''Age 13'' is an educational film by

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released in 1955. It is property of the

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. Musician

Kevin Moore Kevin Moore (born May 26, 1967) is an American keyboardist, composer, and founder of the Chroma Key music project. He is also a former member of the American progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater, co-founder of the progressive rock superg ...

selected this film as inspiration for the

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album ''

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''. The film is included on DVD in a special edition of the album, playing at half speed and featuring the album's music soundtrack as opposed to the original.

Plot

The film centers on Andrew, a thirteen-year-old boy stricken with grief over the recent death of his mother. On the day of her death, her radio stops working, and Andrew believes that if he can repair it his mother will return. He is left with a cold, emotionally distant stepfather. He is also teased relentlessly in school, which leads him to bring a gun with him. During an altercation with another student in a physical education class, he fires the gun, injuring no one. Following the incident he receives counseling, is administered a Rorschach inkblot test and is encouraged to open up emotionally. However, his stepfather becomes increasingly brutal. Andrew commits a virtual murder by destroying a photograph of his stepfather, whom he blames for his mother's death; afraid his feelings will lead him to actual homicide, he runs away. By film's end he has recovered, and is adopted by his aunt and her husband.

Cast

* Michael Keslin as Andrew

Availability

The film is in

and can be downloaded freely from www.archive.org.
Part 1

Part 2

References

External links

* * {{tcmdb title, id=732144 1955 films 1955 drama films American drama films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films