Search - 13 Going on 30 [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 2004 DVD Release: 08/03/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 113 Genres: Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Fantasy Comedy See Also: 13 Going on 30 [Fun and Flirty Edition], 13 Going on 30 [Widescreen] [Blu-ray]

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

Jennifer Garner - Jenna Rink
Mark Ruffalo - Matt Flamhaff
Judy Greer - Lucy Wyman
Andy Serkis - Richard Kneeland
Kathy Baker - Beverly Rink

Gary Winick's Big-inspired romantic comedy 13 Going on 30 debuts on DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1., and subtitles are available in both of those languages as well. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Winick as he discusses various aspects of the production, careful to lavish plenty of praise on leading actress Jennifer Garner and male lead Mark Ruffalo. A second commentary track featuring three of the film's producers has a nice slumber-party feel to it, while still offering substantial insight into how the film came together. Deleted and extended scenes, a featurette in which the cast discusses what they were like in high-school, and a pair of '80s vintage music videos round out this solid release from Columbia TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide