Roller girl

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Movie
German title Roller girl
Original title Whip It
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2009
length 106 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 10
Rod
Director Drew Barrymore
script Shauna Cross
production Barry Mendel ,
Drew Barrymore
music The Section Quartet
camera Robert Yeoman
cut Dylan Tichenor
occupation

Roller Girl (Original title: Whip It ) is an American dramedy from 2009 by Drew Barrymore . Barrymore made her directorial debut with this film and was also active as a producer and actress. It is the film adaptation of the novel Whip It by Shauna Cross with Ellen Page in the lead role.

action

The film is about the rebellious teenage high school student Bliss Cavendar, 17, who wants to break out of her dreary everyday life in the Texan town of Bodeen. Instead of continuing to take part in beauty pageants just as her mother Brooke imagined, she joins a group of roller skaters without her parents' knowledge and becomes a member of a roller derby team. Here, the sheltered and petite Bliss has to learn the rough rules of full contact sport . Due to her speed, however, she quickly becomes the star of the scene, which is not hidden from her parents and leads to conflicts.

The film shows how the initially shy and fearful main character gains self-confidence and maturity and learns to assert himself in everyday life. In contrast to other coming-of-age films , the main character tries to settle the conflicts that have arisen with her parents towards the end of the plot and is willing to compromise. In return, they accept their daughter's wish to continue playing roller derby.

Soundtrack

Ellen Page
  1. Tilly and the Wall - "Pot Kettle Black"
  2. Ramones - " Sheena Is a Punk Rocker "
  3. Cut Chemist feat. Hymnal - "What's the Altitude"
  4. The Breeders - "Bang On"
  5. The Raveonettes - "Dead Sound"
  6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - "Blue Turning Gray"
  7. Jens Lekman - "Your Arms Around Me"
  8. Gotye - "Learnalilgivinanlovin"
  9. Peaches - " Boys Wanna Be Her "
  10. Dolly Parton - " Jolene "
  11. 38 Special - " Caught Up in You "
  12. Har Mar Superstar feat. Adam Green - " Never My Love "
  13. Goose - "Black Gloves"
  14. The Ettes - "Crown of Age"
  15. Landon Pigg feat. Turbo Fruits - "High Times"
  16. Little Joy - "Unattainable"
  17. The Chordettes - " Lollipop ( Squeak E. Clean & Desert Eagles remix)"
  18. The Go! Team - " The Power Is On "
  19. Apollo Sunshine - "Breeze"
  20. Turbo Fruits - "Fun Dream Love Dream" (on Amazon MP3 version)
  21. Young MC - "Know How" (on iTunes version)
  22. The Section Quartet - "The Road to Austin" (on iTunes version)

publication

After its theatrical release on October 2, 2009, the film grossed over $ 16 million worldwide on a production budget of around $ 15 million. In Germany, the film opened in cinemas on September 1, 2011. In Germany, the film was released on February 3, 2012 as DVD and Blu-ray.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Roller Girl . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2011 (PDF; test number: 124 805-a K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for Roller Girl . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Whip It (2009) on boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed January 17, 2012.