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| CREDITS |
|  Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Written by Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed
Cast (in credits order)
Evan Rachel Wood .... Tracy
Nikki Reed .... Evie Zamora
Holly Hunter .... Melanie
Jeremy Sisto .... Brady
Brady Corbet .... Mason
Deborah Unger .... Brooke
Kip Pardue .... Luke
Sarah Clarke .... Birdie
Vanessa Anne Hudgens .... Noel
Ulysses Estrada .... Rafa
Sarah Cartwright .... Medina
Jenicka Carey .... Astrid
Jasmine Salim .... Kayla
Tessa Ludwick .... Yumi
CeCe Tsou .... Businesswoman
Jamison Yang .... Science Teacher
Frank Merino .... Tattoo Artist
Cynthia Ettinger .... Cynthia
Charles Duckworth .... Javi
D.W. Moffett .... Travis
Steven Kozlowski .... Skanky Guy
Java Benson .... Rapper #1
Maurice 'Mo' McRae .... Rapper #2
Brandy Rainey .... Girl
Yasmine Delawari .... English Teacher
Hampton .... Himself
Produced by
Tim Bevan .... executive producer
Liza Chasin .... executive producer
Eric Fellner .... executive producer
Canada Johanna Gordon .... associate producer
Holly Hunter .... executive producer
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte .... producer
Michael London .... producer
Rosemary Marks .... co-producer
Rosemary Marks .... line producer
Christina Sibul .... associate producer
Original Music by Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography by Elliot Davis
Film Editing by Nancy Richardson
MPAA: Rated R for drug use, self destructive violence, language and sexuality - all involving young teens.
Runtime: 100 min
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Thirteen
~ Various Artists
1. Mas - Kinky
2. Super Bad Girl - Iffy
3. The Equaliser - Clinic
4. Ivanka - Imperial Teen
5. (So I'll Sit Here) Waiting - The Like
6. Make It With The Beat - Folk Implosion
7. Beso - Carmen Rizzo
8. Killer Inside Me (Meat Beat Manifestation Mix) - MC 900 Ft Jesus
9. Explain It To Me - Liz Phair
10. Lemon - Katy Rose
11. Pay Attention To Me - Orlando Brown
12. The Freshest - The Freshmaka
13. Nicotine - Anet
14. Bien Caliente (Edit) - The Tormentos
15. Score: The Shoot Out - Mark Mothersbaugh
16. Score: Hit Me - Mark Mothersbaugh
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| SYNOPSIS |
 THIRTEEN is Catherine Hardwicke's explosive portrait of teenage girls at their very worst. Mean, manipulative, conniving, and utterly out of control, these skinny, sexy, drug-addicted, 13-year-old time bombs are nothing short of terrifying. Hardwicke's
movie is brilliant in its ability to portray this phenomenon, which comes off as very real. The skillful photography from cinematographer Elliot Davis communicates the most complicated themes of the film: insecurity, confusion, wanting to be liked and accepted, and feeling like it's time to grow up fast. In an early scene, protagonist Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood), a shy girl and good student, approaches Evie (Nikki Reed), the school's ultra-popular bad girl, and the two size up each other's
clothing, jewelry, hair, shoes, socks, and decide to go on a shopping spree. From there Tracy spirals downward, copying Evie's every move in an aggressive game of daring each other to take increasingly dangerous risks--stealing, getting piercings, experimenting with sex, drinking and taking drugs, and much more. All the while Tracy's mom (Holly Hunter) who is a bohemian ex-alcoholic trying to be open-minded and supportive about her daughter's rebellion, slowly loses her authority and her
ability to cope with these volatile teens. A booming, excellent soundtrack punctuates the hyper, desperate, manic mood of the girls' behavior, and catalyzes the adrenaline rush that is THIRTEEN. |
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Review by DARREL MANSON BLOG
Pastor, Artesia Christian Church, Artesia, CA
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Thirteen is a semi-autobiographical film written by Nikki Reed and Director Catherine Hardwicke. (Reed plays Evie in the film.) She is not far removed from being thirteen. Her own rebellion at that age is the basis for her story.
It’s been a very long time since I was thirteen. It’s even been a long
time since I’ve been the parent of a thirteen year old. But I am still able to recognize the struggle going on within Tracy’s soul as she reaches a point between childhood and adulthood.
Tracy is the main character in the story. We first see her going to school, still in pigtails, but she sees other girls, the same age, that seem far more adult. She picks the one that seems most like what she wants to be (Evie) and manages to apprentice herself to her, learning far more than how to dress.
 Tracy feels at odds with the world around her. This typical teen angst has always been fodder for film. Rebel Without a Cause is perhaps the archetype of the genre. The rebellion that comes with adolescence may be necessary in establishing
adult character, but it can be very painful and very dangerous.
Tracy’s home is far from ideal. Her absent father is busy with his new family and a new job. Her mother is a recovering alcoholic trying to make ends meet by styling hair in her home. There isn’t enough money for the name brand clothes that Tracy would like. Her mother’s boyfriend, who Tracy hates, is moving in after a time of drug rehab.
 Under Evie’s influence, Tracy becomes more and more destructive. She lies, steals, abuses drugs, becomes sexually active, blows off school. Not that she needed much of a push. Even before meeting Evie, Tracy has been cutting herself,
leaving scars all over her arm. Perhaps they are just a sign of the scars that she feels in her life.
What I appreciate most about the film is that it doesn’t look at the problems in her home as an excuse for what Tracy does. It doesn’t even blame it on Evie. Evie is certainly a seductress to Tracy’s desire to change, but in the end, we know that it is Tracy’s desire that is the base for all that happens. Tracy seeks out Evie to be the one who leads her into this new life. It isn’t really about
“peer pressure”; it’s about the pressure of self. It is about the seduction of a promise that we can be happy or complete if we are just like someone else.
In this it is like the story of Eden. Whose fault is it that the forbidden fruit was eaten? Certainly the serpent made a good case for eating it. Eve passed it on to Adam. (Is it a coincidence that the one offering the knowledge of sin to another is named Evie?) But in the end, both Adam and Eve ate the fruit, because they came to believe that it would make them something the were not
-- it would make them like God.
The film does an excellent job of capturing the feel of early adolescence. The seeking to grow into adulthood, but not sure of the way to do it. Picking good models can be important. Having the love and attention of family can be important. But in the end, good or bad role models and broken or whole families are not the total answer. What leads to growth is what comes from within.
That Nikki Reed was able to work through her own rebellion by writing a screenplay is a mark of grace that we see in this film. Since it is semi-autobiographical means we don’t know how far Reed went down the road that Tracy followed. But we do see that she recognizes the danger of that road. Her screenplay also shows a mature understanding that the answer to the pain and rebellion she has been through was within her.
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