10). “I Crashed My Van Into Jesus!” - “Saved!” (2004)

Welcome to The Chick-Lit (And Movies) Podcast 🎙️🍿, where we proudly lower our expectations for cinema so you don’t have to. 🙃✨ This week, the Chicks 🐥 survive Saved! (2004) ✝️📖 — the gloriously chaotic cult classic that asks, “What if Mean Girls took place at a Christian high school… and everyone had issues?” 💀 Join us as we unpack Mary’s spectacularly misguided attempt to “pray away the gay” 🙃, Hilary Faye’s Olympic-level commitment to weaponized concern 📖, and the absolute icons that are Roland and Cassandra, who somehow end up being the only people making any sense. Along the way, we discuss purity culture, youth group flashbacks, religious hypocrisy, found family, and why this movie still feels alarmingly familiar to so many people. Plus, Aubs goes on a completely unnecessary rant about Bob Dylan’s voice 🎤🤠, Karyn declares war on bubblegum 🍬, we rate the movie using our brand-new “Mah Poosayy is a Hah Poosawww” Ratings System 😂, and we ask the important questions: Why is Mandy Moore in a band in every early-2000s movie? How is that microphone picking up Hilary Faye from thirty feet away? And did Jesus really have to get hit by a van? 🚐✝️ So grab your Bible (please don’t throw it), your youth group trauma, and your favorite pair of khakis as we revisit one of the funniest, most heartfelt, and surprisingly honest religious satires ever made. 🎧 Listener Question: Do you think Saved! is making fun of Christianity itself… or the hypocrisy that can happen within religious communities? And be honest—did you know a real-life Hilary Faye? We love you, and remember: If someone says they’re filled with Christ’s love… DUCK. 📖💥 _____________________________________________ If you want to support The Chicks, check out their Social Media: Instagram: @chicklitpod Bluesky: @chicklitpod.bsky.social Twitter: @chicklitpod Gmail: [email protected] Merch: https://chick-lit-podcast.crea... Leave The Chicks a Voicemail: 984-212-4808