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Thirteen
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Catherine Hardwicke
Produced by	Jeff Levy-Hinte Michael London
Written by	Catherine Hardwicke Nikki Reed
Starring	Evan Rachel Wood Nikki Reed Vanessa Anne Hudgens Holly Hunter Brady Corbet
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight
Release date(s)	August 20, 2003
Running time	100 min.
Country
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million
Gross revenue	$4,599,680
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Thirteen is a 2003 film co-written by Catherine Hardwicke (who also directed the film) and Nikki Reed. It is an autobiographical film based on Reed's experiences as a thirteen-year-old (Evan Rachel Wood) and those around her in the same age group. The film's script, written in six days, originally called for a comedic tone.^[1]

The film caused controversy upon its release, dealing with topics such as underage sexual behavior (the teenagers involved in it are as young as 13) and drug and alcohol use, and because of this, was compared to similar films such as Kids and The Basketball Diaries.

At the age of 13, Tracy Louise Freeland (Evan Rachel Wood) is a smart straight-A student...but a tad naive. She smokes and she cuts to rid herself of the emotional pain of coming from a broken home and the hatred of her mom Mel's (Holly Hunter) boyfriend Brady (Jeremy Sisto). She is soon friends with Evie Zamora (Nikki Reed), the most popular and attractive girl at school. Evie leads Tracy down the road of sex, drugs, and petty crime. Tracy transforms herself and her identity losing her old friends and gaining a bad reputation. The film culminates with Evie betraying Tracy, and then moving away.

• Holly Hunter as Melanie "Mel" Freeland
• Evan Rachel Wood as Tracy Louise Freeland
• Nikki Reed as Evie Zamora
• Vanessa Hudgens as Noel
• Brady Corbet as Mason Freeland
• Jeremy Sisto as Brady
• Sarah Clarke as Birdie
• Tessa Ludwick as Yumi
• Kip Pardue as Luke short
• Charles Duckworth as Javi

The film is currently rated as 81% "certified" fresh on the Tomatometer, including 89% fresh among cream of the crop critics.^[2] Actress Holly Hunter was nominated for 2003 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Both Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood were nominated for Golden Globes the same year, respectively for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in a Drama.

The score was written by Mark Mothersbaugh.

Track listing

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 Best" - 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" - Anethum
14. "Bien Caliente (Edit)" - The Tormentos
15. "Score: The Shoot Out" - Mark Mothersbaugh
16. "Score: Hit Me" - Mark Mothersbaugh

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• The movie was filmed in Venice, California.
• Tracy was originally going to be played by Nikki Reed, but they felt that she was 'too much of a bad girl' to play the part.
• Evan Rachel Wood almost didn't sign on. But once Holly Hunter signed on, Wood's mother felt if Hunter approved of it, then the rest of Hollywood could as well.
• During the belly piercing scene, Tracy asks "what the fuck did you do?" This line was not scripted. Wood exclaims this because, during filming, Reed had accidentally poked the top of Evan Rachel Wood's belly button with the needle.
• During the scene where the girls have spoons under their eyes, they speak Pidgin which was not originally in the script. Tracy says "Why does my tongue ring hurt?" and Evie responds with "Maybe it's because you give too much head." In the audio commentary for the film, they refer to it as "gobbledygook", but the language is not in fact pig Latin but more commonly referred to as jibberish where "hida-gi" means hi.
• Both of the main characters wear the same cross necklace in the film. The actresses, Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed, found the fact ironic since both Reed and Wood are Jewish.
• Because of the film's low budget, the wardrobe worn in the movie by the girls is mostly their own clothes. As the movie progressed, the girls began dressing similarly without being told to.
• When Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed are seen smoking, the cigarettes used were not real. They were made from catnip.
• In several scenes it appears Tracy does not have her tongue piercing in. This can be viewed in the opening scene where Evie and Tracy get high off of keyboard cleaner. Evan Rachel Wood used a fake piercing for filming.
• In one scene, where Tracy, Evie, and Astrid talk about going to Evie's house with Javi, Evie refers to her cousin, Brooke, as 'Aunt' instead of cousin.
• In the Movie Zathura, Lisa comments to her dad "We Should have never rented Thirteen."

1. ^ thirteen, a screen commentary (DVD) by writers and starring actors
2. ^ [1]

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