13 Going on 30 [Special Edition] DVD

13 Going on 30
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 aformentioned make-out closet, wishing she could skip the whole adolescence bit and move straight into adulthood, and miraculously wakes 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, 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. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

Cast Jennifer Garner as Jenna Rink Mark Ruffalo as Matt Flamhaff Judy Greer as Lucy Wyman Andy Serkis as Richard Kneeland Kathy Baker as Beverly Rink Phil Reeves as Wayne Rink Samuel Ball as Alex Carlson Marcia de Bonis as Arlene Christa B. Allen as Young Jenna Rink Sean Marquette as Young Matt Flamhaff Kiersten Warren as Trish Sackett

Crew Desiree Van Til - Art Director Chris Cornwell - Art Director Raymond Kluga - Art Director Desiree Van Til - Associate Producer Michael Primmer - Boom Operator Harrison D. Marsh - Boom Operator Terri Taylor - Casting Ellen Lewis - Casting Marguerite Derricks - Choreography Michael Jackson - Choreography Michael Peters - Choreography Andy Foster - Coordinator Ryan Meredith - Coordinator Jon Kull - Conductor Pete Anthony - Conductor Allegra Clegg - Co-producer Susie de Santo - Costume Designer Maria Bradley - Costume Designer Eric Fox Hayes - First Assistant Director Gary Winick - Director Susan Littenberg - Editor Emma McGuinness - Executive Producer Dan Kolsrud - Executive Producer Todd Garner - Executive Producer Blondel Aidoo - Executive Producer Michael Reitz - Hair Styles Scott Allen Logan - Location Manager Santiago Quinones - Location Manager Theodore Shapiro - Composer (Music Score) Jon Kull - Musical Arrangement Pete Anthony - Musical Arrangement John Houlihan - Musical Direction/Supervision Deborah La Mia Denaver - Makeup Carla White - Makeup Kevin Yagher - Makeup Special Effects Andrew Casey - Camera Operator Patrick B. O'Brien - Camera Operator Chris Squires - Camera Operator Garreth Stover - Production Designer Don Burgess - Cinematographer Susan Arnold - Producer Gina Matthews - Producer Donna Arkoff Roth - Producer George R. Lee - Set Designer Ann Harris - Set Designer Gene Darnell - Set Designer James J. Sabat - Sound Mixer Ann Scibelli - Sound/Sound Designer Hudson Cooper - Stunts Danny Aiello III - Stunts Kevin Abercrombie - Stunts Jake Lombard - Stunts Cort Hessler III - Stunts Bill Anagos - Stunts Michael E. Lindren - Stunts John Cenatiempo - Stunts Norman Douglass - Stunts Shauna Duggins - Stunts Coordinator Joseph Iberti - Unit Production Manager Allegra Clegg - Unit Production Manager Cathy Yuspa - Screenwriter Josh Goldsmith - Screenwriter Julia Fishman - Production Assistant Lee Ebersole - Production Assistant Kris Lahd - Production Assistant Ryan Bonner - Production Assistant Philip DeRise - Production Assistant Michael Dill - Production Assistant Ara Soudjian - Production Assistant Michael Burgess - Production Assistant Amanda Sandrene - Production Assistant John Douglas Webster - Production Assistant Michael Feldman - Production Assistant Thomas K. Lee - Production Assistant Steve Lambie - Production Assistant Greg Gilman - Production Assistant Vanessa Hoffman - Production Assistant Kyra Kowasic - Production Assistant Mitch Draim - Visual Effects Supervisor David M.V. Jones - Visual Effects Supervisor Hector Gika - Sound Effects Editor Perry Robertson - Sound Effects Editor Geoffrey G. Rubay - Sound Effects Editor Deborah Simmrin - Unit Publicist John F. Verardi - First Assistant Camera Donal Steinberg - First Assistant Camera Zoran Veselic - First Assistant Camera John Cleveland - Grip Nico Bally - Grip Brian Rosso - Grip Mark P. Coo - Grip Mitchell Lillian - Key Grip Michael J. Coo - Key Grip Daniel Pinder - Music Editor Patsy Bougé - Post Production Supervisor Daren Kicks - Production Supervisor Peter Gelfman - Properties Master Emily Ferry - Properties Master Sharon Reynolds-Enriquez - Script Supervisor Hope Garrison - Second Assistant Director Roberta Riordan - Second Assistant Director Steve Kirshoff - Special Effects Coordinator Gintar Repecka - Special Effects Coordinator Chris Squires - Steadicam Operator Tracy Bennett - Still Photographer Barry Wetcher - Still Photographer Tom Bellfort - Supervising Sound Editor Whitney Luxton - Visual Effects Producer Jamie Stevenson - Visual Effects Producer Hugo Wang - ADR Editor Greg Steele - ADR Recordist Vikki Barrett - Assistant Costumer Designer Edward T. Cox - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Joe