WHIP IT Images and its Catchy Derby Names | Rama's Screen

You’re going to have to get used to saying director Drew Barrymore now because she wore that hat proudly with her directorial debut film WHIP IT and USA TODAY has released some new official images from the movie about girls on roller skates starring Ellen Page, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon, and Barrymore herself.

The plot centers on Page as a petite teenage girl who rebels against her beauty-pageant-obsessed mother (Marcia Gay Harden) and boring Texas town by joining the rough-and-tumble world of roller derby under the name Babe Ruthless, which brings us to the coolest thing about this movie, the Derby names.

Barrymore plays a character named Smashley Simpson and Wiig plays her sister named Maggie Mayhem. She was going to be called Malice In Wonderland but I’m glad they didn’t go with that one. Their team, the good guys, is called The Hurl Scouts.

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From 'Space Is the Place' to the Derby Dolls, LA's on a Roll | LA Weekly

For those who prefer to watch rather than roll and dig a rockin' soundtrack over a disco one, it's all about the Derby Dolls. The roller derby dames got a bout this Saturday night, and there's even an all ages afternoon game, with "The Junior Derby Dolls" playing during halftime, and live rock from local teenyboppers Kitten.

Saturday, June 27, 2009 at The Doll Factory 1910 Temple St., L.A., CA 90026

Game 1: Baby Doll Brawl featuring skaters who have been training and are preparing for try-outs to be on an official Derby Dolls team. Doors: 3pm, ALL-AGES EVENT

Game 2: L.A. Derby Dolls v. Angel City Derby Girls team

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Win Tickets for the Roller Derby | LA Eastside.com

"Now that I have your attention, I am more than happy to give away tickets to the dolls bout this Saturday to LA Eastside readers because I’m a giving kind of guy. They hooked it up with 2 pairs of tickets for both the baby doll brawl and the main bout."

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Win Tickets to Last Derby Dolls Bout of Season! | Los Angeles Metblogs

"The Los Angeles Derby Dolls are about to go on summer hiatus. They won’t be back until the end of August, so this is your last chance to see them…for a while. 

The good news is they’re packing twice the roller derby action into the Doll Factory on Saturday, June 27, and LA MetBlogs has a pair of tickets and more for one lucky reader."

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Flat-Out on the Track: The Score: Austin Chronicle Sports Blog"

"The bruises may fade, but the memories remain. This past weekend, the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls were hosts to the second annual Battle on the Bank banked track roller derby tournament."

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