Chez Starbuck in The Thirteenth Year (1999)

The Thirteenth Year

TV Movie1999• TV-G• 1h 29m
ComedyFamilyFantasy
⭐ 5.9 / 10(6,734)

After he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday, Cody learns that his birthmother is a mermaid.

Rated
TV-G
Runtime
1h 29m
Released
1999
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1999

Storyline

After he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday, Cody learns that his birthmother is a mermaid.

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Cast
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Did you know

• There's an uncredited appearance by Kristen Stewart (in her first role) as a girl in the fountain line. Her mother, Jules Stewart, was the script supervisor for the TV movie.

• The final shot of Cody fully transformed into a merman and leaping out of the water was done by Chez holding onto a bar like a trapeze and being pulled out of the water. It was done with three supervising scuba divers around for safety in a pool in a studio.

• Chez Starbeck's audition process included taking a swim test.

User reviews

⭐ 6/10

Decent

šŸ‘ 4 Ā· 10/3/2007
⭐ 5/10

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Technical specs

Sound mix
Stereo
Aspect ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Color
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