13 Going on 30/Significant Others: The Series [3 Discs] 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

Significant Others [TV Series]
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Significant Others [TV Series]
In this Fox drama series, Los Angeles angst permeates a group of lifelong friends -- Campbell (Eion Bailey), Henry (Scott Bairstow), and Nell (Jennifer Garner). Website porn author Henry moves in with Nell, but after they break up, he takes an interest in married porn-queen Charlotte (Gigi Rice). Campbell, learning an ex-girlfriend might marry his older brother Ben (Michael Weatherly), deals with his feelings by shooting some pool. In the second episode, a final birthday party is planned for someone who's HIV positive, while Campbell plans to make a children's video about farm animals. Premiered March 11, 1998 on Fox. ~ Bhob Stewart, 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 Eion Bailey as Campbell Jennifer Garner as Nell Scott Bairstow as Henry Michael Weatherly as Ben Elizabeth Mitchell as Jane Gigi Rice as Charlotte Richard Masur as Leonard Jennifer Savidge as Bev

Crew Susan Edelman - Casting Mary V. Buck - Casting Scott Winant - Director David Dworetzky - Editor Amy Lippman - Executive Producer Christopher Keyser - Executive Producer Danny Lux - Composer (Music Score) John McCullough - Composer (Music Score) Bill Eigenbrodt - Production Designer Michael Spiller - Cinematographer Paul Marks - Producer Mark Ulano - Sound/Sound Designer Christopher Keyser - Screenwriter Amy Lippman - Screenwriter Susan Edelman - Casting Mary V. Buck - Casting Scott Winant - Director David Dworetzky - Editor Amy Lippman - Executive Producer Christopher Keyser - Executive Producer Danny Lux - Composer (Music Score) John McCullough - Composer (Music Score) Bill Eigenbrodt - Production Designer Michael Spiller - Cinematographer Paul Marks - Producer Mark Ulano - Sound/Sound Designer Christopher Keyser - Screenwriter Amy Lippman - Screenwriter

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
 

Significant Others [TV Series]
(not reviewed)
 

(no awards)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc 13 Going on 30: 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 80's outfit challenge" set-top feature allows viewers to piece together the ultimate '80's outfit, legwarners optional "Then and Now" set-top feature compares modern-day conveniences with their '80's counterparts Significan Others: The Series: Featurette: Jennifer Garner recalls significant others Previews DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 3 DVD Sides: 3 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 372 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 13 Going on 30 1. Start [:22] 2. Thirteen [5:34] 3. Birthday Party [2:24] 4. Thirty and Flirty and Thriving [4:08] 5. Sweet Bottom [4:10] 6. Big Time Magazine Editor [2:53] 7. "Please Don't Fire Me." [3:08] 8. Matt [2:52] 9. Everything She Ever Wanted [3:31] 10. Becky [3:51] 11. After 11 on a School Night [:56] 12. Saving the Party [3:54] 13. Culture Clash [3:37] 14. Boys Are So Stupid [5:14] 15. Dismal Numbers [2:09] 16. "What Happened to Us?" [3:17] 17. Place of Healing [4:15] 18. Favors [4:22] 19. Class of 2004 [2:27] 20. Delayed Romance [2:16] 21. Slumber Party [:28] 22. Out of the Loop [2:56] 23. Fashion Suicide [1:39] 24. "Who Are These Women?" [2:21] 25. Checkmate [:59] 26. The Sky Falls [2:48] 27. Her Best Friend [3:48] 28. Course Correction [3:38]