Thirteen (2003)

Director:

Catherine Hardwicke

Writers:

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

Release Date:

7 November 2003 (Greece)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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:

Friend | Sex | Teacher | Peer Pressure | Friendship

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 34 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Holly Hunter	...	Melanie Freeland
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Tracy Freeland
Nikki Reed	...	Evie Zamora
Jeremy Sisto	...	Brady
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)
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Noel
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:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:18 | 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:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

Eliza Smith wrote the poem that Tracy recites in the beginning of the film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Tracy and Evie are in Luke's house, a camera operator is reflected in the pinball machine

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 Crossroads (2002/I)

Soundtrack:

Better Than Me

Interesting educational film...

I've saw this movie like 2 times. I'me 17 now and the second time I saw it was a few days ago; the first time I saw it, I was 13 or 14. At the first view, this movie seemed to me like a bag of sh*t and totally unrealistic. Later, at the second view of this movie, my perspective changed...Having been able to surpass a lot of stuff and to try a bunch of things that seemed tempting at this age made me see that this movie wasn't at all unrealistic. Watching this movie was like seeing my own story put on TV, on fast forward and with some "ingredients" and sequences missing (unfortunately major sequences). I found myself in Nikki Reed's character, Evie Zamora and found my best friend in Evan Rachel Wood's. It seemed sad for me to realise that doing all the stuff I did and thought was good, was so wrong but I just couldn't stop...It ws the addiction holding me there and I didn't quite realise that I was ruining my best friend's life...well actually, I didn't quite care, nor did I know. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that even though I paid my dues, I'm conscious of the fact that this movie is no generalisation. There are few kids that pass through this situation - for instance I'm known for doing what I did back then and I'm like an exception - and the most important, all the sh*t they talk about in the movie doesn't take place in one year nor does it come up at once. The age of 13 is just a starting point but it's not the time when you do all bad things. Fot instance, even when I was 14 and 15 I didn't realise I was doing something bad; I'm not quite the "Little Miss Perfect" now either. Anyway, I see an excuse to clogging up so many things and so much action in such a short period: the movie had to depict the essential problems of teenager (though it doesn't depict all...). As a conclusion, I think this movie is worth seeing because it's educational and it should be seen especially by parents.