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.
Written by Will
The producers went through normal channels to try to obtain the rights to include a piece of the title song from the musical
Jesus Christ Superstar, but all their requests were denied. Finally, a friend gave them Tim Rice's personal phone number, and after seeing and loving the movie, Rice agreed to grant them the right to use the song.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
Shots of trees with leaves that have changed colors appear throughout the early part of the film, yet it takes place at the beginning of the school year, presumably September. Fall foliage would not start that early in Maryland, where the film takes place.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Mary:
[voice over]
I've been born again my whole life... accepting Jesus. See more »
"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
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