{"id":2436127,"date":"2026-05-28T22:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2436127"},"modified":"2026-05-28T22:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:35:05","slug":"mandy-moore-reveals-how-macaulay-culkin-helped-her-get-into-underage-drinking-while-shooting-saved-i-love-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mandy-moore-reveals-how-macaulay-culkin-helped-her-get-into-underage-drinking-while-shooting-saved-i-love-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandy Moore reveals how Macaulay Culkin helped her get into &#8216;underage drinking&#8217; while shooting \u201cSaved\u201d: &#8216;I love this&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mandy Moore said filming <em>Saved<\/em> when she was 18 felt &#8220;like summer camp&#8221; because of the film&#8217;s young cast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress said that she and her costars &#8220;weren&#8217;t really getting up to no good&#8221; while staying in the same hotel together in Vancouver during production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, she said that Macaulay Culkin introduced her to a life-changing cocktail: &#8220;This is fantastic!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mandy-moore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mandy Moore;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mandy Moore&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mandy Moore<\/a> is reflecting on a formative teen experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Breadwinner<\/em> actress discussed her memories of filming the cult 2004 teen comedy <em>Saved<\/em> during an interview with Evan Ross Katz on his show <em>Shut Up Evan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;d really just done <em>Princess Diaries<\/em> and <em>A Walk to Remember<\/em>, and I was like, &#8216;This will be a fun,'&#8221; she recalled of being offered the role of Hilary Faye Stockard in the film at age 18. &#8220;And the fact that I&#8217;d had so much fun doing both of those films, namely <em>Princess Diaries<\/em>, because it was with a lot of other young people \u2014 I was like, &#8216;Oh, this is like summer camp!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Macaulay Culkin and Mandy Moore in &#8216;Saved&#8217;<br \/>Credit: United Artists\/Courtesy Everett<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Saved <\/em>follows a group of teens at a Christian high school, and also stars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jena-malone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jena Malone;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jena Malone&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jena Malone<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/macaulay-culkin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Macaulay Culkin;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Macaulay Culkin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Macaulay Culkin<\/a>, Patrick Fugit, and Eva Amurri. Moore said that spending so much time with this &#8220;group of really incredible young actors&#8221; was extremely impactful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I felt like a cool kid,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;Oh, I get to sit at the cool kids table with these young Hollywood kids that are making really cool choices, and they&#8217;re a part of really great films.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Moore said that she and her castmates didn&#8217;t get up to much trouble when they all stayed in the same hotel in Vancouver during production. &#8220;I distinctly remember the sweet, innocent \u2014 like, we would take giant marshmallows and throw them at people off the balcony,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We were kids! We weren&#8217;t really getting up to no good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the <em>This Is Us<\/em> actress admitted that she and her costars partook in an alcoholic beverage or two despite being under the legal drinking age of 19 in British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I do remember a little bit of underage drinking,&#8221; she said. &#8220;As it happened, I was like, &#8216;Look, I didn&#8217;t go to high school.&#8217; I was 18.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Mandy Moore and Macaulay CulkinCredit: L. Cohen\/WireImage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"677\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/GLDAggQx1C8e3AWTo7Iysg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzNjE7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/efef6c25652509485ce44fcc60cdd67c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin<br \/>Credit: L. Cohen\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Moore also said that Culkin, who was the oldest of the bunch and could legally drink in Canada, turned her onto a drink that she particularly took to: &#8220;I think it was Mac, Macaulay, that introduced me and all of us to a White Russian,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;Milk and alcohol? This is made for me, I love this! This is like ice cream, this is fantastic!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress looks back on <em>Saved <\/em>with fondness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was a crazy, crazy life-changing experience,&#8221; she reflected. &#8220;I just loved the script and the character, and I thought it was really irreverent and funny, and also like gonna move the needle. But it also felt so wholly different than who I am that I was like, &#8216;Oh this is a stretch, and this is unlike anything I&#8217;ve done before. So hopefully, very intentionally, this&#8217;ll open up a door to other projects,&#8217; like people regarding me in a different light.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/mandy-moore-reveals-how-macaulay-culkin-helped-her-get-into-underage-drinking-11985962\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key points Mandy Moore said filming Saved when she was 18 felt &#8220;like summer camp&#8221; because of the film&#8217;s young cast. 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