13 GOING ON 30 - 2004

 

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It is 1987 and geeky Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) is a typical preteen girl who wants more than anything to grow up and be popular with the cool girls at school. Her best friend and ardent adorer, Matt, is (to her) part and parcel of her un-cool persona and it seems is an associate she's quite willing to dump in order to gain acceptance from the cool set.

 

As with just about any 13 year old, on her 13th birthday, Jenna's only wish is to get older and fast - she wishes to be 30 after accidentally sprinkling herself with magic dust. When she wakes up the next morning, she is 30 years old, a successful magazine editor with a hockey-player live-in boyfriend and a track record of relationships!  But was this what she wished for! 

 

 

Jennifer Garner movie Thriteen Going On Thirty

 

Jennifer Garner - Poster film release April 23 2004

 

 

Now a sexy, successful magazine editor, Jena finds out that being an adult isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be - she's become sneaky and selfish.  Jenna tracks down Matt (her best friend, but the guy she dumped when she was younger) to try and figure out what has happened.

 

Although her dream comes true, she becomes disappointed with herself, since she is an awful colleague in her work, she has no friends and no contact with her parents.  Then she finds out her best friend is going to marry another woman. She realises what a mistake her life is turning out to be and tries to be thirteen again (use those values) and rebuild her life, as she now thinks it should be. Most importantly, she recognises that Matt, the boy she rejected, is the nicest man she knows and would want to be with for the rest of her life.

 

As her 13-year-old mentality recognizes her unchecked adult 'way of life' she is heartbroken and wants only to return to her early teen innocence. And of course, as must be the case in truly 'feel good' movies, she gets her opportunity to make things right. This film is a real heart-warmer, especially for all those who remember the awkward teenage years as well as for all of us who have made poor choices along the way which we wish we could change. Just watching Jenna make good use of that opportunity makes us feel better, allowing us to realize how great it would feel if we knew what was important in life at an early age, then use this information to steer ourselves to a better life. 

 

Finally, Jenna gets the chance to reverse her wish, as she returns to her parents house  to sit in the same closet where the incident took place.  She is sprinkled with more particles of the wishing dust and soon returns to her 13 year old life, and immediately begins to build on her friendship with Matt.

 

 

 

Jennifer Garner

 

Jennifer Garner

 

 

 

Jennifer Garner

Jenna Rink

Mark Ruffalo

Matt Flamhaff

Judy Greer

Lucy Wyman

Andy Serkis

Richard Kneeland

Kathy Baker

Bev Rink

Phil Reeves

Wayne Rink

Samuel Ball

Alex Carlson

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

 

 

 

Directed by:  Gary Winick


Writing credits:  Josh Goldsmith (written by) & Cathy Yuspa

 

 

LINKS and REFERENCE

 

 

 

 13 Goin On 30 film poster - Jennifer Garner

 

 

Trivia

 

In Australia, the title was changed to "Suddenly 30" because distributors thought audiences would misunderstand the original title.

 

 

Goofs

 

Errors in geography: When Jenna is going home from the city she takes the Long Island Railroad, but when she goes to break up Matt's wedding she tells the taxi to head towards the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey. Jenna and Matt are next door neighbors, and the Long Island Railroad doesn't go into New Jersey.

 

 

 

 

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BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

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DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

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FLY AWAY HOME

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A - Z ACTORS INDEX

 

 

 

Angelina Jolie

Anthony Hopkins

Arnold Shwazenneger

Arnold Vosloo

Ben Stiller

Brad Pitt

Brendan Fraser

Bruce Willis

Catherine Zeta Jones

Charlize Theron

Chris Cooper

Clint Eastwood

Daniel Craig

Demi Moore

Denzel Washington

Eric Bana

Eva Green

George Clooney

Gerard Depardieu

Goldie Hawn

Gregory Peck

Halle Berry

Harvey Keitel

Humphrey Bogart

Ian Holm

Ingrid Bergman

Jack Black

Jack Nicholson

James Caan

James Cromwell

Jean Reno

Jeff Bridges

 

 

Jeff Daniels

Jim Carrey

Joaquin Phoenix

John Hurt

John Travolta

John Wayne

Johnny Depp

Judi Dench

Julia Roberts

Julie Andrews

Kate Hudson

Kate Winslett

Kathy Bates

Keanu Reeves

Keira Knightley

Kevin Spacey

Kirsten Dunst

Kurt Russell

Leonardo di Caprio

Liam Neeson

Linda King

Linda Kozlowski

Lindsay Lohan

Mads Mikkelsen

Marlon Brando

Matthew McConaughey

Mel Gibson

Michael Cain

Michael Douglas

Michael J Fox

Michael Keaton

Morgan Freeman

 

 

Naomi Watts

Nicholas Cage

Nicole Kidman

Orlando Bloom

Paul Bettany

Paul Hogan

Pierce Brosnan

Rachel Weisz

Reese Witherspoon

Rennee Zellweger

Richard Gere

Robert de Niro

Roger Moore

Russell Crowe

Sally Edwards

Sam Neil

Samuel L Jackson

Sandra Bullock

Sean Connery

Sharon Stone

Sigourney Weaver

Stanley Baker

Steve Martin

Steven Segal

Slyvester Stalone

Tim Roth

Tobey Maguire

Tom Cruise

Tom Hanks

Tommy Lee Jones

Uma Thurman

Willem Dafoe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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