13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30 (released as Suddenly 30 in some countries) is a 2004 American fantasy romantic comedy film written by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, directed by Gary Winick, and starring Jennifer Garner. It follows a 13-year-old girl who dreams of being popular. During her birthday party, she is humiliated by her classmates and wishes that she was 30 years old. When she eventually does emerge, she finds herself suddenly 30 years old and in 2004, uncertain how she got there.
Plot
In 1987, young and geeky Jenna Rink yearns to be popular, but can only persuade the "Six Chicks" – the ruling clique led by Lucy "Tom-Tom" Wyman – to attend her 13th-birthday party by doing their homework. Jenna's best friend, Matt "Matty" Flamhaff, brings her a pink dollhouse he made himself, and a packet of "magic wishing dust" he sprinkles on the dollhouse roof.
Cast
- Alexandra Kyle
- Andy Serkis
- Ashley Benson
- Brie Larson
- Brittany Curran
- Christa B. Allen
- Gia Mantegna
- Jennifer Garner
- Joe Grifasi
- Judy Greer
- Kathy Baker
- Kiersten Warren
- Lynn Collins
- Mark Ruffalo
- Mary Pat Gleason
- Maz Jobrani
- Renee Olstead
- Robinne Lee
- Samuel Ball
- Scout Taylor-Compton
- Susan Egan
- Ward Horton
More details
author | Josh Goldsmith |
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contentLocation | New Jersey New York City |
director | Gary Winick |
editor | Susan Littenberg |
events | body swap time travel |
genre | comedy fantasy romance |
keywords | best friend chicago childhood home clique dollhouse engage expect fashion magazine fifth avenue force greenwich village in the closet kill learn line dance married couple morning moving in newly married no memory nothing plan plastic surgery razzle rule scoop second chance seven minutes in heaven speak struggle wed |
musicBy | Theodore Shapiro |
producer | Donna Arkoff Roth Gina Matthews Susan Arnold |
productionCompany | Columbia Pictures Revolution Studios |
publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
recordedAt | California Los Angeles New York City |
theme | fantasy-comedy romantic comedy romantic fantasy teen romance thriller time wish fulfillment |