: Released on May 15, 1999, The Thirteenth Year was one of the early fantasy-driven DCOMs that defined a generation.
: Cody Griffin, an adopted teen and star swimmer, begins experiencing bizarre changes on his 13th birthday. The Thirteenth Year
: The film uses the fantastical premise of a boy turning into a merman to serve as a poignant, if sometimes literal, allegory for the physical and emotional turbulence of puberty. II. Plot Summary: The "Mer-Boy" Mystery : Released on May 15, 1999, The Thirteenth