13 Going on 30 (2004)

Director:

Gary Winick

Writers (WGA):

Josh Goldsmith (written by) &
Cathy Yuspa (written by)

Release Date:

23 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

For some, 13 feels like it was just yesterday. For Jenna, it was.

Plot:

A 13 year old girl plays a game on her 13th birthday and wakes up the next day as a 30 year old woman.

Plot Keywords:

Birthday | Party | Birthday Party | Friend | Wish

Awards:

11 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Garner	...	Jenna Rink
Mark Ruffalo	...	Matt Flamhaff
Judy Greer	...	Lucy Wyman
Andy Serkis	...	Richard Kneeland
Kathy Baker	...	Bev Rink
Phil Reeves	...	Wayne Rink
Samuel Ball	...	Alex Carlson
Marcia DeBonis	...	Arlene
Christa B. Allen	...	Young Jenna
Sean Marquette	...	Young Matt
Kiersten Warren	...	Trish Sackett
Joe Grifasi	...	Mr. Flamhaff
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Mrs. Flamhaff
Susan Egan	...	Tracy Hansen
Lynn Collins	...	Wendy
Renee Olstead	...	Becky
Alexandra Kyle	...	Young Tom-Tom
Alex Black	...	Young Chris Grandy
Ashley Benson	...	Six Chick
Brittany Curran	...	Six Chick
Brie Larson	...	Six Chick
Megan Lusk	...	Six Chick
Julia Roth	...	Six Chick
Jeffrey Shane Cohn	...	Grandy's Friend
George Hine	...	Grandy's Friend
Philip Pavel	...	Phil
Sarah Loew	...	Carla
Maz Jobrani	...	Glenn
Ian Barford	...	Pete Hansen
Benita Krista Nall	...	Waitress at Party
Robinne Lee	...	Rachel
Justin Burke	...	13-Year-Old Boy in Bar
Sara Swain	...	Sara
Catherine Combs	...	Catherine
Gia Mantegna	...	Gina (as Gina Mantegna)
Sydni Beaudoin	...	Sydni
Jim Gaffigan	...	Chris Grandy
Corena Chase	...	Poise Employee
Crystal Michelle	...	Poise Secretary
Madeline Sprung-Keyser	...	Maddy
Richard Whitebear	...	DJ (as Swoop Whitebear)
Shambo Pfaff	...	Band Member
John W. Grant	...	Band Member (as John Grant)
Fabrice Calmettes	...	Band Member
Eron Otcasek	...	Band Member
Kevin D. White	...	Yearbook Photographer
Timothy Anderson	...	Dancer
Adrian Armas	...	Dancer
Carmit Bachar	...	Dancer
Rita Bland	...	Dancer (as Rita Maye Bland)
Douglas Caldwell	...	Dancer
Tyce Diorio	...	Dancer (as Keith Diorio)
Nadine Ellis	...	Dancer
Janina Garraway	...	Dancer (as Janina N. Garraway)
Stacey Harper	...	Dancer
Brandon Henschel	...	Dancer (as Brandon Nicholas Henschel)
Michael William Higgins	...	Dancer
Katie Miller	...	Dancer
Nancy O'Meara	...	Dancer
Bubba Dean Rambo	...	Dancer
Caroline A. Rice	...	Dancer
Kevin Alexander Stea	...	Dancer (as Kevin Stea)
Michon Suyama	...	Dancer
Kadee Sweeney	...	Dancer
Natalie Willes	...	Dancer
Darrel W. Wright	...	Dancer (as Darrel Wright)
Kimberly Wyatt	...	Dancer
Jason Yribar	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicole Abisinio	...	Wardrobe Designer (uncredited)
Candace Elaine	...	Hostess (uncredited)
Amber Gristak	...	Rude Girl (uncredited)
Irena A. Hoffman	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Ward Horton	...	Featured extra (uncredited)
Bill Kotsatos	...	Photo Shoot Grip (uncredited)
Melody Krell	...	Magazine Editor (uncredited)
Jason Makely	...	Magazine Staffer (uncredited)
Luis Pedron	...	Matt's Photo Assistant (uncredited)
James Pomichter	...	Guy Hit by Shrimp (uncredited)
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Tiffany (uncredited)
Brad Tiemann	...	Magazine Staffer (uncredited)
Michael Tommer	...	Boy watching football game (uncredited)
Larry Vigus	...	Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Gary Winick

Writing credits (WGA)
Josh Goldsmith		(written by) &
Cathy Yuspa		(written by)

Produced by
Susan Arnold	....	producer
Allegra Clegg	....	co-producer
Todd Garner	....	executive producer
Dan Kolsrud	....	executive producer
Gina Matthews	....	producer
Donna Roth	....	producer (as Donna Arkoff Roth)
Desiree Van Til	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Theodore Shapiro

