Thirteen

Theatrical Release Date: 2003 08 20 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 024543106586

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations, Watch With Your Teen, Youth Substance Use]

Summary: Prolific production designer and art director Catherine Hardwicke makes her directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama Thirteen. Los Angeles teenager and overachiever Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) is an excellent student in her seventh grade class and gets along well with her mother, Melanie (Holly Hunter). She fears that she's not cool enough to be friends with Evie (Nikki Reed), the most popular girl in school. Fueled with genuine adolescent energy, Tracy follows Evie's lead into the harsh realities of sex, drugs, and hard-edged adventure. Consumed with temptations and conflicting desires, Tracy loses her good-girl identity, greatly affecting her relationship with her mom. Partly autobiographical, Thirteen was co-written by Hardwicke and actual 13-year-old Reed, who are close family friends. Originally intending to write a teen comedy, they ended up creating a hard-hitting drama exposing the contemporary teenage experience. Thirteen was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, with Catherine Hardwicke taking home the Director's Award. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Dramatic Directing Award – Sundance Film Festival Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Supporting Actress – null Best Actress – Screen Actors Guild Best Supporting Actress – Screen Actors Guild Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking – National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Debut Performance – Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actress – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Full-length audio commentary by director/co-writer Catherine Hardwicke, co-writer/actor Nikki Reed, actors Evan Rachel Wood and Brady Corbet
10 deleted scenes with optional commentary
Making-of featurette
Theatrical trailer

Thirteen

Format: DVD

Release Date: 01/27/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard, 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 99 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- [P&S]
1. Main Titles/Hit Me! [:26]
2. Hottie [1:37]
3. Book of Lies [:03]
4. Nice Socks! [1:48]
5. New Look, New Friend [3:10]
6. Shopping on Melrose [2:03]
7. Dinner Guest [1:09]
8. Chaperone [1:46]
9. Hanging Out [3:24]
10. Getting High [1:24]
11. First Cut [2:16]
12. Morning After [1:46]
13. Library Research [1:41]
14. Unwelcome News [2:27]
15. Leopard Jeans [1:50]
16. Hurts So Good [2:23]
17. A Date with Javi [3:48]
18. Losing Control [1:34]
19. On the Boulevard [2:53]
20. Freaking Out [1:59]
21. Family Problems [1:59]
22. Poor Little Evie [6:15]
23. Hit Me Again! [:44]
24. Evie Goes Home [6:18]
25. From Bad to Worse [:07]
26. Bad Influence [5:01]
27. Hugs and Tears [3:20]
28. Scream/End Credits [2:01]
Side #2 -- [WS]
1. Main Titles/Hit Me! [:26]
2. Hottie [1:37]
3. Book of Lies [:03]
4. Nice Socks! [1:48]
5. New Look, New Friend [3:10]
6. Shopping on Melrose [2:03]
7. Dinner Guest [1:09]
8. Chaperone [1:46]
9. Hanging Out [3:24]
10. Getting High [1:24]
11. First Cut [2:16]
12. Morning After [1:46]
13. Library Research [1:41]
14. Unwelcome News [2:27]
15. Leopard Jeans [1:50]
16. Hurts So Good [2:23]
17. A Date with Javi [3:48]
18. Losing Control [1:34]
19. On the Boulevard [2:53]
20. Freaking Out [1:59]
21. Family Problems [1:59]
22. Poor Little Evie [6:15]
23. Hit Me Again! [:44]
24. Evie Goes Home [6:18]
25. From Bad to Worse [:07]
26. Bad Influence [5:01]
27. Hugs and Tears [3:20]
28. Scream/End Credits [2:01]

Andrea LeVasseur

The reassuring thing about Thirteen is that it's not another Kids-style exploitation piece with naked teenagers running around in their underwear under the pretense of realism. Instead it ends up being a one-dimensional cautionary tale told in an after-school special kind of way, like a super intense episode of Degrassi Junior High. Partly written by teenage co-star Nikki Reed and filmed with a constantly moving handheld camera, the story spins out of control just like its skinny blonde protagonist, Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood). The central friendship seems contrived right from the start because Evie (Reed) is a manipulative liar from beginning to end, making it difficult to see her as a fully developed character. Their sexed-up romping through L.A. says much more about the highly marketable Southern California lifestyle than it does about the realities of adolescent friendship. It may capture the quick pace of the whirling, confusing mess of being 13, but it doesn't require the viewer to become emotionally involved. The adult characters are more sympathetic, or at least more nuanced. Holly Hunter puts in a great performance as Tracy's mom, a wounded yet fun-loving single mother with too much love to give. As a vulnerable acceptor of Evie's lies, she seems to suffer the most. Even though Tracy's behavior suggests that she too is suffering, the film never reveals where her anger is coming from. Her self-mutilation and hatred for her mom's boyfriend aren't investigated deeply, just smoothed over with fashion, lip gloss, and accessories. Maybe that's the point: teenagers use their buying power to express their pain. Focusing on all things superficial must be part of an examination of contemporary youth culture, but this film barely goes below the surface. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Holly Hunter  Executive Producer 
Tim Bevan  Executive Producer 
Eric Fellner  Executive Producer 
Catherine Hardwicke  Director 
Catherine Hardwicke  Screenwriter 
Mark Mothersbaugh  Composer (Music Score) 
Liza Chasin  Executive Producer 
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte  Producer 
Nikki Reed  Screenwriter 
Holly Hunter  Actor 
Evan Rachel Wood  Actor 
Nikki Reed  Actor 
Jeremy Sisto  Actor 
Brady Corbet  Actor 
Deborah Kara Unger  Actor 
Kip Pardue  Actor 
Sarah Clarke  Actor 
D.W. Moffett  Actor 
Vanessa Hudgens  Actor 
Jenicka Carey  Actor 

Country: USA