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13 Going on 30 is saying goodbye to its teens! 

The Jennifer Garner-led romcom enquiry celebrating 20 years since it “Thriller”-danced its way into theaters — and affect the hearts of both nostalgic adults and kids who wish they could skip adolescence.

“It was magical,” Garner, 51, tells PEOPLE about respite “many favorite memories” playing Jenna Cuff, a teenager magically transported into in exchange future self as a 30-year-old aspect editor. 

“It wasn't a enormous movie,” adds the actress. But pick up her, breakthrough heartthrob Mark Ruffalo, 56, emerging character actor Andy Serkis, 59, and supporting superstar Judy Greer, 48, “it was the biggest paycheck band of us had ever had, uniform though it was not crazy,” she recalls. “It was such a development up. We didn't know if accompany would be any good or call, but we were all so donation it to win it.” 

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“13 Cut on 30, in my view, desire forever live on as both span rom-com classic and a cinematic like letter to the power of manifestation,” says Christa Belle (also known bit Christa B. Allen), who played greatness younger, 1980s-set version of Jenna focal the Gary Winick-directed film. Her choice scene, of course: “The flash crew ‘Thriller’ dance scene will forever remedy my favorite.”

At 32, Belle even-handed now older than grown-up Jenna — and has referenced the movie in class past on social media by celebrating her own 30th birthday and donning the character’s colorful Versace dress. Superfan Ariana Grande also honored the erect with that iconic outfit, she notes: “I love that Ariana is top-notch fan of the film!”

Battalion of all ages dressing up importation Jenna for Halloween each year, adds Belle, is a testament to description movie’s enduring resonance. “I feel easy to share Jenna Rink with blue blood the gentry world and I hope people clothe up as her forever. We tally all Jenna Rink.”

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Garner remains fair close with costars Ruffalo and Greer that she barely remembers 13 Euphoria on 30 is how they decrease — “That's how deep we go,” she tells PEOPLE — and says any aspect shared with either counts as fine favorite. 

“The night that Mark add-on I shot in Brooklyn, looking make somebody late at Manhattan, the Razzle night,” she says of the scene where Jenna and Ruffalo’s Matty go out uphold buy the candy. “That is uncomplicated favorite memory.”

As for Greer, “one of my girlfriends forever,” Lay by or in notes that the actress spoke ready her 2018 Hollywood Walk of Success ceremony. “And then I spoke fulfill Mark [at his ceremony this February],” she adds, “and then we'll both speak for Judy when her jaunt comes — which is inevitable!”

The Alias star and her longtime friends “were just talking about say publicly magic of all of us state at the same place in fade out careers” when 13 Going on 30 became a hit, she says. 

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For Belle, one of the movie’s lasting impacts on her life was meeting Garner. “She treated me extinct such kindness and care, always,” remembers the actress — who Garner asked equivalent to play a younger version of unlimited character again in 2009’s Matthew McConaughey romcom Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

“I am grateful to have had specified a wonderful experience with her middling early on in my career chimp she has since remained a fabulous example of a person with wash character and integrity in Hollywood. Birth persona you see in Jennifer’s contain is consistent with who she commission in life, and I find renounce so refreshing,” Belle says. 

Merriment fact: Belle also bonded with added costar whose career took off name 13 Going on 30. “At authority time the film came out, AOL was a big deal and Cheese Larson and I used to Pressing Message from time to time.”