Cinematography by
Don Burgess		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Susan Littenberg

Casting by
Ellen Lewis
Terri Taylor

Production Design by
Garreth Stover

Art Direction by
Chris Cornwell

Set Decoration by
Leslie E. Rollins

Costume Design by
Susie DeSanto

Makeup Department
Angel De Angelis	....	hair stylist: New York
Deborah La Mia Denaver	....	makeup artist: Ms. Garner (as Deborah LaMia Denaver)
Paula Kelly	....	additional makeup artist
Kay Majerus	....	additional hair stylist
Frances Mathias	....	hair department head
Katherine Rees	....	key hair stylist
Michael Reitz	....	hair stylist: Jennifer Garner
Wendy Robin	....	assistant makeup artist
Amy Schmiederer	....	key makeup artist
Carla White	....	makeup artist: New York
Cindy J. Williams	....	makeup department head (as Cindy Williams)
Kevin Yagher	....	age makeup effects
Tony Gardner	....	special prosthetics (uncredited)
Kenneth Paul Schoenfeld	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Patsy Bouge	....	post-production supervisor (as Patsy Bougé)
Allegra Clegg	....	unit production manager
Daren Hicks	....	production supervisor
Joseph E. Iberti	....	unit production manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hope Garrison	....	second assistant director
Eric Fox Hays	....	first assistant director
Murphy Occhino	....	second assistant director
Bill Purple	....	second second assistant director (as William Purple)
Timothy C. Reischauer	....	dga trainee
Roberta Riordan	....	second assistant director: New York
Eric Yellin	....	second second assistant director: New York

Art Department
Jonathan Bobbitt	....	leadman
Lauren Buckley	....	art department coordinator
Daragh Byrne	....	carpenter
John Coven	....	storyboard artist
Shannon Curfman	....	lead person: re-shoots (as Shannon Curfman-Dayan)
Gene Darnell	....	set designer
Guido DeCurtis	....	lead man: New York
Peter DeCurtis	....	set dresser
Gustavo R. Ferreyra	....	digital set designer
Emily Ferry	....	property master
Peter Gelfman	....	property master: New York
Brett Gollin	....	props
Tim Grimes	....	props
Tom Hrupcho	....	paint supervisor
Jordan Jacobs	....	assistant art director
Ray Kluga	....	art director: New York
Kyra Kowasic	....	art department assistant
George Lee	....	set designer
Al Lewis	....	art department coordinator
Michael Marcus	....	art designer
Robin McAllister	....	property assistant
Melissa Mollo	....	graphic designer
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Joe Ondrejko	....	construction coordinator
Ron Shulem	....	gangboss
Joy Taylor	....	assistant property master
Greg Wilkinson	....	assistant props
Harriet Zucker	....	assistant set decorator: New York (as Harriet S. Zucker)

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer
Bob Beher	....	foley supervisor
Tom Bellfort	....	supervising sound editor
Harry Cohen	....	sound designer
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital assistant
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor
Peter Hansen	....	second boom operator
Peter Hansen	....	sound utility
John Hays	....	boom operator: re-shoots
Steve Kohler	....	pre-mix recordist
Sean Landeros	....	sound recordist
David MacMillan	....	sound mixer
Harrison D. Marsh	....	boom operator
Todd Niesen	....	dialogue denoising
Michael Primmer	....	boom operator
Perry Robertson	....	sound effects editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound effects editor
James Sabat	....	sound mixer
James J. Sabat Jr.	....	sound recordist
Ann Scibelli	....	sound designer
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Unsun Song	....	sound re-recordist
Branden Spencer	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hugh Waddell	....	dialogue editor
Hugo Weng	....	adr editor (as Hugo Wang)
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Steve Austin	....	special effects technician
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects coordinator: New York (as Steve Kirshoff)
Gintar Repecka	....	special effects coordinator
John Stifanich	....	special effects foreman: New York (as John R. Stifanich)

Visual Effects by
David Jones	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Lori	....	3D tracking
Robert Nall	....	digital artist
Mark P. Renton	....	digital artist
Kosta Saric	....	visual effects editor: Asylum Visual Effects
Gunther Schatz	....	digital visual effects artist
Jamie Stevenson	....	visual effects producer
Jeff Werner	....	visual effects producer
Yuichiro Yamashita	....	visual effects
Claas Henke	....	compositor: Asylum (uncredited)

Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie	....	utility stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Hudson Cooper	....	stunts
Norman Douglass	....	stunts
Shauna Duggins	....	stunt coordinator
Shauna Duggins	....	stunt double: Jenna
Cort Hessler	....	stunt driver
Michael E. Lindren	....	stunts
Jake Lombard	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Nico Bally	....	grip
Tracy Bennett	....	still photographer
James Boniece	....	key rigging grip
Rod Calarco	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Paul Candrilli	....	b dolly grip
Mark Connelly	....	film loader
Mark P. Coo	....	grip
Michael J. Coo	....	key grip
Mark Cueto	....	set lighting technician
Steven Cueva	....	second assistant camera
Antony Diamond	....	second assistant camera
Mark Gilmer	....	camera loader
Eli Golub	....	grip
Sean Higgins	....	rigging electrician
Troi Horton	....	grip
Dale Hunter	....	digital imaging engineer
Jendra Jarnagin	....	additional electrician
Scott Kincaid	....	electrician
Jennifer Koestler	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, New York
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip: New York
Gary Lowrance	....	rigging electrician: Los Angeles
Michael Lowrance	....	electrician
Michael Lyon	....	electrician: additional photography
Charlie Marroquin	....	best boy grip
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip
Michael J. Maurer	....	electrician: New York
Michael A. McFadden	....	grip
Kevin McKenna	....	video assist operator
David H. Neale	....	rigging lighting technician
Anna Novick	....	grip
Patrick B. O'Brien	....	camera operator
Morten Petersen	....	rigging electric gang boss
Melvin Pukowsky	....	grip: New York
Bradford Ralston	....	video assist operator
Brian Rosso	....	dolly grip
Michael Rudolph	....	electrician
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator
Don Steinberg	....	first assistant camera
Monte Swann	....	video engineer
Andrew Sweeney	....	grip: New York
Brian Tilden	....	gaffer: additional photography
Rebecca Venezia	....	camera loader: New York
John Verardi	....	assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Zoran Veselic	....	first assistant camera
Robert Vuolo	....	lighting technician: New York
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer: New York
Tony Willard	....	grip rigging best boy
Matthew E. Alper	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Euston	....	casting associate
Tina Kerr	....	extras casting
Alysson Marcus	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marisa Aboitiz	....	costume supervisor
Maria Bradley	....	costumer: Ms. Garner (as Maria C. Bradley)
Holly Davis	....	key costumer
Marta Font	....	set costumer
Rhonney Greene	....	additional costume production assistant
Patrick Guzzo	....	costumer
Mila Hermanovski	....	costumer
Barrett Hong	....	set costumer: New York
Ángela Núñez	....	set costumer
Yleana Nunez	....	costume production assistant
Conan Castro Jr.	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Patsy Bouge	....	post-production
Logan Breit	....	first assistant editor: avid
Bart Brevé	....	apprentice editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Marcus Franklin	....	assistant editor
George McCarthy	....	first assistant film editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Bryan Carrigan	....	digital score recordist
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer
Marc Gebauer	....	scoring technician
John Houlihan	....	music supervisor
Season Kent	....	music coordinator
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew
David Marquette	....	score recordist
Daniel Pinder	....	music editor
Justin Reeve	....	music coordinator
Angie Rubin	....	supervising music editor
Jay Selvester	....	scoring crew
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
John Armstrong	....	transportation co-captain
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver: Gary Winick
Michael Hyde	....	transportation captain
Joel Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
Bobby Marsh	....	driver
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver
Billy Ramirez	....	transportation
Joseph Sullivan	....	driver

Other crew
Serena Baker	....	key assistant location manager
Tyson Bidner	....	assistant location manager
Brian Bird	....	key assistant location manager
Justin Blampied	....	title designer
Ryan Bonner	....	production assistant
Ericka Bryce	....	production medic
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Scott Cler	....	production secretary
Edward E. Cohen	....	stand-in: Mark Ruffalo
Ricky Cuevas	....	assistant accountant
Jason Dean	....	assistant production coordinator
Philip DeRise	....	assistant: Gina Matthews, New York
Leah Deveau	....	office production assistant
Michael Dorner	....	payroll accountant
Eric Dow	....	production assistant
Lee Ebersole	....	production assistant
Vadim Epstein	....	production assistant
Julia Fishman	....	production assistant
Orlando R. Gonzales	....	assistant production coordinator
Bradley Grant	....	caterer
Jennifer L. Hamilton	....	assistant choreographer
Juliana Janes	....	assistant: Ms. Garner
Matthew Kania	....	location assistant
Ryan Keating	....	photo double: Andy Serkis
Ryan Keating	....	stand-in: Andy Serkis
Michael R. Kern	....	accountant
Nancy Kiu	....	additional production assistant
Kris Lahd	....	production assistant
Thomas K. Lee	....	production assistant
Kendra Levenberg	....	craft service
Josh Liveright	....	payroll accountant
Scott Allen Logan	....	location manager
Christopher Martini	....	production assistant
Elise Mazanek	....	additional set production assistant
Jim Nickas	....	production assistant
Leda Nornang	....	assistant production coordinator: New York
Wayne Petrucelli	....	security coordinator: New York
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks	....	choreographer (as Marguerite Derricks)
James Pomichter	....	stand-in: Mark Ruffalo
Cesar Quinones	....	location scout / assistant
Santiago Quinones	....	location manager
Aaron Resch	....	production assistant
Michael K. Reynolds	....	chef
Sharron Reynolds	....	script supervisor
Jose Ruisanchez	....	assistant: Ms. Matthews
David Saltzman	....	assistant: Ms. Roth and Ms. Arnold
Janine Schiro	....	accounting clerk
Jim Schiro	....	second assistant accountant
Windi See	....	production secretary
Thomas Sellitti Jr.	....	production assistant
Deborah Simmrin	....	unit publicist
Karen Koula Sossiadis	....	production coordinator
Ara Soudjian	....	production assistant
Eugene Stamos	....	craft service
Cheryl A. Stone	....	production accountant
Lisa Vijitchanton	....	assistant: Mr. Kolsrud
Devon Wilson	....	assistant: Gary Winick
David L. Feinberg	....	production office assistant (uncredited)
Michael Feldman	....	location scout (uncredited)
Chris George	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Michael Jackson	....	choreographer: dance sequence (uncredited--original "Thriller" chorepgraphy)
Jessica Lustgarten	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Peters	....	choreographer: dance sequence (uncredited--original "Thriller" chorepgraphy)

