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Saved!
- Director: Brian Dannelly
- Writer: Brian Dannelly; Michael Urban
- Producer: H. Kaye Dyal; David Prybil
CGiii Comment
It has got to be said...this is actually quite good.
Amid its countless peers, it definitely shines – which is not exactly the biggest of compliments since the quality of US teen comedy is lower than whale crap.
But, it does poke at the ribs of the church – not a bad thing.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Mary is a good Christian girl who goes to a good Christian high school where she has good Christian friends, mainly Hilary Faye, and a perfect Christian boyfriend, Dean. Her life seems perfect, until the day that she finds out that Dean may be gay. After "seeing" a vision of Jesus in a pool, she does everything in her power to help him turn straight, including offering up her virginity. But none of it helps because Dean's caught and sent to a "degayification" center and Mary ends up pregnant. It's during her time of need that she becomes real friends with the school's set of "misfits," including Cassandra, the school's only Jewish girl; Roland, Hilary Faye's wheelchair-bound brother, and Patrick, the skateboarder son of the school's principal, Pastor Skip; whilst Hilary Faye turns her into a social outcast.
Cast & Characters
Jena Malone as Mary;
Mandy Moore as Hilary Faye;
Macaulay Culkin as Roland;
Patrick Fugit as Patrick;
Heather Matarazzo as Tia;
Eva Amurri as Cassandra;
Chad Faust as Dean;
Elizabeth Thai as Veronica;
Martin Donovan as Pastor Skip;
Mary-Louise Parker as Lillian;
Kett Turton as Mitch;
Julia Arkos as PE Coach;
Donna White as Trudy Mason;
James Caldwell as Hairdresser;
Nicki Clyne as Guitar Player