The Thirteenth Year

The Thirteenth Year is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie. It was released May 15, 1999 and is a mix of comedy and fantasy. The film was directed by Duwayne Dunham, who has directed other children and Disney movies, including Little Giants and Halloweentown. Cody Griffin is an adopted teenager. His real mother is a mermaid who left him on the Griffin's boat when he was a baby. As she left, she was spotted by Mr. Wheatly, who has since become obsessed with finding mermaids. Cody establishes himself as a quick diver in the town he lives in, attracting the attention of a girl named Sam. Cody... is under a lot pressure from a big swim meet coming up and because he's failing biology. He's partnered with Jess Wheatly, the class geek who is a marine biology expert. After Cody's thirteenth birthday, he begins to feel strange. As he wakes up in the morning, he goes to turn off his alarm clock and zaps it. Thinking nothing of it, Cody goes downstairs and starts to drink milk, noticing his hand getting stuck to the container. He goes to Jess for help who agrees to help figure out what's going on with him as long as Cody teaches him to swim in return.
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