Production Companies

• Revolution Studios (presents)
• Thirteen Productions

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2004) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Films (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (VHS)
• Fox Network (2007) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Special Effects

• Asylum VFX (visual effects)
• Digital Filmworks (additional visual effects) (as Digital Film Works)
• Alterian

Other Companies

• Asylum VFX  title design: main titles (as Asylum)
• Behind the Scenes  shipping by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• FedEx  trademark used by permission
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack published by
• Howard Anderson Company, The  end titles
• Orbit Digital  Avid provided by
• Reel Team, The  loop group
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York
• Todd-AO Radford  sound services provided by

Also Known As:

Suddenly 30 (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief drug references.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | France:U | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40114) | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:15 | Germany:o.Al. | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Iceland:L | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

260 5th Ave, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

In the beginning of the film, Matt gives Jenna a pink "dream house" for her 13th birthday. At the end of the film, we see that Jenna's new house is also colored pink.

Goofs:

Continuity: The scene where Jenna is talking to Matt while sitting at the counter in her home, before the phone rings, there's a Diet Coke can turned to where you can see the Coca-cola logo. The camera switches angles and then back, the Diet Coke can is now completely turned around where you can not see the Coca-Cola logo, but instead the back side of the can.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Boy: Move it, dorkus.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Thriller (1983) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Why Can't I

Garner shines, Ruffalo's wonderful and that makes all the difference

Having criticized the writer of "Connie and Carla" for not recognizing the writers of "Some Like it Hot" in the credits, I'd be a hypocrite not to fault the writers of "13 Going on 30" for not thanking the writers of "Big" (and probably "Vice Versa" and all those switch-comedies of the 1980s).

But unlike the wretched and dreadfully unfunny "Connie and Carla," which featured two horrible performances by the male and female leads, "13 Going on 30" is helped immensely by an utterly charming and winning performance by Jennifer Garner and yet another wonderful turn by Mark Ruffalo, who's fast becoming one of the best actors of his generation.

Garner has a smile that would melt the heart of the severest cynic and she uses that to great effect. She brilliantly captures the awkwardness of a confused teenager stuck in a 30-year-old body and is thoroughly believable as Jenna. There's a captivating sweetness to her performance that's lovely to watch. Ruffalo plays Matt with understated grace - there are scenes in this film that could easily have been played over-the-top, but it's his low-key approach that makes them all the more convincing.

The story, itself, is awfully conventional. There's nothing new or unexpected here. Even the odd twist in the plot provides nothing unpredictable. So it's up to the actors to elevate this above the ordinary and mundane. This film pours on the schmaltz at times, but it's Garner and Ruffalo who help take the schmaltzy plot and somehow make it work. This film succeeds solely because of their performances. Garner proved she could do action with TV's "Alias" and the dull "Daredevil," and now she shows she's a damn fine comedic actress, too.

Romantic comedies are inherently predictable. It's the nature of the genre. And, more often than not nowadays, they're also incredibly dull, uninspiring and make for tough viewing. And "13 Going on 30" being a Hollywood, not independent, film, you know the writers aren't going to take any risks with their story.

But somehow thanks to Garner and Ruffalo, "13 Going on 30" has undeniable charm. It may not leave a lasting impression, but you leave the theatre smiling and that's more than what can be said of most romantic comedies these days.