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By Dodai Stewart Jul 16, 2009 12:00 PM

Analyzing Whip It’s Comfortingly Familiar Teen Angst

Whip It, the roller derby flick that marks Drew Barrymore's directorial debut and stars Ellen Page, looks like fun. It also looks very familiar. We broke down the trailer, frame by frame, to find out why.

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