Saved! Movie Review 2004

Uneven, subversive satire about teens at a fundamentalist Christian high school hits a lot of standard cliches and makes a plea for tolerance at the same time. Good girl Mary (Malone) finds out boyfriend Dean (Faust) is gay and has a vision of "curing" him through sex. She winds up pregnant, which puts Mary clearly on the side of the sinners as far as the school's self-righteous queen bee Hilary Faye (Moore) is concerned. Of course, the sinners seem to be having more fun. Mary's situation engages the sympathy of sweet believer Patrick (Fugit), the son of the school's zealous principal, Pastor Skip (Donovan). Moore and Malone well play the opposing force of their characters and are ably supported by the rest of the cast.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Physical Problems, Religion, High School, Teen Angst, Prom, Gays, Satire & Parody, Pregnant Pauses

Screenplay

Brian Dannelly, Michael Urban

Cast

Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Heather Matarazzo, Eva Amurri, Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Chad Faust, Elizabeth Thai

Cinematography

Bobby Bukowski

Director

Brian Dannelly

Music

Christophe Beck

Other

Valerie Bertinelli, Eric J. Batut, Jon Leshay, Pamela Martin, Kristina Lyne, Wendy Chuck, Tony Devenyi

Producer

Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Michael Ohoven, William Vince, Single Cell Pictures, United Artists, Infinity Media, MGM