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Saturday Night

Directed by Jason Reitman
United States
2024
109 mins

At 11:30 PM on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever.

Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.

Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, the film counts down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words…

  • Year
    2024
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    Florida Premiere
  • Director
    Jason Reitman
  • Cast
    Gabriel LaBelle, Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O'Brien, Nicholas Braun, Finn Wolfhard, Kaia Gerber, Willem Dafoe, Jon Batiste, J.K. Simmons
  • Writer
    Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan
  • Cinematographer
    Eric Steelberg
  • Editor
    Nathan Orloff, Shane Reid
  • Genre
    Drama, Biography
  • Theme
    Drama, Based on a Book, Preview Night

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