Even if they don't always get along, there are genuine feelings involved. I liked the way Bliss and her family played such an integral role in the movie. There are so many labels, but none encompass all that the movie is.

There's so much going on in Whip It It's a movie about athletic girls. But secrets can't be kept forever, and the one Bliss is harboring has the potential to rock her family's world. She falls for the sport, makes new friends, and even gets into her first serious relationship. It's only when she decides to secretly try out for roller derby-and makes the team-that she truly comes alive. She desperately wants Bliss to win, but Bliss has no interest in pageants outside of pleasing her mother. She's knees-deep in the world of pageants, especially since the upcoming Miss Blue Bonnet crown is about to make all her dreams come true. Her mother would never approve of such an outing. She's immediately interested, but has to sneak out with her friend Pash. There's also a lot of action and excitement.īliss falls in love with the idea of roller derby after grabbing a flyer for an upcoming exhibition when shopping with her mom. Roller Derby is a fiercely competitive, active contact sport. Nel 2009 ha scritto un adattamento cinematografico del romanzo, Whip It, che è stato diretto da Drew Barrymore è stata nominata da Variety tra i 10 sceneggiatori da tenere d'occhio nel 2008.If you're looking for a visual reminder of how wickedly fierce girls in sports can be, check out the movie Whip It based on the novel DERBY GIRL (later re-published and renamed WHIP IT) by Shauna Cross. Ha giocato per le Los Angeles Derby Dolls sotto lo pseudonimo di 'Maggie Mayhem', e successivamente ha scritto nel 2007 il romanzo, una versione romanzata delle sue esperienze nel campionato. ) è una sceneggiatrice e pattinatrice statunitense.

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Nel 2009 ha scritto un adattamento cinematografico del romanzo, Whip It, che è stato diretto da Drew Barrymore è stata nominata da Variety tra i 10 sceneggiatori da tenere d'occhio nel 2008.

She was named one of Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch in 2008. In 2009, she wrote a film adaption of the novel, Whip It, which was directed by Drew Barrymore and released in 2009. She skated for the Los Angeles Derby Dolls under the pseudonym 'Maggie Mayhem', and subsequently wrote the 2007 novel Derby Girl, a fictionalized version of her experiences in the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls league. Shauna Cross is an American screenwriter, novelist and former roller derby athlete.

Derby Girl by Shauna Cross