the garage, Judith seduces him into releasing one of her hands, so she escapes again. She runs to Darren's house in time to see him kiss Sandy, but shames him into confessing his engagement to her. Sandy, disappointed, returns to the convent again. Darren has Wayne and J.D. arrested. Escaping from jail with Coach Norton's help, J.D. and Wayne rush to the convent on the brink of Sandy's final vows as a nun. Convincing her that Darren still loves her, they then kidnap Neil Diamond to help Darren and Sandy reunite. At the wedding, Neil stalls the proceedings with the song "Hello Again" while Darren and Sandy reunite. Wayne and Judith (the latter being furious that her wedding is ruined) beat each other up (as love play) and J.D. arrives holding Coach in his arms, who coincidentally reveals to J.D. that he too is gay. The couples then wed on stage at Neil Diamond's concert; Darren to Sandy, Wayne to Judith, and J.D. to Coach. Cast Jason Biggs as Darren Silverman Steve Zahn as Wayne Lefessier Jack Black as J.D. McNugent Amanda Peet as Judith Fessbeggler Amanda Detmer as Sandy Perkus R. Lee Ermey as Coach Norton Neil Diamond as himself Kyle Gass as Bar guy Christopher Logan as Vagee, Darren’s band replacement Jared Van Snellenberg as Belston Dennis Dugan as referee (uncredited) Production This film falls within a cross-genre film type from the late 1990s and early 2000s in which grooms are saved, or nearly saved, from distasteful marriage. Cast member Jason Biggs said the film is based on "a universal problem" of girlfriends who control who their partners are friends with. Saving Silverman was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia from June 7 to August 2000 at a cost of US$22 million. Neil Diamond said humorously that "I was dragged into this project kicking and screaming." He wrote and composed a new song, "I Believe in Happy Endings", for the film. Reception Saving Silverman has a score of 19% (an average rating of 3.7 out of 10 based on 102 reviews) on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Its critical consensus states, "Dragged down by a plot lacking any sense of logic and obnoxious, unsympathetic characters, this comedy is more crude and mean-spirited than funny." Metacritic gives it an average score of 22% based on 29 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". The film opened at No. 3 at the North American