Saved! (2004)

When a girl attending a Christian high school becomes pregnant, she finds herself ostracized and demonized, as all of her former friends turn on her.

Director:

Brian Dannelly

Writers:

Brian Dannelly, Michael Urban

Stars:

Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jena Malone	...	Mary
Mandy Moore	...	Hilary Faye
Macaulay Culkin	...	Roland
Patrick Fugit	...	Patrick
Heather Matarazzo	...	Tia
Eva Amurri Martino	...	Cassandra
Chad Faust	...	Dean
Elizabeth Thai	...	Veronica
Martin Donovan	...	Pastor Skip
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Lillian
Kett Turton	...	Mitch
Julia Arkos	...	PE Coach
Donna White	...	Trudy Mason
James Caldwell	...	Hairdresser
Nicki Clyne	...	Guitar Player

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

school | christian | jewish | pastor | gay | 

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Taglines:

Got Passion? Get Saved. 5:28

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for strong thematic issues involving teens - sexual content, pregnancy, smoking and language

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2004 (Germany)

Also Known As:

¡Salvados!

Filming Locations:

Clayton Heights Secondary, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,600 (Hong Kong) (24 December 2004)

Gross:

$3,453 (Hong Kong) (24 December 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Artists, Single Cell Pictures, Infinity Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Hilary Faye was originally given to Anne Hathaway, but funding fell through and Hathaway was due to start Ella Enchanted. This led to Hathaway being replaced by Mandy Moore.

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Goofs

In the food court of the "Maryland" mall, extras seated behind the main characters are eating French fries from the fast food chain New York Fries - a Canadian company.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mary: [voice over] I've been born again my whole life... accepting Jesus.

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Connections

Edited into Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Push It"
(1986)
Written by Herbie Azor and Ray Davies
Performed by Salt-N-Pepa
Courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group
By Arrangement with Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A good wake up call for the evangelical church

I recall the controversy surrounding Saved when it came out earlier this year, especially from the evangelical church, conservatives and fundamentalists. I wanted to judge for myself its merits, or lack there of, since I've been an evangelical for 30+ years. I felt the movie did exactly what it intended to do; bring to light the hypocrisy of the church. I don't see how anybody, Christian or non-Christian could miss the message. I thought the selection of actors and actresses for the cast was right on, with each doing a very good job of portraying the personality of their characters well. I'm sure the movie was particularly biting to many evangelicals, as it should be--it even 'stung' me in a few places. I could see how evangelicals and conservatives would be outraged. However, the one thing I was especially struck by was the fact that this movie was written by non-Christians. As I watched all the 'digs' on Christians and the points of the evident hypocrisy within the church and Christianity, I came to a conclusion; if this movie was written by a non-Christian, then obviously there is a significant segment of our culture who believe the 'church' really is like this. If anything should move we evangelicals to start living lives of authenticity that reflect the love and grace of Jesus, this movie was it!