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 | Adolescence | Theft | Teacher

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:

In the scene where Melanie questions Tracy about her belly button ring, a reference is made to rapper Bubba Sparxxx. One of Tracy's lines is taken from his first single, "Ugly" in which he raps, "That's just my mood now, I hate it came to this. How else can I say it? I don't speak no other languages."

Goofs:

Continuity: At Melrose, when Tracey's mom drops them off and the girls get out of the car, you can see them through the window. But when a car drives by the girls have disappeared.

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:

Better Than Me

Loved it.

***WARNING:THIS MIGHT BE A SPOILER*** Look, I'm no Ebert or Ropert, but I do want to say that I though this movie was amazing. I watched it when I was thirteen; I was channel-surfing and found this movie, and, it being entitled "Thirteen", I thought it would be interesting. I'm so glad that I watched this movie two years ago because I honestly believe that it showed me the reality of drugs and sex and that entire lifestyle (look, I'm not stupid. I know it's glamorized for Hollywood, but it's as real as movies get, okay). I honestly think that "Thirteen" is a very well filmed movie; one thing I noticed was that the movie began in full color, correct? but as her life got darker and darker, so did the movie. By the end, it was nearly in black and white, but when Tracy woke up after her mom found out about her cutting, it was back to color. The language used, the actions of the people, everything...just so realistic, or, as I said before, as real as Hollywood would let it get. Basically, I loved "Thirteen" and recommend it to any teenager who isn't impressionable enough to want to do drugs and have sex because "Evie seems so cool". (There's a post by a girl who tried that. What a mad, mad world we live in.) Thanks, Bianca