Grimaldi - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Tyson Bidner - Assistant Location Manager Rusty F. Tinder - Assistant Location Manager Serena A. Baker - Assistant Location Manager Brian Bird - Assistant Location Manager Marcellin Sterner - Assistant Location Manager Orlando R. Gonzales - Assistant Production Coordinator Timothy M. Grimes - Assistant Properties Joy Taylor - Assistant Properties Greg Wilkinson - Assistant Properties Branden Spencer - Assistant Sound Editor Victor Ennis - Assistant Sound Editor Charlie Marroquin - Best Boy Grip Mark Connelly - Camera Loader Mark Gilmer - Camera Loader Rebecca Venezia - Camera Loader Alysson Marcus - Casting Assistant Jennifer Euston - Casting Associate Billy O'Leary - Chief Lighting Technician Steven McGee - Chief Lighting Technician Joe Ondrejko - Construction Coordinator Joseph S. Alfieri - Construction Coordinator Joanna Brett - Costumes Supervisor Marisa Aboitiz - Costumes Supervisor Christopher Hogan - Dialogue Editor Hugh Waddell - Dialogue Editor Fred Stahly - Dialogue Editor Todd Nieson - Dialogue Editor Mike Brennan - Dolly Grip Luis R. Marroquin - Dolly Grip Brian Tilden - Electrician Anthony D. Guzman - Electrician Richard M. Butkus - Electrician Mark Cueto - Electrician Lee Genick - Extra Casting Sylvia Fay - Extra Casting George McCarthy - First Assistant Editor Jeffrey Wilhoit - Foley Artist Jim Moriana - Foley Artist Steve Borgese - Greensman Henry Antonacchio - Key Carpenter Sabrina Rosen - Key Costumer Sandi Figueroa - Key Costumer Susan Kistler - Key Costumer Holly Davis - Key Costumer Angel DeAngelis - Key Hairstylist Katherine Rees - Key Hairstylist Amy Schmiederer - Key Make-up Jonathan Bobbitt - Leadman Guido de Curtis - Leadman Lisa Vijitchanton - Personal Assistant Juliana Janes - Personal Assistant Jose Ruisanchez - Personal Assistant Devon Wilson - Personal Assistant David Saltzman - Personal Assistant Cheryl A. Stone - Production Controller Steven Cueva - Second Assistant Camera Rod Calarco - Second Assistant Camera Jennifer Koestler - Second Assistant Camera Antony Diamond - Second Assistant Camera Marcus Franklin - Second Assistant Editor William Purple - Second Second Assistant Director Eric Yellin - Second Second Assistant Director Jenny Baum - Set Dresser Digital Filmworks - Visual Effects Asylum Visual Effects - Visual Effects Kosta Saric - Visual Effects Leslie Rollins - Set Decorator The Reel Team - ADR Loop Group Jim Passon - Color Timing Jay Sircy - Construction Foreman Nerses Gezalyan - Foley Mixer Bob Beher - Foley Supervisor Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter Windi See Vianello - Production Secretary Scott Cler - Production Secretary David MacMillan - Production Sound Mixer Maureen Beitler - Set Medic/First Aid John Stifanich - Special Effects Foreman Ron Shulem - Swing Gang Clovis Chambaret - Swing Gang Bart Barbuscia - Swing Gang Natalie N. Dorset - Swing Gang Louis Terry - Swing Gang Peter DeCurtis - Swing Gang Bradford S. Ralston - Video Assist Kevin McKenna - Video Assist Howard A. Anderson Company - Title Design Judith L. Buckley - Art Department Coordinator Al Lewis - Art Department Coordinator Frances Mathias - Department Head Hair Cindy Williams - Department Head Makeup Logan Breit - First Assistant Avid Editor Harriet Zucker - Assistant Set Decorator

13 Going on 30
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. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc 18 deleted and extended scenes Blooper reel Two filmmaker audio commentaries "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 videos "The '80s Outfit Challenge" Set-top feature allows viewers to piece together the ultimate '80s outfit, legwarmers optional "Then and Now" Set-top feature compares modern-day conveniences with their '80s counterparts DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 98 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Start 2. Thirteen 3. Birthday Party 4. Thirty and Flirty and Thriving 5. Sweet Bottom 6. Big Time Magazine Editor 7. "Please Don't Fire Me." 8. Matt 9. Everything She Ever Wanted 10. Becky 11. After 11 on a School Night 12. Saving the Party 13. Culture Clash 14. Boys Are So Stupid 15. Dismal Numbers 16. "What Happened to Us?" 17. Place of Healing 18. Favors 19. Class of 2004 20. Delayed Romance 21. Slumber Party 22. Out of the Loop 23. Fashion Suicide 24. "Who Are These Women?" 25. Checkmate 26. The Sky Falls 27. Her Best Friend 28. Course Correction