Juliette Lewis, left, a cast member in the film "Whip It," poses with members of the L.A. Derby Dolls roller derby team at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Posted on 10/01/2009 2:50:42 PM PDT by JoeProBono
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- They wear lipstick, tattoos and roller skates and go by tough names like "Kim Jong Kill," "Shiv & Let Die" and "Mary Tyler Roar." They race around in circles crashing into each other while the crowd cheers.
Women's roller derby - a TV fixture in the 1960s and '70s - is back. Leagues such as the Minnesota RollerGirls have sprouted up around the country. Also, opening nationwide on Friday is the movie "Whip It," that's directed by Drew Barrymore and stars Ellen Page ("Juno") as a Texas teen who takes up the rough-and-tumble sport.
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Juliette Lewis, left, a cast member in the film "Whip It," poses with members of the L.A. Derby Dolls roller derby team at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
We lost a lot when we became cynical.
LOL! Those were the days. My brother and I would watch roller derby and wrestling on WJZ-TV, Baltimore, Sunday afternoons, back in the early ‘70s. I think wrestling was on afterward.
I’m all for women rolling around in short shorts bashing into each other. Seeing a local resurgence in Arizona, too.
Roller Derby is about as authentic as pro-wrestling.
http://www.charmcityrollergirls.com/index.cfm?page=teams
I know a few of these girls...
Broken arms, legs and all...it isn’t as “fake” as most think....
Where todays “B movie” actress go to play.....straight to video/DVD.
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