What happened at the end of the movie Thirteen?
The end scene where Tracy falls to the floor while crying and her mother Melanie is kissing her scars was so traumatic for Evan Rachel Wood that she blacked out and came to herself fifteen minutes later, being held and rocked by Catherine Hardwicke, the director of the movie.
Is Thirteen about Nikki Reed’s life?
However, Thirteen was based on the real-life experiences of Reed. Hardwicke had been in a long-term relationship with Reed’s father, and she encouraged the actor to write about her experiences from ages 12 to 13. The pair wrote the screenplay for Thirteen over the course of six days in January 2002.
What is the plot of the movie Thirteen?
Honor student Tracy Freeland (Evan Rachel Wood) has a troubling home life, but she is close to her mother, Melanie (Holly Hunter). While trying to conceal her inner turmoil by excelling academically, she befriends the calculating Evie (Nikki Reed), her school’s queen bee. Evie talks Tracy into experimenting with drugs, exploring her sexuality and pickpocketing strangers to finance shopping sprees — but before long, Melanie realizes she must step in and stop her daughter’s destructive lifestyle.
Thirteen/Film synopsis
Did Evie really love Tracy?
Kate: Evie kept saying that she loved Tracy, and I felt like that wasn’t explored enough. I can understand Tracy’s feelings toward Evie more than I can Evie’s toward Tracy, because Tracy obviously looked up to Evie. Nikki: Evie was sexual with Tracy’s mom, Mel, too.
Why does Tracy cut herself in thirteen?
Evie tells Melanie that Brooke, her adult cousin and guardian, is out of town for two weeks, and Melanie agrees to let her stay at her home with Tracy. While staying there, Evie discovers that Tracy regularly cuts herself to cope with stress.
Does Nikki Reed have a child?
Bodhi Soleil Reed Somerhalder
Nikki Reed/Children
What did Evie do to Tracy?
Evie pierces a hole in Tracy’s bellybutton as Tracy bites a stuffed animal to smother her screams. The girls have sexual encounters with various guys — schoolmates and the older boy next door (who, it turns out, is the only one who sets limits).
Did Tracy actually cut herself in thirteen?
Tracy secretly cuts her forearm with bathroom scissors and a razor blade. She gets her tongue pierced. Evie pierces a hole in Tracy’s bellybutton as Tracy bites a stuffed animal to smother her screams.
Is Nikki Reed Tracy?
The movie was written by first-time director Catherine Hardwicke and the film’s co-star, Nikki Reed, who was just 14 when production began. It’s based on Reed’s experiences, with Evan Rachel Wood starring as Tracy, the character inspired by Reed.
Are Nikki Reed and Evan Rachel Wood still friends?
Nikki Reed said that after making “Thirteen,” she didn’t speak to Evan Rachel Wood for years. “There were a lot of people that were kind of pitting us against each other,” Reed realized. In their 20s, Reed reached out to Wood and they patched things up and are now good friends.