Ellen Page is Bliss Cavendar, a blue-haired misfit stuck in a tiny Texas town in Whip It, a comedy/roller derby film directed by Drew Barrymore and written by screenwriter and roller derby player Shauna Cross, out on Blu-ray and DVD January 26, 2009 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Tired of following in her family’s footsteps, Bliss discovers a way to put her life on the fast track when she lands a spot on a rough-and-tumble roller derby team. Her journey comes full-circle as she reconnects with her family and finds her own path in the world.
Cast includes Drew Barrymore in her feature film directorial debut, Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Lewis, Daniel Stern and Jimmy Fallon. The film also features cameo appearances by real life derby girls Rachel Piplica and Kristen Adolfi, better known as “Iron Maiven” and “Krissy Krash” of the Los Angeles Derby Dolls.
Blu-ray Disc Special Features:
Disc One
● Alternate Opening ○ Razor Quits (Long Version)
● Deleted and Extended Scenes ○ Bliss and Oliver Kiss, Bliss Listens to CD
○ Bliss Gets Out of Brooke’s Truck ○ Bliss Asks Razor to Come Back (Raw Cut)
○ No Tip ○ Maggie and Riley Wake Up Bliss
○ Bliss, Pash and Bird Man on Oink Joint Roof ● Writers Draft with Shauna Cross
○ Celebrity
Disc Two
● Digital Copy
DVD Special Features:
● Alternate Opening ○ Razor Quits (Long Version)
● Deleted and Extended Scenes ○ Bliss and Oliver Kiss, Bliss Listens to CD
○ Bliss Gets Out of Brooke’s Truck ○ Bliss Asks Razor to Come Back (Raw Cut)
○ No Tip ○ Maggie and Riley Wake Up Bliss
○ Bliss, Pash and Bird Man on Oink Joint Roof
○ Celebrity
