Films have long had the ability to inspire people to do new things, or develop passions for things they never knew they had in them. Take the poker phenomena that built and built after the Matt Damon film Rounders was released and developed quite a following. Myself, I was inspired to become a ninja after my first viewing of American Ninja as a child, but, alas, that never came to pass. Don't be surprised if after October 2 you start to see a lot of girls or young women breaking out the quads and skating around your neighborhood when the film Whip It! hits theaters nationwide and puts the unique sport of roller derby in the national limelight.

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