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Saturday Night
At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.
2024 · Directed by Jason Reitman · 109 min · Comedy · Drama · 18 frames
Tagline
The revolution begins at 11:30.
Crew
- Written by: Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan
- Cinematography: Eric Steelberg
- Edited by: Nathan Orloff, Shane Reid
- Music: Jon Batiste
- Production design: Jess Gonchor
- Produced by: Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld
Cast
- Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels
- Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster
- Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase
- Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner
- Dylan O'Brien as Dan Aykroyd
- Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman
- Matt Wood as John Belushi
- Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris
- Kim Matula as Jane Curtin
- Tommy Dewey as Michael O'Donoghue
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Columbia Pictures, Right of Way Films, TSG Entertainment
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $10,055,029
- Themes: new york city, chaos, 1970s, biography, based on true story, sketch comedy, live television, nostalgic, anxious, live studio audience
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