
Palo Alto(2014)
A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.


“Be Your Own Hero”
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.

Elliot Page
Bliss Cavendar

Alia Shawkat
Pash

Marcia Gay Harden
Brooke Cavendar

Kristen Wiig
Maggie Mayhem

Drew Barrymore
Smashley Simpson

Landon Pigg
Oliver

Juliette Lewis
Iron Maven

Zoë Bell
Bloody Holly

Daniel Stern
Earl Cavendar

Eve
Rosa Sparks
Whip It is a drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of small town, sports, texas, female friendship, coming of age, roller derby. Directed by Drew Barrymore, it stars Elliot Page, Alia Shawkat, Marcia Gay Harden. In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
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