Whip It (2009)
Bliss Cavendar, 17 anni, vive in una cittadina texana con la sorellina Shania e i genitori Brooke ed Earl. Bliss, una volta terminate le lezioni, guadagna qualcosa lavorando in un ristorantino. Sua madre poi la obbliga a partecipare a concorsi di bellezza ed eleganza nei quali lei stessa ebbe successo in passato. Bliss, che li sopporta solo per farle piacere, un giorno va ad assistere con l'amica e collega Pash a una gara di Roller Derby e ne resta infatuata. Falsifica l'età ed entra a far parte della squadra riuscendo in breve tempo a conquistarsi il ruolo di jammer con lo pseudonimo di Bimba Spietata. Tutto scorre liscio fino a quando riesce a tenere nascosta questa sua passione ai genitori. Dovrà scegliere se partecipare a un concorso di quelli che piacciono a sua madre o giocare in uno scontro decisivo.
Direttore:
Drew Barrymore
Scrittore:
Shauna Cross
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Elliot Page as Bliss Cavendar |
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Alia Shawkat as Pash |
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Marcia Gay Harden as Brooke Cavendar |
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Kristen Wiig as Maggie Mayhem |
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Drew Barrymore as Smashley Simpson |
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Landon Pigg as Oliver |
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Juliette Lewis as Iron Maven |
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Zoë Bell as Bloody Holly |
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Daniel Stern as Earl Cavendar |
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Eve as Rosa Sparks |
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Andrew Wilson as Razor |
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Sarah Habel as Corbi |
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Shannon Eagen as Amber |
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Jimmy Fallon as "Hot Tub" Johnny Rocket |
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Ari Graynor as Eva Destruction |
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Carlo Alban as Birdman |
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Eulala Scheel as Shania Cavendar |
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Har Mar Superstar as Fight Attendants Coach |
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Austin Bickel as Riley |
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Danny Mooney as Smashley's Fiancé |
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Nina Kircher as Trudy |
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Mary Callaghan Lynch as Val |
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Mark Boyd as Ronny |
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Douglas Minckiewicz as Colby |
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Sydney Bennett as Kami Kaze |
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Rachel Bockheim as Jackie Daniels |
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Chloé Trueheart as Atomic City Girl #1 |
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Barbara Coven as Pageant Mother |
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Patrick Moug as Terrifying Cop |
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Wallace Bridges as Cop #1 |
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John Lepard as Cop #2 |
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Kerri St. Aubin as Stunt Double |
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Kristen Adolfi as Manson Sister |
| Directing | Drew Barrymore | Director |
| Writing | Shauna Cross | Screenplay |
| Production | Nicole Brown | Co-Producer |
| Production | Peter Douglas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joseph Drake | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Juvonen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nathan Kahane | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kelli Konop | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jason Lust | Co-Producer |
| Production | Karyn McCarthy | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kirsten Smith | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chris Miller | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Whit Norris | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Chris Scarabosio | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Robert D. Yeoman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dylan Tichenor | Editor |
| Sound | Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Marie Thomas | Costume Design |
| Art | Kevin Kavanaugh | Production Design |
| Production | Barry Mendel | Producer |
| Production | Drew Barrymore | Producer |
| Directing | Jeff Dashnaw | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Jeff Dashnaw | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Chris Bayliss | Stunts |
| Crew | Nikki Hester-Jose | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Damita Jane Howard | Stunt Double |
| Production | Justine Arteta | Casting |
| Production | Kim Davis-Wagner | Casting |
| Directing | David M. Bernstein | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Michael Hatzer | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Sound | Eric Gorfain | Original Music Composer |