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.
Release Year: 2003
Rating: 6.9/10 (39,878 voted)
Critic's Score: 70/100
Director:
Catherine Hardwicke
Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed
Storyline At the edge of adolescence, Tracy is a smart straight-A student--if not a little naive (it seems...she smokes and she cuts to alleviate the emotional pain she suffers from having a broken home and hating her mom's boyfriend, Brady.) When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in school, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime (like stealing money from purses and from stores). As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends.
Writers: Catherine Hardwicke, Nikki Reed
Cast: Holly Hunter
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Melanie Freeland
Evan Rachel Wood
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Tracy Freeland
Nikki Reed
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Evie Zamora
Jeremy Sisto
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Brady
Brady Corbet
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Mason Freeland
Ulysses Estrada
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Rafa
Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
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Medina
(as Sarah Blakely-Cartwright)
Jenicka Carey
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Astrid
Sarah Clarke
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Birdie
Jasmine Di Angelo
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Kayla
Tessa Ludwick
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Yumi
Kip Pardue
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Luke
CeCe Tsou
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Businesswoman
(as Cece Tsou)
Vanessa Hudgens
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Noel
Jamison Yang
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Science Teacher
Filming Locations: 5123 Babcock Avenue, Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $1,500,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $116,260
(USA)
(24 August 2003)
(5 Screens)
Gross: $4,599,680
(USA)
(14 December 2003)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The advertisement for Sibul that is shown throughout the movie is named after producer Christina Sibul.
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible:
When Tracy and Evie are in Luke's house, a camera operator is reflected in the pinball machine
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 so awesome!
User Review
Proof that the oscars are rigged...
Rating: 10/10
How did Holly Hunter not win that Oscar? Why weren't Evan Rachel Wood and
Nikki Reed at least nominated, let alone winners?
I have seen many films in my time, and none have held such great
performances as this, and few have spoken to the audience in such a powerful
way.
Holly Hunter, who is always superb, outdid herself in the role of Mel, the
caring mother who doesn't know when to put a tighter grip on her daughter,
Tracy. Her performance is so touching, and so painful that you want to get
inside her and show her what she needs to do.
Evan Rachel Wood is outstanding as Tracy, the young girl who so desperately
wants to fit in, and will go to any lengths to get that. Wood is always
good, but she too has outdone herself, and perfectly nailed the role of
Tracy. Not once does she come across as a pretentious actress trying to act
like a teen.
Nikki Reed, who was introduced by this film, delivers a performance that is
worth the ticket fare alone. Evie is so manipulative, so seductive, and so
real that you can't possibly blame Tracy for wanting to be like
her.
Whoever it is who decides who gets the Oscars - wake up and realise that you
need to award these to the performances, not the actors who wear the nicer
dresses!
Thirteen is one of the more powerful pieces of cinema around. The camera
probes right into the livers of our protagonists, denying anyone the joy if
seeing this grim masterpiece from a safe distance. The soundtrack rocks
along to the emotions of the characters. The performances create not only a
good film, but a little disturbing slice of life.
Having seen Thirteen, I now understand why people label some films as
important. this is certainly one of them.
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