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intereact!Director: Brian Dannelly
Actors: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore (II), Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, and Heather Matarazzo
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Retail Price (not our price): $14.98
Release Date: 2004-10-05
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Run Time: 92 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Discs: 1
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Product Description
Good girl Mary (Jena Malone) and her best friend Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore) are at the top of the food chain at American Eagle Christian High School. But all that is about to change in this "subversively funny" (USA Today) teen comedy about hype, hypocrisy and high school. Also starring Macaulay Culkin and Patrick Fugit, Saved! is "a boldly hilarious satire" (Rolling Stone)!2) Amazon.com
Classic teen comedy mixes with cunning satire in Saved!. Fervent Christian Mary (Jena Malone, Donnie Darko) believes God wants her to save her gay boyfriend by sleeping with him. But he gets sent to an anti-gay indoctrination camp while she ends up pregnant--which starts to drive a wedge between Mary and her snotty best friend Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore, How to Deal). Meanwhile, they're both interested in the son (Patrick Fugit, Almost Famous) of their Christian school principal (Martin Donovan, Trust). Saved! respects faith but gleefully mocks the excesses and absurdities of contemporary organized religion, particularly its suburban, let's-speak-the-language-of-the-kids manifestations. The actors, including Macaulay Culkin (yes, from Home Alone) and Mary Louise Parker (Fried Green Tomatoes), play their parts with sincerity, which makes the fusion of humor and heart succeed. A delightful movie. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) Great lines and good cast [Rating: 3 out of 5]
I like this movie, it's quirky, original and downright funny. Sure it has some "serious" issues but you are laughing pretty much the entire movie. I have loved Patrick Fugit since almost famous and he does'nt dissapoint in this! Mandy Moore playing a not so nice character is also a nice change.2) Could Offend Christians [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I think this is suppose to be satire of Christians. But you shouldn't take it too seriously. I hope Christians aren't offended. Teenager gets pregnant. Mandy Moore swears in name of Jesus she didn't do it, even though she did. Does that mean she'll go to hell? Jena Malone thinks it's God's will for her to have sex with her boyfriend. She gets pregnant on first time. Will she get an abortion? God forbids! My favorite part is when they are arguing if MacCauley Culkin was saved by miracle that he survived the accident that crippled him, when a real miracle should be for him not have the accident at all. I always wondered how God thinks. Mandy Moore is a surprisingly good actress in this film.3) Yes, Some Christians Go Bonkers but... [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Hilary Faye is role made for Mandy Moore, the perfect prom queen. I believe she's done that one before and in this case her persona is less than flattering. Brian Dannelly writes and directs what could only be a personal statement of which he must know a great deal. Or does he? The Evangelical Movement in America ebbs and flows for 100's of years. It has found fertile ground especially in the South and West, but really everywhere there's a group of folks that want to worship Jesus. There's nothing like it in Europe and other continents. It must thrive in a place of respected Religious Freedom.I have observed first hand the parishioners and churches in my locality. For the most part, the service relates the travails of Jesus, his life and times, and the universal message, redemption from sin, original or less consequential by acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior. Our little Jesus High School gives the otherwise noncommittal an opportunity to check out those funny nut cases and their rabid Mandy Moore church dictator and her zombie friends. Then Jena Malone tries to prove her boyfriend is straight by fornicating and it's downhill from there. When Parker Posey plays mom and Martin Donavan plays the Minister then the series Weeds cannot be far away. Oh, that perfect Liberal worldview in the grand finale, see for yourself if I'm kidding.4) A great movie no ones' heard of! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
OMG!!! THis is SUCH a good movie that EVERYONE should see. The only reason I even saw this movie was because I heard of it through friends. I went to a private high school that was JUUUST LIKE THIS. Let me say this, the producers of this movie hit the nail on the head, it was incredible how much I idenified with this movie. Mandy Moore and Jena Malone also did spectacular performances as thier characters. If you watch this, understand that this is how these people really are. And this is how they think and deal with the things in life like in this movie. My boyfriend calls me "Hillary Faye" LMAO, because he says that there are so many paralells between me and her. I call Him "Regina" from Mean Girls. But anyway I digress...This is an awesome movie and definately worth seeing once. Great plot and great ending, this is also the last good acting i've seen from Macaulay Culkin in awhile eaither. I will admite its sorta chick flick-ish, but not really. I even had my friends from my christian school that were guys watch it and they LAUGHED because they saw how much like our school it was. No one ever has heard of this movie though but its FOR DEF. one of my top ten best movies!5) Good comedy about the folly of faith [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Saved is a comedy about a young lady at a Christian high school who finds herself pregnant as a result of her efforts to save her gay boyfriend, and a friend of hers whose crippled brother is getting sick of relying on the charity of his self-righteous sister.The slightly wishy-washy ending doesn't overly dampen the message that the Bible isn't much of a moral guide. Best of all, it's very funny.