I said Whip It! Whip It good!

Ah yes, just reading the above post title should induce a jig of some sort accompanied with air-whip movements as the infectious beat of the Devo song creeps into your brain. And stays there. For the next 48 hours.However, Whip It is not only a kitsch musical classic, it's also the title of Drew Barrymore's directorial debut starring Ellen Page, Juliette Lewis, Eve, Kristen Wiig and Barrymore herself. Based on Shauna Cross's novel Derby Girl, it tells the tale of an indie-rock loving misfit (Page) who finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league. The trailer has just been put up on the net and it looks seriously wicked. Seriously.

Watch it here.

Hot damn! Strap on my skates and throw me some knee pads because if the trailer is anything to go by Whip It! looks like an excellent ride. I have a lot of faith in Drew Barrymore and she has proved her competence behind the camera countless times as executiv

e producer on flicks such as Never Been Kissed, Donnie Darko, Charlie's Angles, Duplex and a bunch of others.

In a glance, it looks like it has plenty of that Juno-quirk but presented in a lighter, more accessible package.

Whip It! Has a October 9 release date in the US which will no doubt be waaaay later for us Aussies, if not early 2010.