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.