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thirteen

Thirteen

（Drama）（2003）

©2004byRaymondWeschler

MajorCharacters

Tracy………………………………………………………….…EvanRachelWood

Aprettyandsmartbutconfused13yearoldgirlinaLosAngeles

middleschoolwhodecidesshewantstobecome“cool”andpopular.

Evie……………………………………………………………….NikkiReed

Tracy’snewandbeautifulbestfriend,whobecomesabadinfluencewithherlifestyleofdruguse,smoking,sexualpromiscuityandconstantshopping,amongotherthings.

Mel…………………………………………………………………HolyHunter

Tracy’salcoholicbutwell-intendedmother,whodesperatelytriestosaveherdaughterfromdestroyingherownlife,whilealsotryingtoraisehersonandtakecareofherboyfriendandherself.

Mason……………………………………………………………….BradyCobert

Tracy’sbrother,wholovestosurf,andiswellawarethat

hissisterisstartingtohaveserioussocialproblems.

Brady…………………………………………………………………JeremySisto

Mel’sboyfriend,whooftenliveswithMelandherfamily,whoistrying

toimprovehislifebybeatinghisaddictiontococaineandotherdrugs.

Brooke………………………………………………………………..DeborahKaraUnger

Evie’sguardianorcaretaker,whocouldbeher

auntorcousin,butisdefinitelynothermother.

Cynthia………………………………………………………………..CynthiaEttinger

AgoodfriendofMel’swhotriestowarn

herthatEvieisaverybadinfluenceonTracy.

Javi………………………………………………………………………CharlesDuckworth

Another13yearoldkidwhoisthefirstboy

thatTracybecomessexuallyinvolvedwith.

PlotSummary

ThisfilmisthestoryofTracy,aprettybutconfusedandinsecure13yearoldgirlfromLosAngeles,whofallsunderthedangerousinfluenceofEvie,another13yearold,whoisconsideredthesexiestandmostpopulargirlintheirschool.Tracyliveswithhermom,Mel,whoisstrugglingtoraisebothherandherbrother,Mason,whilealsotakingcareofherdrugaddictedboyfriend,Brady.Unfortunately,whenTracybecomesbestfriendswithEvie,Tracy’slifestartstofallapartasshebecomesinvolvedwithallofthesocialproblemsassociatedwithyoung,outofcontrolteenagers.

Evie,whowassexuallyabusedasachild,movesinwithTracy’sfamilyafteritbecomesclearthathercaretaker,orcousin,Brooke,isnotabletocontrolher.Evieisheavilyinvolvedwithdrugsandboys,andevenworse,withsuchactivitiesasstealing,piercing（pushingneedlesthroughbodyparts）andevensadomasochism,inwhichpeopletakepleasureinphysicallyhurtingthemselvesandothers.Tracy,whostartedoutasaninnocentkid,soonlearnsalloftheseunpleasantanddangerousbehaviors,andinsodoing,shebecomesaparentalnightmareforherlovingbutoverwhelmedmother.Inshort,thismovieisadisturbingbutrealisticlookatthelivesofyoungteenagegirlstoday,andassuch,itisalsoarevealinglookattheendlessstrugglesofmodernAmericanlife.

SomeWordsandExpressionsthatYouMaynotKnow

TracystartsherjourneyfromMel’sinnocent

daughtertoEvie’stroubledbestfriend.

Ican’tfeelanything.Thisissoawesome.

“Awesome”isamuchlovedadjectiveamongtheyoung

thatmeansexcellent,great,ormorecolloquially,cool.

That’syourbraincellspopping.

“Topop”istoburstorexplode,butitisonlyusedwithsmallobjects.

OK,I’mgoingtoplunkyou.

Averyslangyverbthatmeanstohitorstrike.Rarelyused.

Comeon,comeon,let’sgo.

ThemostversatilephrasalverbinEnglish,thoughonlyused

asanimperative（command）.Here,itmeanshurryup.

Letmefixthisbeforesomebodygivesyouthewedgiefromhell.

Asillywordwhichreferstotheactofpullingupaperson’sunderwearintothecrackoftheirass.Ifsomethingis“fromhell,”it’sveryunpleasant.

What’sup,guys?

Averycommonandcolloquialwayofgreetingapersonafter

havingnotseenthemforawhile（analternativeto“What’snew?

”）.

Lookslikeshegrewupthissummer.:

:

Noshit!

Thefirstsentenceisawayforyoungteenstocommentonthephysicalchangesthatgirlsgothroughattheirage.“Noshit”isacrudebutfun

andcommonwaytosaythatwhatwasjustsaidistotallyobvious.

Becool,dude.:

:

What’sup,Evie?

“Becool”isawayoftellingapersontobeniceandhelpful,orintherightcontext,calm.“Dude”isthemostoverusedandridiculoussoundingwordinEnglishforguy,andinthelastfewyears,evenfemaleshavestartedtouseitwhentalkingtoeachother.Avoidusingit.

Hairgel,baby.

“Gel”isajello-likesubstancethatisusedinhairstyling.

Hey,what’shappening?

Anotherverycommonalternativeto“What’snew?

”when

greetingapersonafterhavingnotseenthemforawhile.

Jesus,atwodollartip.Theyatehalfthelasagna.

“Jesus”isawidelyusedwayofexpressingemotionsuchasangerorfrustration.A“tip”isgivenasanadditiontotheregularbillforaservice,suchasatamealatarestaurant.“Lasagna”isatypeofItalianpasta.

You’rewaytoogenerous.

Ifapersonis“generous,”theygivemuchtime,moneyor

energytootherswithoutexpectingtobepaidbackinreturn.

