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A 13-year-old boy uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.A 13-year-old boy uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.A 13-year-old boy uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Marc John Jefferies
- Tim
- (as Marc John Jeffries)
Britt Robertson
- Ashley Grunwald
- (as Brittany Robertson)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaWhile shooting this movie, Daryl Sabara was also studying for his own Bar Mitzvah. The Haftorah portion that his character chants in the movie was Sabara's actual Bar Mitzvah portion.
- GoofsWhen Benjamin is reading his Haftorah at his Bar Mitzvah, he fails to say the required prayer that precedes it. Instead, he goes right into the Haftorah portion itself.
- Quotes
Rose Fiedler: Shamu is Jewish?
- Crazy creditsIn the first set of end credits, Mark John Jefferies is listed as a cast member, but in the final comprehensive set, he is listed as Marc John Jeffries.
- SoundtracksFreilach
Traditional
Performed and Arranged by Gregori Schecter's Klezmer Festival Band
Courtesy of Opus 1 Music Library
Under license from ARC Music
Featured review
Nice little movie, but awful title
Don't be misled by the title, which suggests a plot reminiscent of some awful reality show such as "Bridezillas" or "My Super Sweet Sixteen," in which a pretentious family with more money than taste turns a family celebration into a vulgar carnival. The original title of this film was "Lucky 13;" whoever decided to change it did the movie a disservice. It's really a sweet little story about a boy who tries to reconcile his embittered father with his paternal grandfather, who disappeared from his family's life for many years and has only recently reappeared. This all takes place during the boy's impending bar mitzvah, the preparations for which are mildly amusing. Garry Marshall's especially entertaining, and touching, as the grandfather. Nothing's really new here, and while the material may not have been enough to sustain a theatrical film, it's a nice little time-waster if it shows up on TV. If you enjoyed "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," you're likely to find this to your liking as well.
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- Also known as
- Lucky 13
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,339,241
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $621,000
- May 14, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $4,409,374
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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