The Demon of the Derby

"The meanest mama on skates!"

Nov 11 2001 N/A 1h 16m
Documentary, Sport

Roller derby legend Ann Calvello, now in her 70s, refuses to give up the limelight. She is still bashing heads on the banked track of any upstart league that will have her and still acting like the bawdy bad girl of the Derby, even as she bags groceries at her part-time job at Safeway. In the two years the documentary follows her, Ann simultaneously grapples with her declining ability to skate and her determination to be the first professional athlete to have competed continuously in a sport for six decades.

Plot

This documentary portrait follows Roller Derby's "Meanest Mama on Skates", Ann Calvello. Now in her 70s, Ann refuses to give up the limelight - she is still bashing heads on the banked track of any upstart league that will have her. And she's still acting like the bawdy bad girl of the Derby, even as she bags groceries at her part-time job at Safeway. In the two years the documentary follows her, Ann simultaneously grapples with her declining ability to skate and her determination to be the first professional athlete to have competed continuously in a sport for six decades.

Written by

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Directed by

Sharon Rutter

Cast

Ann Calvello

Crew

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Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
Demon of the Derby: the Ann Calvello Story 5 minute trailer
Scores
# of Votes
17
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
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