Watch Whip It Online

Posted by Georgy | 10/10/2009

By Dani Manning

You should watch Whip It online because it is a coming of age story with a twist. Author Shauna Cross wrote a young adult novel titled Derby Girl, from which she adapted the screenplay for Whip It.

Director Drew Barrymore brings out the best in this inspiring and funny movie that stars Ellen Page. Page was selected to star in Whip It before she was cast in the 2007 hit movie Juno.

Watch Whip It online to see not only Barrymore (in a small supporting role) and Page, but a cast that also includes Kristin Wiig as Malice in Wonderland, and Juliette Lewis as rival Iron Maven. Marcia Gay Harden plays Bliss's pageant-loving mother, who is exasperated over Bliss' lack of enthusiasm for entering beauty pageants, and Daniel Stern, Bliss' father who is more understanding.

The movie was filmed in the summer of 2008, mostly on location in Michigan. Part of the movie was filmed in Texas, however. Watch Whip It online, and you'll probably be able to pick out which scenes were shot in Michigan and which were shot in Texas.

In the novel the movie was based on, Bliss is a reluctant beauty pageant contestant pushed by her mother to participate in pageants she despises. So without her mother's knowledge, she joins a roller derby league.

Barrymore not only directs, but co-produces along with Barry Mendel in this joint production of Barrymore's Flower Films and Mandate Pictures. Barrymore didn't know how to skate at first, and so she gave herself a small, supporting role where she wouldn't have to do much skating.

It's worth it to watch Whip It online to see how Barrymore does on skates as a roller derby girl. As mentioned earlier, Whip It is Barrymore's debut as a director.

She has produced movies since the 90s, including movies like 50 First Dates with Adam Sandler and Charlie's Angels with Demi Moore, Lucy Liu, and Cameron Diaz. After a fruitless search for a director for Whip It, Barrymore realized she would have to direct it herself to get the picture she wanted.

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