13 Moons (2002)

Name: 13 Moons
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2002-08-30
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Jennifer Beals, Elizabeth Bracco, Steve Buscemi, Peter Dinklage, Daryl Mitchell

13 Moons (2002), directed by Alexandre Rockwell, starring Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Bracco.

08/30/2002 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 34m

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Synopsis

Things aren't looking so good for television clown Banana's career, and the fact that his estranged wife, Suzi, has just been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, Lily, just serves to compound Banana's despair.

Phil ParmetCinematography
Alexandre RockwellDirector, Producer, Writer
John David AllenEditing
Andrea SperlingProducer

About the film

13 Moons is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Alexandre Rockwell. The title is a reference to the saying of a minor character's mother, who suggested that if nights of the full moon are strange, then "this must be the night of thirteen moons."

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Plot

Bananas The Clown is run over by his wife, Suzi, who has discovered his stripper girlfriend, Louise. When his wife is jailed for trying to run him over, they contact a bail bondsman. The bondsman is busy taking care of his sick son, Timmy. On the way, they are accosted by a crazed drug addict named Slovo, who is hit by a car soon after.

At the jail, the five meet up with an angry record producer and the girlfriend he believes to be pregnant, whom he plans to make a star, despite her protestations of not having any talent. Also along for the ride are two priests, one of whom has begun to doubt the wisdom of the Roman Catholic Church, who are trailing to bail out a third priest who was goaded into a fight by the proprietor of a strip club.

When the nine characters intersect, they discover that Timmy has a defective kidney and is slowly dying. He has just been paged, as there is a donor at the hospital: Slovo. The three caring characters immediately take Timmy to the hospital, with the others in pursuit. By the time they arrive, Slovo is partially recovered and escapes to wander the streets, cheerfully ignoring his internal bleeding, and must be tracked down before both he and Timmy die.

Cast

Jennifer Beals as Suzi

Elizabeth Bracco as Louise Potter

Steve Buscemi as Bananas The Clown

Peter Dinklage as "Binky"

Daryl Mitchell as Lenny

Karyn Parsons as Lily

David Proval as Mo Potter

Rose Rollins as Sanandra

Peter Stormare as Slovo

Pruitt Taylor Vince as Owen

Gareth Williams as Thad

Austin Wolff as Timmy

Francesco Messina as Robert

Sam Rockwell as Rick

Matthew Sussman as Dr. Monroe

Lester Speight as Vincent

Reception

In a 2023 review of the film, The Herald stated that "13 Moons,” isn't a good film, but it has a key insight that’s exceedingly rare in the filmmaking world. See, most bad movies end up that way because they tried to be good and failed. If being good was never the intention, though, strange new opportunities present themselves."

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External links

13 Moons at IMDb

13 Moons at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from 13 Moons on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Moons

Trivia

The production budget was US$ 2.0 million.
It premiered on August 30, 2002, a Friday.
It runs 1h34 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 14 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosGold Circle Films
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
BudgetUS$ 2,000,000
StatusReleased

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Phil Parmet Cinematography
Alexandre Rockwell Director
John David Allen Editing
Alexandre Rockwell Producer
Andrea Sperling Producer
Brandon Cole Producer
David Kronemeyer Producer
Jeff Levine Producer
Larry Katz Producer
Michael Din Producer
Brian Kelly Original music
Kevin Salem Original music
Alexandre Rockwell Writer
Brandon Cole Writer

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What is 13 Moons about?

13 Moons: Things aren't looking so good for television clown Banana's career, and the fact that his estranged wife, Suzi, has just been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, Lily, just serves to compound Banana's despair.

Who directed 13 Moons?

13 Moons was directed by Alexandre Rockwell in 2002.

Who stars in 13 Moons?

The cast of 13 Moons includes Jennifer Beals, Elizabeth Bracco, Steve Buscemi, Peter Dinklage and Daryl Mitchell.

How long is 13 Moons?

13 Moons runs for 94 minutes, or 1h34.