In our exclusive clip from the hotly anticipated girl power flick, "Whip It," Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page) has to find out if she can live up to her newly given nickname "Babe Ruthless."

The scene, which features Bliss' first time skating competitively in match, also shows just how ruthless her teammates — like Smashley Simpson (director and star Drew Barrymore) — can be. Smashley is one tough mama, and she's willing to beat up an opponent, even if it means she gets kicked out of the game. This chaos might make Babe's job a little more difficult.

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Drew Barrymore and her "Whip It" gang dumped the skates and ditched the elbow pads for the premiere of their coming-of-age roller-derby flick last night in L.A. (That isn't to say there weren't a few Hurl Scout-clad gals rolling around the red carpet at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Nice touch, Miss Barrymore.)

Drew captured a bit of her alter ego's rocker chick vibe (Smashley Simpson would be proud!) in her form-fitting L'Wren Scott dress, accented nicely by red peep-toe pumps. It's not surprising the 34-year-old Hollywood vet's directorial debut brought out some big hitters, including her godfather and "E.T." director Steven Spielberg.

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Apparently to be a Roller Derby Queen you need mascara (Drew Barrymore, insert shameless plus here!) a mouth guard, green tights and, oh yeah, a kick-butt attitude. And in this clip from "Whip It," out on Friday, it seems like Bliss (played by Ellen Page) has all of the above. Plus, she's got a pretty cool Roller Derby name: Babe Ruthless!

Plus, with her teammates (played by the awesome and tough Eve, Drew, Zoe Bell and Kristen Wigg) by her side coaching her to be one of the beat Roller Derby Queens in Austin, Texas, Bliss wants to show the world just how hardcore Babe Ruthless can be in a match. All we have to say is: we really hope she doesn't end up puking out there! Press play below to see the Hurl Scouts prepare for action.

By Christopher Campbell

If you’ve never been to a roller-derby match before, get ready to be intrigued by this crop of new photos from Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, “Whip It.” USA Today brings us the exclusive images, which feature Drew, Ellen Page, Kristen Wiig and Zoe Bell as members of the Girl Scout-themed team “Hurl Scouts.” There are also some shots of the movie’s villain, played by Juliette Lewis, who leads the Catholic schoolgirl-themed rival team, “Holy Rollers.”

Based on the young adult novel “Derby Girl,” the plot of “Whip It” focuses on Ellen’s character, a teenage runaway, who lies about her age and joins up with a roller-derby league in Austin, Texas. Going by the alias “Babe Ruthless,” she skates alongside her new mentor, “Maggie Mayhem” (Kristen), as well as “Smashley Simpson” (Drew), “Bloody Holly” (Zoe) and other tough ladies with similarly badass nicknames. Read more...