WHIP IT is coming to Eastgate and Sundance Cinemas, and Juliette Lewis at the High Noon!

Published Sept. 30, 2009 at 2:42 p.m.
Wow, Madison. Get ready for the best weekend ever. Not only is it the opening weekend of the new roller derby movie Whip It, directed by Drew Barrymore and starring Ellen Page, but none other than movie co-star Juliette Lewis will be performing at the High Noon Saloon - and she's invited the Mad Rollin' Dolls to appear at the show!

Mad Rollin’ Dolls skaters and league-mates will appear at local theaters on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct 3 to celebrate the release of the roller derby-themed film, and will be rocking their skates off on Sunday Oct. 4 with Juliette Lewis and The Ettes.

Mad Rollin’ Dolls skaters in full uniform and quad skates will be at Marcus Eastgate Cinemas, 5202 High Crossing Blvd, Madison, at an autograph and photo table before and after the 7 p.m. showing of the movie on Oct. 2. Advance tickets can be purchased online beginning Monday, Sept. 28.

After the movie, the Mad Rollin’ Dolls will host an after-party at Pooley's, 5441 High Crossing Blvd. Fans can ask league members and real roller derby queens their roller derby questions while enjoying drink specials.

Mad Rollin’ Dolls skaters will also appear at Sundance Cinemas, 430 N. Midvale Blvd, Madison, on Saturday, Oct. 3. League members will introduce the 4:30 and 6:55 showings of the movie and participate in a brief question-and-answer session immediately following each showing. Skaters will also appear at an autograph and photo table in the lobby before and after the movie. A social hour with Mad Rollin’ Dolls league members will take place at 9:00 p.m. at the Sundance Cinemas’ Rooftop Bar. Advance tickets for the movie can be purchased online now.

At each movie theater the Dolls will raffle off two pairs of tickets to the first bout of the 2010 season, which will be held Jan. 23, 2010, at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center. Proceeds from the raffle will go to offset the cost of the Dairyland Dolls' trip to the WFTDA National Tournament, "Declaration of Derby," November 11-13 in Philadelphia. The Dairyland Dolls, the Mad Rollin' Dolls' interleague team, upset the #2 seed Detroit Derby Girls at the North Central regional tournament, "Brawl of America", on Sept. 19 in the semifinals to advance to the national championship.

On Sunday, get yourself over to the High Noon Saloon to hang with MRD and watch the sure-to-be-amazing Juliette Lewis and The Ettes show. The fun begins at 8pm and tickets are available here.

To learn why MRD was voted "Madison's Favorite Indoor Spectator Sport" this year by readers of Isthmus, and how flat track roller derby differs from the banked track roller derby featured in Whip It, visit our website. More information about the movie can be found here.


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