Drew Barrymore, who makes her directorial debut and stars in the movie about a roller derby team, was left black and blue when a training session with Detroit Derby Girls star Racer McChasHer went wrong. Drew said:
"We were wrestling and rolling around on the track, one of our skates and both our body weights were on my thigh. I had a bruise that was a foot long and a foot wide. My entire leg was covered." I don’t think there’s anything hotter or more fun to do than a girl fight!”
Drew is not the only actress to suffer an injury while making the movie. Juliette Lewis recently revealed the co-stars constantly compared their “bad a*s” injuries on set. Lewis said:
"Learning to skate, roller derby style, was a challenging task. But we all became bad a**es comparing bruises. Drew had one about eight inches long and five inches wide on the hip. I got some hip knots and a scraped chin, but thankfully no busted teeth. Bruises and scrapes are cool, busted teeth - not cool!"
“Whip It” is about beauty pageant entrant Bliss, played by Ellen Page - who decides to toughen up and join a roller derby league.
Catch "Whip It" in theaters on October 2, 2009.
