Thirteen (film)

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Writer:	Catherine Hardwicke, Nikki Reed
Starring:	Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Jeremy Sisto
Director:	Catherine Hardwicke
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Release Date:	August 20, 2003 (LA/NY) (USA)
Runtime:	100 min.
Language:	English
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Thirteen is a 2003 film written by Catherine Hardwicke, who also directed the film, and Nikki Reed. Nikki Reed was 15 years old when she co-wrote the film with director Hardwicke. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on Nikki's experiences as a thirteen-year-old and those around her in the same age group. The script was written in six days and was originally supposed to be one of humor.^[1]

Taglines:

"It's happening so fast."
"They're not little girls anymore."

1 Plot
2 Controversy
3 Critical Acclaim
4 Cast
5 Source
6 See also
7 External links

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Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Image:Nikki and Evan.jpg Evan Rachel Wood plays an innocent 13-year-old 7th grade student who befriends the popular 'wild girl' of the school, played by Reed. The friendship leads to promiscuous sex, drug abuse including Dust-Off, and self-destructive behavior through lies and secretive behavior including self-mutilation. These issues are compounded by the strained relationships Wood's character has with her absentee father, mother's former cocaine addicted lover and her well-meaning, recovering alcoholic mother (played by Holly Hunter), to whom she has difficulty relating.

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Controversy

The film garnered controversy for its adult themes of explicit sex and drugs with characters who were minors. The film was often compared to 1995's Kids. The movie struggled with many of the same issues, yet didn't touch on other more realistic controversial issues like STDs and HIV, as Kids did. Writers of the movie considered this aspect when creating the movie, but released the movie on the grounds that the movie does portray to which depths of troubles such behavior can lead to. ^[1]

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Critical Acclaim

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.

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