Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 08/20/2003(USA
Release Date: 01/27/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 99 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs), Sexual Situations, Watch With Your Teen, Youth Substance Use
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
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, All Movie Guide
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