13 Going on 30 [Fun and Flirty Edition]

Director: Gary Winick Gary Winick

Overview

Thirteen-year-old Jenna (Shana Dowdeswell) has had enough with the trials of adolescence. In addition to being saddled with a devoted-but-nerdy best friend, Matt (Sean Marquette), she falls victim to one of the dangers of playing Seven Minutes in Heaven with the coolest kids in school: being stranded without a willing make-out partner. Humiliated, Jenna buries herself in the aforementioned make-out closet, wishing she could skip the whole adolescence bit and move straight into adulthood, and miraculously wakes up just weeks away from her 30th birthday. Of course, a lot has changed since going to bed the night before, not the least of which being an impressive set of womanly curves. The new, older Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is a successful magazine editor with friends in high places and a lion's share of potential suitors -- including a hockey-playing boyfriend and a swarthy married man. The problem is that her mind hasn't matured with her body; Jenna not only finds living on her own more terrifying than cool, but is quick to dismiss any male over the age of 14 as "gross." Half excited, half mortified, Jenna seeks out Matt (Mark Ruffalo), whom she learns she had spurned as a teenager in an effort to join the popular crowd. Gary Winick directed the film, from a script by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa; Gina Matthews produced. Choreographer Michael Peters -- who died in 1994 -- received posthumous credit, as his choreography from the Michael Jackson Thriller video is used in one scene.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2006
UPC:	0043396134119
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	2,175

Special Features

Closed Caption;1980's "Fashion Flashback" featurette; Alternate beginning and ending; 15 deleted and extended scenes; Blooper Reel; "I was a teenage geek" featurette reveals those awkward high school years of the cast, including Jennifer Garner; The making of 13 Going on 30; Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield" and Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" music video; "The 80's outfit challenge" set-top feature allows viewers to piece together the ultimate 80's outfit, legwarmers optional; "Then and Now" set-top feature compares modern-day conveniences with their 80's counterparts

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jennifer Garner	Jenna Rink
Mark Ruffalo	Matt Flamhaff
Judy Greer	Lucy
Christa B. Allen	Young Jenna
Sean Marquette	Young Matt
Andy Serkis	Richard
Samuel Ball	Alex Carlson
Kathy Baker	Beverly Rink
Phil Reeves	Wayne Rink
Marcia DeBonis	Arlene
Alexandra Kyle	Young Tom-Tom
Alex Black	Young Christopher Grandy
Renee Olstead	Becky
Joe Grifasi	Mr. Flamhaff
Mary Pat Gleason	Mrs. Flamhaff
Maz Jobrani	Glenn
Lynn Collins	Wendy
Merris Carden	Veronica
Courtney Chase	Stella Lohmann,Poise Employee
Robinne Lee	Rachel
Sarah Loew	Carla
Philip Pavel	Phil,Phil
Jack Salvatore Jr.	Young Matt
John W. Grant	Band Leader
Bill Kotsatos	Photo Shoot Grip
Justin Burke	13-Year-Old Boy
Melody Krell	Magazine Staffer
Brie Larson	Six Chick
Megan Lusk	Six Chick
Benita Krista Nall	Waitress
Luis Pedron	Matt's Photo Assitant
James Pomichter	Guy Hit by Shrimp
Caroline A. Rice	Dancer
Brad Tiemann	Magazine Staffer
Larry Vigus	Guest
Kiersten Warren	Trish Sackett
Susan Egan	Tracy Hansen
Ashley Benson	Six Chick
Brittany Curran	Six Chick
Julia Roth	Six Chick
Ian Barford	Pete Hansen
Sara Swain	Sara
Catherine Combs	Catherine
Gia Mantegna	Gina
Sydni Beaudoin	Sydni
Jim Gaffigan	Chris Grandy
Jeffrey Shane Cohn	l'ami de Grandy
George Hine	l'ami de Grandy
Irena Violette	Partygoer
Crystal Michelle	Poise Secretary
Gary Winick	Actor
Mark Gleason	Actor
Scout Taylor-Compton	Tiffany
Madeline Sprung-Keyser	Maddy
Swoop Whitebear	DJ
Shambo Pfaff	Band Member
Fabrice Calmettes	Band Member
Eron Otcasek	Band Member
Kevin D. White	Yearbook Photographer
Timothy Anderson	Dancer
Carmit Bachar	Dancer
Douglas Caldwell	Dancer
Nadine Ellis	Dancer
Stacey Harper	Dancer
Michael William Higgins	Dancer
Nancy O'Meara	Dancer
Michon Suyama	Dancer
Natalie Willes	Dancer
Kimberly Wyatt	Dancer
Adrian Armas	Dancer
Rita Bland	Dancer
Keith Diorio	Dancer
Janina N. Garraway	Dancer
Brandon Henschel	Dancer
Katie Miller	Dancer
Bubba Dean Rambo	Dancer
Kevin Stea	Dancer
Kadee Sweeney	Dancer
Darrell Wright	Dancer
Jason Yribar	Dancer
Pete Anthony	Conductor
Jon Kull	Conductor
Theodore Shapiro	Composer

Technical Credits

Gary Winick

Cathy Yuspa

Josh Goldsmith

Gary Winick	Director,Screenwriter
Cathy Yuspa	Screenwriter
Josh Goldsmith	Screenwriter
Todd Garner	Executive Producer,Producer
Dan Kolsrud	Executive Producer,Producer
Susan Arnold	Producer
Gina Matthews	Producer
Pat Romano	Stunts
Donna Roth	Producer
Kevin Abercrombie	Stunts
Desi Van Til	Producer
Steve Austin	Special Effects
Yuichiro Yamashita	Special Effects
Steve Bartkowicz	Sound Effects
Michael Coo	Key Grip
Ellen Lewis	Casting
Cort Hessler III	Stunts
Donna Arkoff Roth	Producer
Mitchell Lillian	Key Grip
Jake Lombard	Stunts
Michael E. Lindren	Stunts
Blondel Aidoo	Executive Producer
Emma McGuinness	Executive Producer
Terri Taylor	Casting
Danny Aiello III	Stunts
Norman Douglass	Stunts
Hudson Cooper	Stunts
John Cenatiempo	Stunts
Bill Anagos	Stunts
Ann Scibelli	Sound/Sound Designer
James Sabat	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

Independent director and producer Gary Winick goes Hollywood with 13 Going on 30, a film that does little more than remake Big by changing the gender of the protagonist. Taking the lead for the first time in a movie, Jennifer Garner gives her performance everything she has. She nails down the physical awkwardness of a 13-year-old in a suddenly grown-up body, and she gets the vocal tics just right. The screenplay itself, though not bad, fails to offer up anything original. Anyone should be able to know exactly where this film is going at all times, giving the film the unmistakable feeling that it is little more than a product. Winick keeps the audience in the film with smart casting. One sure way to spot a talented actor is to see someone transcend banal material. In Mark Ruffalo, Winick has his ace in the hole. Ruffalo does not steal his scenes, he saves them -- including a bizarre and finally winning rendition of the monster dance from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video. Ruffalo is unable to be anything but completely believable, and he helps Garner modulate her performance so that the audience believes that everyone else in the film never questions that she is 30 even when she behaves like a 13-year-old. Judy Greer, playing the duplicitous best friend like an evil fifth cast member of Sex and the City, offers solid support. There is not a bad scene in 13 Going on 30, but simultaneously, one wishes every scene were better than it is. Had the talent of the screenwriters matched those of the performers, this film would have given Garner the same career boost that Big gave to Tom Hanks.