task. also, having seen the atmospheres between banked and flat track derby--i gotta say flat track derby seems more fit for the gritty atmosphere that i think the movie is heading for. i mean, you can't get up close and personal with the banked track.
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  • Devil Zone · 1 year ago
    I LOVE IT! Long Live Derby!!!!

    I know Drew and the crew will do us proud!

    Kick ass girls!

    -=Devil Zone
    #666 Sault Roller Girls
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  • MaliciousD · 11 months ago
    As a derby girl, I'm stoked to see there is a movie about us!! I just hope it accurately represents who we are and what we do. I was relieved to see that it's based on a book by a rollergirl... I was kinda nervous when I first heard about it, but now I think it'll give us the exposure we need to really explode and become a more widely recognized sport, and maybe, just maybe, we can start to get *gasp* PAID to play! Badass.

    -Maliciously Delicious, #33 1/3
    River City Rollergirls
  • fraper · 4 months ago
    It most certainly was captured by multi camera shoots before. I know cause I produced them. TXRD Lonestar rollergirls (the originals) has several seasons worth of DVDs. Also a full season was shot by Action Figure for the A&E Tv Show 'Rollergirls'. I'm just sayin'. Facts are good. Onward!
  • Tamy Emma Pepin · 1 month ago
    Long life to Derby!

    I'm from Montreal and we have a really wicked derby league here in the city. I went for the first time this summer and shot this video. The girls were amaaaaazing!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2AYCc-MvQ4

    Hope you enjoy it!
  • Tamy Emma Pepin · 1 month ago
    Long life to Derby!

    I'm from Montreal and we have a really wicked derby league here in the city. I went for the first time this summer and shot this video. The girls were amaaaaazing!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2AYCc-MvQ4

    Hope you enjoy it!
  • facebook-100000112252160 · 1 month ago
    I recently saw Whip It and to be honest...I LoVED it! I felt such a rush of adrenaline watching it! I used to skate for many years two or three times a week...have always loved SPEED...and so, now...I'm old enough to say what the heck, I just might try it! :>)