The story of what happened in the hours before the first episode of Saturday Night Live is immortalized in Saturday Night. The film from earlier this year arrives at home on Digital today, November 12th. It heads to Blu-ray and DVD on January 7th, 2025. Saturday Night stars Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, J.K. Simmons. Also rounding out the ensemble cast are Jon Batiste and Naomi McPherson.
It was directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan and Reitman.
Here’s a synopsis of the film.
At 11:30pm 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, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words…
Special Features Of Saturday Night
- The Making of The Movie of The Show That Almost Never Made It
- Filmmaker Commentary, and More!
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