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i'd see it.........if there

Aura_Lee — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:38:20 -0600

i'd see it.........if there was nothing else to do.....if i was infected with a virus and the only antidote for the virus would be watching this movie.....if someone held a gun to my mother's head and forced me to watch it.

sounds good i guess

Frankie Facebreaker here

FrankieFacebreaker — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:07:44 -0600

Frankie Facebreaker here from Tornado Alley Rollergirls in Oklahoma.

I think this film will do incredible things for derby! There are a ton of people around here that still think derby is for girls gone bad...but we all know that's not the case at all! can't wait for this to come out!

There should be a national event where all derby leagues go and see the film on the same day at the same time! how cool would that be!

“Whip It” might reel in

Jorge Sosa — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:59:36 -0600

“Whip It” might reel in big bucks if the response to this report is any indication.

I've gotten more e-mails on this piece than any other blog entry in recent memory.

For starters, I got one from the screenwriter herself. Shauna Cross gave the following useful information: "Whip It takes place in Austin, Texas, (is) an adaptation of the book Derby Girl, and not in the mid-west."

I also heard from a reader in Texas:

My name is Vanessa Quinones aka Volatile Vixen of Hurricane Alley Roller Derby of Corpus Christi,TX. I just wanted to let you know we are all for the movie "Whip It." We are also here for it if you hear they need any ladies for the movie. Rock on Drew and rock on womens roller derby for life. We will change womens sports!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally, I got an e-mail from Leslie Wood aka Morgan Le Fate:

I for one love the fact of a possible movie concerning the revival of roller derby. I am President of the league here in Mobile, AL and all of our girls are ecstatic over this coming about. Way to go in giving all of the hard working girls who participate in derby a moment in the spotlight, and showing hopefully that it is definitely a sport to be reckoned with.

Internet buzz is no guarantee of later box office success, but I think “Whip It” seems like the right movie at the right time.

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)