[4] The two began the screenplay as a comedy project which would be shot to video at minimal cost. Tracy wears one of her new outfits to school, and catches the attention of Evie Zamora, one of the most popular girls in school. (She also has a room-trashing scene worthy of "Citizen Kane.") The "dysfunctional family" scenes are so hokey, they're comical (such as Rachael and her brother, Mason, playing tug-of-war with a broom) and the fact that we view them through lame director Catherine Hardwicke's use of the dutch-angle shot and shake and bake-cam packs all the more pulled punches. The story is familiar, one that everyone can relate to. The excitable exchanges between Wood and Reed are also commendable for their credibility. It's an unpleasant watch, but the provocation it causes is interesting, I've written this review faster than usual! Tracy unfortunately thinks otherwise, becoming best friends with the utterly amoral prize bitch Evie (Nikki Reed). It'll be interesting to see Nikki Reed's screenplay for "twenty-six," the sequel in which she realizes what a pretentious teenager she was.**. Taglines

A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.

[4] The screenplay was written over a period of six days in January 2002,[4] and quickly shifted into a tale of early teen angst and self-destruction in Los Angeles, with Tracy's character drawn from Reed's own recent experiences as an adolescent early teen. Thirteen is a 2003 dark drama from director Catherine Hardwicke and stars Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed and Holly Hunter. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Hunter deglamorizes herself right down to her varicose veins, all the better to play the sacrificial mother. While staying there, Evie discovers that Tracy regularly cuts herself to cope with stress. Well worth watching. Goofs This is the first movie to (sort of) address jailbait, or underage girls who are sexually active. Alternate Versions The film could be a real eye-opener to teens that are experiencing similar situations. When Evie finally becomes her friend she leads Tracy into a world of drugs, sex, violence, and theft in which her mother can not save her. Super-real.....no sugar-coated fluff in this film. Before Tracy befriends Evie the films coloring is neutral. And that's unusual for a script to communicate like that. Written by Tracy is a normal 13-year-old girl trying to make it in school. (There's a post by a girl who tried that.

Loosely based on Reed's life from ages 12 to 13, the film's plot follows Tracy, a junior high school student in Los Angeles who begins dabbling in substance abuse, sex, and crime after being befriended by a troubled classmate. It's extremely raw, it was not a filled-in picture. Honor student Tracy Freeland (Evan Rachel Wood) has a troubling home life, but she is close to her mother, Melanie (Holly Hunter).