Diddadsendyouthecheckthismonth?

:

:

Layoffhim,Tracy.

“Tolayoff’apersonistostopcomplainingaboutor

botheringthemafterhavingdonesoforawhile.

“Hewascrippled,butonlyhisbodywascracked.”

Ifapersonis“crippled,”theyaredisabledandperhapsunabletowalk.Thisisasomewhatdatedword.Ifsomethingis“cracked,”ithasalineorsplitrunningthroughit,thoughifapersoniscracked,itcouldmeanthey’recrazy.

Ihavetopee,andshehasn’teatenanything.

Themostcommonwaytosaytogoto

thebathroom,ormorespecifically,tourinate.

There’ssomestuffonthestove.

“Stuff”isacommonwordforthingsingeneral,anda“stove”

isaburner,oftenonthetopofanoven,forfryingfood.

Ijusthaven’tbeentoameetingallweekandyouknowIneedtogo.

BeawarethatMelistalkingaboutAA,oranAlcoholicsAnonymousmeetings,whichisapopularwayforalcoholicstotryandstopdrinking.

“Let’sjustleaveitatthatandchoosetheholybookoflies…”

Ifyoujust“leaveitatthat,”youagreenottotalkaboutitanymore.

The“holybook”usuallyreferstotheBible（Ifsomething

is“holy,”itisbelievedblessedbyorconnectedtoGod）.

“Denyingtoherselfwhatshethoughthappened.”

Inthiscontext,“todenytoyourself”somethingisto

pretendyoudon’tbelievewhatyouactuallythinkyoudo.

Wow,that’sreallyheavy.

“Heavy”canbeaveryslangywordforphilosophicallyprofound,

deep,orimportant（MelistalkingaboutTracy’spoetry）.

That’sMorio’scake.He’s12yearssober.

Tobe“sober”istobenotundertheinfluenceofalcohol（orotherdrugs）.

ThisisawayofsayingMorioisanalcoholic,buthasn’tdrunkfor12years.

Iwantapiggybackride.

Togeta“piggybackride”withsomebodyistobecarried

aroundontheirback（andneck）whiletheywalkaround.

Ican’tbabysit.:

:

Baby,cutmeabreak.

Averyslangywayofsaying“Beniceandhelpfulinthisdifficultsituation.”Amorecommonrelatedexpressionis“Givemeabreak.”

Iheardshe’sgotahugescaronherback.

Amarkthatisleftoveronskinafterithasbeencutorinjured.

She’snotawonderwoman.

Analternativewayofsayingasuperwoman,orsomebodywith

amazingpowersandtalentsbeyond（normal）femalehumans.

I’mwearinglipgloss.

Atypeofclearlipstickthatmakeslipsverysexy.

Thatgirlfromchemclass;Wholetheroutofthecabbagepatch?

“Chem”isshortforchemistry.A“cabbagepatch”asmallpieceoflandwherecabbagesaregrown,thoughthecontextofthissecondsentencemeansthatthegirlinquestionlookssociallystrange,awkwardornerdy.

Howcome?

!

:

:

BecauseIlookstupid?

Hello!

Rememberthat“Howcome?

”isacommonwayofsaying“why?

.”Notethatwiththerighttoneofvoice,“Hello!

”isafunwayofsayingthattheotherspeakeriseithersayingsomethingtotallyobviousortotallystupid.

Motherscores!

Aslangyandyoungperson’swayofsayingthatapersonhasdonesomethingright,orgottensomethingthatisgoodorwelldeserved.

Icouldrinsetheseoff.:

:

Righton!

Adatedbutstilloccasionallyusedwayofsayinggood,cool,orexcellent.

Fortheproject,I’mdoingJ-Lo.

AreferencetoJenniferLopez,apopularentertainerwithkidsunder18.

WecangoshoppingonMelrose.

AfamousstreetforshoppinginLosAngeles.

Cuteshirt.

Animportantwordmeaningprettyorattractiveinadelicateway.Here,it’sreferstoclothes,butit’smorecommonforpeopleandanimals.

Ihavegymnasticstoday.

Apopularformofphysicalexercisesdesignedtodevelopstrengthandbalance,aswellasacompetitivesportinwhichindividualsperformonsuchobjectsastheparallelbarsandswingingrings.

Hey,comecleanthisshitup!

Notethat“shit”canbeusedtodescribeanykindofmessordisorder.

Reallydisgusting.

Apowerfuladjectivemeaningrepulsive,grossorrevolting.

Ionlybrought10bucks.

A“buck”isaverycommoncolloquialwordforadollar.

Loser!

Acommoninsultnountodescribeapersonwhoisstupid,sociallyawkwardorjusthasbigproblems.Muchlovedamongtheyoung.

Youkeepinmindthatyouworkforme.

Onewayofsaying“don’tforget.”

Itotallyjuststolethis!

:

:

Nofuckingway!

“Totally”isapopularfilleradverbamongyoungpeople.Avoidit!

“Nofuckingway”isavulgarwayofsaying“Idon’tbelieveyou.”

Holyshit!

:

:

Idon’tthinkI’veeverseenthatmuchmoneyinmylife!

“Holyshit”isafunbutvulgarwayofexpressinggreatsurpriseorothersimilaremotion（Ifsomethingis“holy,”itisconnectedtoGod）.

Let’sgoshopping!

:

:

Hell,yeah!

Ayoungperson’senthusiasticwayofsaying“Yes!

Iagree!

”

MelmeetsEvie,andTracydiscoversdrugs,tattoosandboys.

Mason,justoutofcuriosity,