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Saturday Night

Saturday Night

The revolution begins at 11:30.

20246.71h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jason Reitman
Written by Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan
Produced by Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $10.1M

Top Cast

Gabriel LaBelle

Gabriel LaBelle

Lorne Michaels

Rachel Sennott

Rachel Sennott

Rosie Shuster

Cory Michael Smith

Cory Michael Smith

Chevy Chase

Ella Hunt

Ella Hunt

Gilda Radner

Dylan O'Brien

Dylan O'Brien

Dan Aykroyd

Emily Fairn

Emily Fairn

Laraine Newman

Matt Wood

Matt Wood

John Belushi

Lamorne Morris

Lamorne Morris

Garrett Morris

Kim Matula

Kim Matula

Jane Curtin

Tommy Dewey

Tommy Dewey

Michael O'Donoghue

Themes & Keywords

new york citychaos1970sbiographybased on true storysketch comedylive televisionnostalgicanxiouslive studio audienceplayfulwittyaudaciousboldexhilaratedvibrant

About Saturday Night

Saturday Night is a comedy, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of new york city, chaos, 1970s, biography, based on true story, sketch comedy. Directed by Jason Reitman, it stars Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith. 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.

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