Saved! is a 2004 teen comedy-drama film involving elements of religious satire. It was directed by Brian Dannelly and written by Dannelly and Michael Urban. It stars Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Eva Amurri, Martin Donovan, and Mary-Louise Parker. The film touches the issues of religion, ostracism, homophobia, teen pregnancy, divorce, and disabilities. Teenager Mary Cummings , who has "been born again her whole life," is about to enter her senior year at American Eagle Christian High School near Baltimore. She and her two best friends, Hilary Faye and Veronica ,... have formed a girl group called the Christian Jewels. Everything seems perfect—until Mary’s "perfect Christian boyfriend" Dean Withers tells her, as they’re swimming underwater, that he thinks he's gay. In her shock, Mary hits her head in the pool and has a vision in which Jesus tells her that she must do everything she can to help Dean.
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| Release date: | January 21, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Brian Dannelly |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Michael Ohoven, Michael Stipe, William Vince, Sandy Stern |
| Editor: | Pamela Martin |
| Music by: | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography: | Bobby Bukowski |
| Screenplay by: | Brian Dannelly, Michael Urban |
| Estimated budget: | $5,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |