Thirteen (2003)

Director:

Catherine Hardwicke

Writers:

Catherine Hardwicke (written by) &
Nikki Reed (written by)

Release Date:

7 November 2003 (Greece)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

It's happening so fast.

Plot:

A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.

Plot Keywords:

Disturbing | Bad Influence | Cigarette Smoking | Huffing | LSD

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 34 nominations

Cast

Evan Rachel Wood	...	Tracy Louise Freeland
Nikki Reed	...	Evie Zamora
Vanessa Anne Hudgens	...	Noel
Holly Hunter	...	Melanie 'Mel' Freeland
Brady Corbet	...	Mason Freeland
Ulysses Estrada	...	Rafa
Sarah Blakely-Cartwright	...	Medina
Jenicka Carey	...	Astrid
Sarah Clarke	...	Birdie
Jasmine Di Angelo	...	Kayla
Tessa Ludwick	...	Yumi
Kip Pardue	...	Luke
CeCe Tsou	...	Businesswoman (as Cece Tsou)
Jeremy Sisto	...	Brady
Jamison Yang	...	Science Teacher

MPAA:

Rated R for drug use, self destructive violence, language and sexuality - all involving young teens.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (re-rating on appeal) | Australia:R (original rating) | Brazil:16 | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | France:-16 | Germany:12 (bw) | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

5123 Babcock Avenue, Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Michael London Productions

Trivia:

The low-budget film was shot in an actual house that the crew had rented out for the duration of filming. Holly Hunter (Melanie) was amazed to see that the water worked. Brady Corbet (Mason) only lived about a block away from the house so he was able to walk to shooting.

Goofs:

Continuity: The contents of Tracy's garbage can when she throws out her socks at the beginning of the film.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tracy: Hit me. I'm serious, I can't feel anything, hit me! Again, do it harder! I can't feel anything, this is awesome!

Movie Connections:

References The Great Gatsby (1974)

Soundtrack:

Equaliser

So Cliche

Good little white surburban girl hooks up with wild classmate. They go on a rampage with screwing black wanna-be thugs. How come in every movie, when good white girls go bad, they turn to black street boys? I didn't think the movie had enough depth, maybe the title had something to do with the audience it was targeted at, because it sure didn't have a point.

I agree with whoever said it was an extended version of Jenny Jones or Maury. The way it ended sucked as well. Also, I didn't like the way the mother stood by and let her daughter fall apart. She was a HUGE part of the problem, and didn't seem to be aware of this. You don't allow your daughter's friends to sleep over or move in. Certainly this demonstration of lack of parenting skills is the reason why a child that age would be so screwed up. A waste of time.