The Demon of the Derby

Name: The Demon of the Derby
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001-11-11
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Ann Calvello

The meanest mama on skates!

7.0 (1)2001-11-111h 16m

Documentary

Overview

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.