13 Going on 30 (2004)

A girl makes a wish on her thirteenth birthday, and wakes up the next day as a thirty-year-old woman.

Director:

Gary Winick

Writers:

Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer

11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Garner	...	Jenna Rink
Mark Ruffalo	...	Matt Flamhaff
Judy Greer	...	Lucy Wyman
Andy Serkis	...	Richard Kneeland
Kathy Baker	...	Bev Rink
Phil Reeves	...	Wayne Rink
Sam Ball	...	Alex Carlson (as Samuel Ball)
Marcia DeBonis	...	Arlene
Christa B. Allen	...	Young Jenna
Sean Marquette	...	Young Matt
Kiersten Warren	...	Trish Sackett
Joe Grifasi	...	Mr. Flamhaff
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Mrs. Flamhaff
Susan Egan	...	Tracy Hansen
Lynn Collins	...	Wendy

Storyline

After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a dream apartment, a fabulous wardrobe, an athlete boyfriend, a dream job, and superstar friends, this can't be a better life. Unfortunately, Jenna realizes that this is not what she wanted. The only one that she needs is her childhood best friend, Matt, a boy that she thought destroyed her party. But when she finds him, he's a grown up, and not the same person that she knew.

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Plot Keywords:

wish | 13th birthday | 30 year old | body swap | do over | 

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Taglines:

Mancher fühlt sich, als wäre er erst gestern 13 gewesen. Für Jenna ist es so. (Some people feel like they were 13 just yesterday. Jenna was.)

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief drug references

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Portuguese

Release Date:

23 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

13 Going on 30

Filming Locations:

Spring Street Towers - 650 S. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$37,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,054,283, 25 April 2004

Gross USA:

$57,231,747

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$96,455,697

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Thirteen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) SDDS (8 channels) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 (D-Cinema prints) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gary Winick likened the scene between Jenna and Mark in Central Park to the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. Winick later paid homage to the play even further (with an actual balcony scene) in his final film Letters to Juliet (2010).

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Goofs

When Jenna and her boyfriend get back to his apartment, a basketball is on the couch. In the next shot, when they sit on the couch, the basketball is gone.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Boy: Move it, dorkus.

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Crazy Credits

As you near the end of the credits, the song "Love is a Battlefield" blends to include the audio of the girls singing along during their sleepover.

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Connections

References Batman (1966)

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Soundtracks

Will I Ever Make It Home
Written and Performed by Ingram Hill
Courtesy of Hollywood Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Jennifer Garner rules

It's impossible to imagine this film with anyone other than Jennifer Garner in the lead role - she shines so brightly and so brilliantly in every scene, elevating what would most likely have been a flat and shallow affair without the seemingly-effortless magic of her performance.

Not that the other players weren't good - Mark Ruffalo came off great here and the rest of the cast was fine, no problems with anyone, it's just that the story (or the telling of it) wasn't exactly original or inspired. No matter, what with Garner lighting up the screen; she's a charmer alright, with her superb comic timing, her infectious warmth and her natural talent for making the audience care deeply about her - you can't learn these things in any acting school on any planet.