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Saturday Night

Name: Saturday Night
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2024-09-27
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.649

★ 6,6 /10 (387 Votes)

2024 EN 109 min

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.

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Release date

27/09/2024

Votes

387

Popularity

5.0

The revolution begins at 11:30.

Genres

Comedy Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

109 min

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$10,055,029

Website

saturdaynight.movie

Gabriel LaBelle

Lorne Michaels

Rachel Sennott

Rosie Shuster

Cory Michael Smith

Chevy Chase

Ella Hunt

Gilda Radner

Dylan O'Brien

Dan Aykroyd

Emily Fairn

Laraine Newman

Matt Wood

John Belushi

Lamorne Morris

Garrett Morris

Kim Matula

Jane Curtin

Tommy Dewey

Michael O'Donoghue

Cooper Hoffman

Dick Ebersol

Nicholas Braun

Andy Kaufman / Jim Henson

Andrew Barth Feldman

Neil Levy

Finn Wolfhard

NBC Page

Willem Dafoe

David Tebet

Stephen Badalamenti

Lobby Security Guard

Ellen Boscov

Mrs. Kaufman

John Dinello

Shop Steward

J.K. Simmons

Milton Berle

Presley Coley

Barbara Gallagher

Kaia Gerber

Jacqueline Carlin

Catherine Curtin

Joan Carbunkle

Nicholas Podany

Billy Crystal

Corinne Britti

Valri Bromfield

Justin Matthew Smith

Joe Dicso

Matthew Rhys

George Carlin

Taylor Gray

Al Franken

Leander Suleiman

Anne Beatts

Mcabe Gregg

Tom Davis

Kirsty Woodward

Audrey Dickman

Jon Batiste

Billy Preston

Naomi McPherson

Janis Ian

Brian Welch

Don Pardo

Paul Rust

Paul Shaffer

Josh Brener

Alan Zweibel

Tracy Letts

Herb Sargent

Brad Garrett

Borscht Belt Comedian

Rowan Joseph

Jim Fox

Billy Bryk

Carl

Abraham Hsu

Leo Yoshimura

Parker Wierling

Tom Schiller

James Logan

Stew Sorrentino

Robert Wuhl

Dave Wilson

Drew Scheid

Bob Pook

Martin Garner

Video Engineer

Jeff Pope

Scotty Schachter

Jef Holbrook

Editor

Jacob Berger

Loading Dock Security Guard

Casey Nicholas Price

Affiliate John

Cassidy Alexandra Kahler

Polaroid Rep

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Colby West

Radio Announcer

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Peter Dawson

Elevator Attendant

Mike Platarote Jr.

Card Trick Stage Hand

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Rob Barnes

Stage Hand

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Grace Barlow

Edie Baskin

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Alia Guidry

Wardrobe Assistant

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Christian A. Jenkins

Spray Paint Constumer

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Raiford Jackson

8H Security Guard

Aidan Patrick Griffin

Intern

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Mark Cyr

Technical Director

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William C. Tate

Wallie

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John Ross

Crane Op

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Brandon Niederauer

Billy Preston band

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Alvin Ford Jr.

Billy Preston band

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Cory Henry

Billy Preston band

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Nicholas Clark

Billy Preston band

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Max Townsley

Billy Preston band

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Alexander Glyn Bennett

Young Reporter

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Robert Entous

Affiliate John

Caroline Raad

Balloon Lady

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Zane Shaw

Rumpus Rambler

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Carter Colvin

Rumpus Rambler

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Tristan McGlauchlen

Rumpus Rambler

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Arlo Lachenmeyer

Rumpus Rambler

John Mayo

Tap Dancer

Lauren Shelfo

Showgirl

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Dalton Suskie

Showgirl

McKinley Horn

Showgirl

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Anna East

Showgirl

Rionna Luck

Showgirl

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Jamie Day

Grizzly Lighting Director

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Ted Williams

Moose

Jeff Witzke

Johnny Carson (voice)

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Dylan Bickel

Brick Delivery Guy

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Marko Caka

Janitor (uncredited)

Dalton Causey

Audience Member

Mary-Clare Bone

Audience Member

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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/saturday-night-review-capturing-the-chaos-and-magic-of-snls-first-broadcast/ "Saturday Night successfully captures the frenetic energy and spontaneous magic of the behind-the-scenes world of SNL, transporting us to the heart of the organized chaos of a live broadcast. Through engaging camera work and fast-paced editing, Jason Reitman and his team recreate the palpable nervousness and unique humor that shaped an iconic show. It's a celebration of the talents who came together to create one of the most enduring, influential phenomena i…

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I think my problem with this was that I remember seeing that opening sketch not long after it was aired in 1975 and it wasn’t funny. That’s kind of what I felt about this whole thing as it in real-time takes us through the ninety minutes before transmission of its creative producer Lorne Michaels (Gabrielle Labelle). The show is nowhere near ready to go, with three hours worth of content slated to fill ninety minutes. His lead talent - George Carlin (Matthew Rhys) thinks the whole thing is rubbish, and John Belushi (Matt Wood) and Chevy Chase (Corey Michael Smith) can’t stand the sight of each…

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