Thirteen (2003 film)

Thirteen
Thirteen
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Catherine Hardwicke
Written by	Catherine Hardwicke; Nikki Reed
Produced by	Jeff Levy-Hinte; Michael London
Starring	Holly Hunter; Evan Rachel Wood; Nikki Reed; Jeremy Sisto; Brady Corbet; Deborah Kara Unger; Kip Pardue; Sarah Clarke; D. W. Moffett; Vanessa Anne Hudgens; Jenicka Carey;
Cinematography	Elliot Davis
Edited by	Nancy Richardson
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Production; companies	Working Title Films; Antidote Films
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures (United States); Universal Pictures (United Kingdom, via United International Pictures)
Release dates	January 17, 2003 (Sundance); August 20, 2003 (New York City); August 22, 2003 (Los Angeles);
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United States; United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$10.1 million

Thirteen is a 2003 drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, written by Hardwicke and Nikki Reed, and starring Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood and Reed with Jeremy Sisto, Brady Corbet, Deborah Kara Unger, Kip Pardue, Sarah Clarke, D. W. Moffett, Vanessa Hudgens (in her film acting debut), and Jenicka Carey in supporting roles. Loosely based on Reed's early life, the film's plot follows Tracy, a seventh-grade student in Los Angeles who begins dabbling in substance abuse, sex and crime after being befriended by a troubled classmate.

The screenplay for Thirteen was written over six days by Hardwicke and the then-14-year-old Reed; Hardwicke, a former production designer, marking her directorial debut, independently raised funds herself for the production. Filming took place on location in Los Angeles in 2002, largely shot with hand-held cameras.

Upon the film's debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2003, Hardwicke won the Sundance Directing (Drama) for the film. Fox Searchlight Pictures subsequently acquired Thirteen for distribution, giving the film a limited release in the United States beginning on August 20, 2003; the release would expand in September 2003 and the film went on to gross a total of $4.6 million at the U.S. box office.

Though it received numerous favorable reviews from critics, Thirteen generated some controversy for its depiction of youth drug use (including inhalants, marijuana, LSD and alcohol), underage sexual behavior, and self-harm.^[3] The film earned Hunter an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe nominations for Hunter and Wood for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in a Drama, respectively.

^ "Thirteen (2003)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
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^ Leopold, Todd (August 25, 2003). "Director: 'Thirteen' is 'one kid's story'". CNN. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[1] "Thirteen (2003)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.

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[cnn-3] Leopold, Todd (August 25, 2003). "Director: 'Thirteen' is 'one kid's story'". CNN. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

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