13 Going on 30

13 Going on 30 (released as Suddenly 30 in some countries) is a 2004 American fantasy romantic comedy film written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, directed by Gary Winick, and starring Jennifer Garner. The film is about a 13-year-old girl in 1987 who awakens to find herself suddenly 30 years old and living in 2004. 13 Going on 30 received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Garner's performance and its nostalgic environment. It was also praised for its humorous plot and self-empowering message. The film was also a commercial success, earning $22 million in its first week and becoming one of the year's biggest-selling DVD rental titles. Additionally, the soundtrack charted inside the top 50 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Garner's acting earned her nominations from both the MTV Movie Awards and the Teen Choice Awards. Plot In 1987, geeky, popularity-seeking Jenna Rink persuades the "Six Chicks", the ruling clique led by "Tom-Tom", to attend her thirteenth birthday party by doing their homework for them. Jenna's best friend and next-door neighbor, Matt "Matty" Flamhaff, who is secretly in love with her, gives her a pink handmade dollhouse and sprinkles the roof with "magic wishing dust". The Six Chicks arrive with several boys, including Jenna's crush Chris Grandy, and deceive the naive Jenna into waiting blindfolded in her closet (under the impression that Chris will play "seven minutes in heaven" with her), while they leave with half the food and the completed homework. When Matty discovers what happened, a humiliated Jenna tearfully wishes to be "thirty, flirty, and thriving" as the glittering wishing dust from the dollhouse sprinkles on her.