Tagline: A comedy for the kid in all of us.
It is 1987 and Jenna is a 13-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood. The problem is that adulthood is just not arriving fast enough. She’s suffocated by her dorky parents, ignored by the hip kids in school and the cute guy she has a crush on, barely knows her name. No longer content to spend time only with her best friend and neighbor, Matt Flamhaff, Jenna invites the cool kids to her 13th birthday party. But the party is a disaster. Jenna is humiliated when she’s locked in the closet for a game of “Seven Minutes in Heaven” and everyone deserts her.
Alone in the closet, Jenna makes an earnest wish. If only she could be all grown up, she’d have the life she’s always wanted. Miraculously, her wish comes true. The next day, when Jenna emerges from the closet, it’s 2004 and she’s 30-years old. What’s more, she is a gorgeous successful woman (Jennifer Garner) with a great job and a fabulous Fifth Avenue apartment. She is finally cool and popular.
The only hitch? She has absolutely no idea how she got there. Initially frightened but gradually enchanted by her new life, Jenna soon realizes there’s something missing — Matt. When she looks him up, she is horrified to discover that she and Matt (Mark Ruffalo) are no longer in contact and he is engaged to be married. Jenna learns that having it all is not enough and decides to take a second chance at first love. Now her biggest wish is that it’s not too late.
13 Going on 30 (released as Suddenly 30 in some countries[2]) is a 2004 American romantic comedy fantasy film written by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Gary Winick. Starring Jennifer Garner, the film was produced by Revolution Studios for Columbia Pictures.
The film opened on April 23, 2004, with an initial box office take of US$22 million in its first weekend, debuting at number 2, almost tied with Denzel Washington’s thriller Man on Fire. In its second week, it dropped to number 3, earning US$10 million. In its third week, it fell to number 5, earning US$5.5 million. In its fourth week, it took sixth place with an estimated $4.2 million. In its fifth week, it only fell to number 7, with an estimated $2.5 million. In its sixth week, the film fell to number 9, earning $1 million. It ended with nearly $60 million at the domestic box office.
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13 Going on 30 (2004)
Directed by: Gary Winick
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Kathy Baker, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Marcia DeBonis, Christa B. Allen, Sean Marquette, Kiersten Warren, Lynn Collins, Mary Pat Gleason
Screenplay by: Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, Niels Mueller
Production Design by: Garreth Stover
Cinematography by: Don Burgess
Film Editing by: Susan Littenberg
Costume Design by: Susie DeSanto
Set Decoration by: Leslie E. Rollins
Art Direction by: Chris Cornwell
Music by: Theodore Shapiro
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and brief drug references.
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: April 23, 2004
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