Whip It! (film)

Whip It
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Drew Barrymore
Produced by	Drew Barrymore Barry Mendel
Written by	Shauna Cross
Story by	Shauna Cross
Based on	Derby Girl by Shauna Cross
Starring	Ellen Page Marcia Gay Harden Kristen Wiig Drew Barrymore Juliette Lewis Jimmy Fallon Daniel Stern
Music by	The Section Quartet
Cinematography	Robert D. Yeoman
Edited by	Dylan Tichenor
Production company	Mandate Pictures Vincent Pictures Flower Films Rye Road Productions Babe Ruthless Productions Barry Mendel Productions Dune Entertainment
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures (Theatrical) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (DVD)
Release date	September 13, 2009 (2009-09-13) (Toronto International Film Festival) October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02) (United States)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$16.6 million

Whip It is a 2009 American sports comedy-drama film written by Shauna Cross, based on her novel Derby Girl. The film is directed and co-produced (with Barry Mendel) by Drew Barrymore in her directorial debut. It stars Ellen Page as a teenager from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas, who joins a roller derby team. It also stars Barrymore, Alia Shawkat, Marcia Gay Harden, Daniel Stern, Carlo Alban, Landon Pigg in his feature-film debut, Jimmy Fallon, Kristen Wiig, Zoë Bell, Eve, Andrew Wilson, Juliette Lewis and Ari Graynor. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009 and was theatrically released on October 2, 2009 in the United States by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics but did not perform well financially, having made $16.6 million worldwide against its $15 million budget. It also received two WIN Award nominations for Outstanding Actress Feature Film for Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore. Whip It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in January 26, 2010 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.