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Saved! Full Production Notes "Heaven Help Us."
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 Chapter 5: Finding Solace in JesusAs the leader of the perfect and popular "Christian Jewels," Hilary Faye is the school's top cheerleader for the Lord. "Hilary Faye is really strong-minded, and very, very religious," says Moore. "She has a really strong sense of faith and knows where she's going. She's not afraid of who she is or of spreading the word. On the other hand, she's very insecure. She doesn't have an identity outside of Jesus, and you really see throughout the film how she uses her faith to control people and to take advantage of people around her.
"The fact is," Moore continues, "Hilary Faye has come from a really loveless family, and she's escaped that by finding solace in Jesus and by spreading that word to everyone. It's become such a part of her that when she starts to doubt it a little bit she begins to break apart. You actually see the first glimpse of the true Hilary Faye at the very end of the film. She becomes human"
Macaulay Culkin plays Roland, Hilary Faye's smart-mouthed, wheelchair-bound brother; Culkin had known producer Stern for years and was very enthusiastic about the script. "It was really well put together, and I liked the story and overall message," Culkin says. "It's about love and faith in more ways than just about a specific religion. I thought it was wonderful and that Roland was a very charming character. It was a great opportunity, so I took them up on it."
Speaking about his character, Culkin says Roland has his own cross to bear. "He's in a wheelchair," he says, "and his sister uses this to her advantage by dragging him around as if he were some kind of merit badge just to prove what a good Christian she is. But he's just trying to find himself, and trying to find love and friendship in his life."
Culkin says Roland ultimately finds that kindred spirit in Amurri's rebellious Cassandra: "His relationship with Cassandra helps him find independence and discover who he is without his sister, outside the Christian high school world. It's a very passionate relationship these two have, because it's hard for them to find people who can understand where they're coming from. That's why they connect."
In order to prepare for and do justice to his role, Culkin spent considerable time learning how to maneuver in a wheelchair. He knew it was important to his character to understand as best he could what life in a wheelchair would be like, how it would affect your daily life as well as your relationships with others. He brought a wheelchair home so he could begin to familiarize himself with it. "It was the first thing I asked for when I agreed to do Saved!," he says. "You wouldn't realize how hard certain things are to do in a wheelchair ` opening a refrigerator door is so much harder than you would ever think."
Upon his arrival in Vancouver, Culkin immediately went to a rehab facility where he did more formal training with a quadriplegic named Brad. "I learned how to get up curbs, down curbs, uphill, downhill, across grass, how to get into a chair off the ground and off the bed, how to get out of the chair and into a car ` just all these things."
Dannelly gives credit to Culkin for his attitude and attention to the role. "Mac was very particular about how he was going to portray this boy in a wheelchair," says Dannelly. "Roland is strong, he has a mind of his own, but he's also vulnerable. His relationship with Cassandra sort of brings that vulnerability out."
In Patrick Fugit's case, Stern remembers the young actor was initially surprised to be cast as the film's romantic lead, Patrick. "Girls go crazy over Patrick Fugit ` the guy is a heartthrob and doesn't know it," Stern says. "Of course, that's what makes him even more appealing."
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