The Thirteenth Year (1999)

A fisherman chases a mermaid, she "temporarily" stows her newborn on a boat, the owners find the baby, and thus begins young Cody's life on land. Fast-forward to the kid's 13th birthday when he starts growing scales and sparking electricity. (Of course, that would make it the 14th year, but who's counting?) His swim-team stardom is threatened, his girlfriend is puzzled, and the nerdy brainiac who can't swim turns out to be his best ally. This tale of a popular dude who turns into a mer-boy and finds his undersea self--and biological mother--began life as a Disney Channel movie and stars Dave Coulier (TV's Full House) as the adoptive dad. Don't look for deep lessons during this 88-minute lark; it's strictly for fun. (Ages 5 and older) --Kimberly Heinrichs Amazon.com

stupid

Lets get real in life. That is the thesis of my argumnet against this movie. Lets instead of pretending that the child is a "merman" lets teach our kids the real issues that come with growing up. There are fights with friends, issues with underage drinking, doing drugs, having sex, relationships in general. Things change and all this movie does instead of picking a real thing that changes in the life of a child it makes up something that is so far out there. It is super hard to relate to and it is also an extreemly cheesey movie. I suggest one buys the Mighty Ducks movies instead or Mrs Doubtfire, those movies are relalistic and are not cheesey. They deal with real issues... My question to you is do you want to get real in life or do you want to pretend stupid cheesey scenarios. October 19, 2007

The thirteenth year VHS

I purchased this movie for my (then 8 year old) son who has a thing for mermaids/merpeople. So naturally he likes this movie. It has a good storyline and a good ending. Am glad I purchased this movie. June 27, 2007

The thirteenth year

At the begining of this movie, we see A baby being left on a boat by a mermaid. This "Baby" named cody starts noticing some Wierd changes. First he startts to grow scales on his arms and legs when he gets wet. He becomes very thirsty. His nerdy friend, Jess; a science loving brainiac, does some tests on him, and concludes that all of his symptoms show that he is turning into no other than a mer-man. His adoptive parents don't know what to do with him, his girlfriend, Sam, starts to notice something going on with him, and Jess tells him to stay away from water. Cody does not want to let his swim team down, or turn into "fish boy."
I really liked this movie. I saw it at age 12, and totally fell in love with it. I am so in love with it, I HAD to buy it. August 11, 2006

REALLY good movie.

I really like this movie, but WHY ON EARTH is it $95!?!?! =O February 24, 2005

cute and funny enough to ignore the corniness.

My little sister and I saw this Disney Channel movie in a hotel room, and she loved it so much I bought it for her. It's too bad that it costs so much now. This movie about a boy discovering who he really is (a merman) is wonderful for children, and also for adults, as long as they don't expect something more than a made for tv movie aimed at kids. It has its fair share of cheese, and the special effects aren't great, but it's good for a few laughs and a fun 90 minute distraction. I'd have to give it five stars, based mainly on sentimental value. But don't take my word on it. It's worth renting and seeing for yourself. July 16, 2004

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