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:

LSD | Sexual Awakening | Peer Pressure | Teenage Girl | Downbeat

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 33 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:

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:

Michael London Productions

Trivia:

During the belly piercing scene, Tracy says "What the fuck did you do" that was not scripted because Nikki had actually poked the top of Evan Rachel Wood's belly with the needle. She still has the scar to prove it.

Goofs:

Continuity: When KK comes to Tracey's room to get Evie to go out to the park he knocks on the window and then Evie leans out the 'closed' window to kiss him straight afterwards.

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:

Edited into Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Javi's Verse

Kids Gone Wild

No, I'm not talking about some trashy rip off of an even trashier series that has been making the rounds on home video, but another film in the series of young people gone berserk. Why,might you ask (and you should),lack of parental supervision,peer pressure ("but everybody's doing it,Mom"),you choose. There have been films dealing with the subject of adolescents gone over the top, some good, some bad. The good include films like 'Over The Edge'(1978),which gave a young Matt Dillon his start in films, 'Kids',which although a difficult film to watch,was worth squirming over just to see what young folk have become (for the above stated reasons). Thirteen is another addition to that good list. The film stars Evan Rachael Wood & Nikki Reed (who co-wrote the screen play,based on her own life experiences)about two girls who form a friendship (albiet near fatal,in this case),that delves into the usual peer pressure antics (shop lifting,drugs,sex,self destructive behavior,etc.). Despite the general ugliness of the proceedings,this film,and the others mentioned above are required viewing for parents of young adolescents & pre-adolescents