Win Drew Barrymore’s Whip It On DVD

We watched her come of age, and hit her teenage rebellious streak, and now Drew Barrymore’s given us a coming of age flick with just the right amount of grrl power.

OK, maybe Strollerderby has made us a bit partial to movies about rollerderby, but that’s good news for you – Babble has 5 copies of the newly released Whip It DVD to give away.

A story of teenaged Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page) trying to break out of her small town rut and away from her pageant promoting mom (Marcia Gay Harden), it spells out the painful love story that is common between mothers and daughters. They hate each other as fiercely as they love each other, and it’s killing them both to grow apart.

Teenaged Bliss finds her calling in roller derby, sneaking out of town under the guise of SAT prep courses to channel her aggression toward life in a small town and her mom into finding something to call her own. The message of “you can do anything” is universal for kids, but it’s not a coincidence that this is about girls in a rough and tumble sport. It’s a siren call for little girls not to hide their light under a basket.

The film’s rated PG-13, so send the toddler daughters to bed, but pull it out for a girls night with your tweens. You can buy it now at Amazon.

Or how about winning one? Shoot us an e-mail at babblecontest@gmail.com with “Whip It” in the subject line and your name and address in the text. Five winners will be chosen at random on February 17, 2010.

Find out what Drew had to say when she talked to Babble:

Drew Barrymore Talks Mother Daughter Relationships