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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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
Director
Jason Reitman
Tagline
"The revolution begins at 11:30."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$10,055,029
Production
Columbia Pictures, Right of Way Films, TSG Entertainment
Manuel São Bento
October 12, 2024
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 hi...
CinemaSerf
February 5, 2025
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...
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