Be Your Own Hero
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Daniel Stern, Kristen Wiig, Alia Shawkat, Landon Pigg, Juliette Lewis |
Director |
Drew Barrymore |
Screenplay | Shauna Cross, from her novel. |
Music | The Section Quartet |
Cinematography | Robert D. Yeoman |
Editing | Dylan Tichenor |
Sound formats | Dolby |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2009 |
Produced by | Vincent Pictures, Babe Ruthless Productions, Barry Mendel Productions, Flower Films, Mandate Pictures, Rye Road Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large | Scroll down for embedded trailer
Genre | Comedy, drama |
Language | Mild to moderate, fairly frequent, in context |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None. Mild sexual innuendoes and sex references. |
Violence | Mild to moderate sporting violence, mild infrequent physical violence. |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | Mild infrequent profanities. |
Drug abuse | Some alcohol abuse, brief cigarette smoking, in context, does not promote, glamourise or condone. |
Comments | None |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Tense Family Scenes |
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Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith It's girl-power on wheels, Texas style | 10 | |
Cape Times Betsy Sharkey Whipping up some girly fun | 15 | |
Box Office Pete Hammond In this realistic but highly entertaining story that travels to two extremes of the female experience, Barrymore has made a highly promising debut behind the camera and created a first-rate, funny, heart-filled and totally winning entertainment that not only rolls, it rocks. | 15 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Whip It is an unreasonably entertaining movie, causing you perhaps to revise your notions about women's Roller Derby, assuming you have any. | 18 | |
eye Weekly Chandler Levack Whip It's good. | 15 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers | 13 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs In the end, Whip It comes off as a cute and entertaining diversion that's nothing spectacular, yet proves to be a solid, endearing and occasionally touching directorial debut. | 12 | |
Metacritic.com 31 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 142 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer While made from overly familiar ingredients, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut has enough charm, energy, and good-natured humor to transcend its many cliches. | 16 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 2557 Netizens Great flick - Go see Whip It when it comes out! | 15 | |
Average .. 71% | 14 |