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 humour, 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…
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 humour, 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…
The film 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 and J.K. Simmons.
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 humour, 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…
The film 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 and J.K. Simmons.
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00:00Okay, let's see if we can get through one of these skits.
00:02Sketches? Baby, please.
00:04Okay. You ready, camera one?
00:05Oh!
00:06Oh, shit!
00:07Oh, shit!
00:08Oh, shit!
00:10You want me to break your fucking jaw?
00:11You want to fucking knock me on the ground?
00:13Maybe. Maybe, motherfucker.
00:15You want me to break your fucking jaw?
00:18Uh, okay. Do we go again?
00:20The actor's on the phone.
00:22My name is Lorne Michaels.
00:23I'm the producer and creator of Saturday Night.
00:26We're excited because there's never been
00:29a television show like this.
00:31Okay, but what kind of show is it, Lorne?
00:32Do you even know what the show is?
00:34Did anyone ask Edison what a lightbulb was
00:36before he harnessed electricity?
00:38Who are you in the metaphor?
00:41Chevy Chase!
00:42Gilda Radner!
00:44Dan Ayik!
00:45Uh, how the fuck do you pronounce this?
00:47Ackroyd.
00:49These can't be the right size.
00:50Yeah, you're right.
00:51They should be a little bit smaller.
00:53Oh!
00:54Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
00:56And action on rehearsal.
00:58And now, weekend update.
01:00Good evening.
01:02Uh, gentlemen, how long have you been standing there?
01:05Long enough.
01:07They want you to fail.
01:09They're betting on it.
01:10That's logical, Dick.
01:11That's why they're paying us all to be here.
01:13NBC makes more money playing ruins of The Tonight Show.
01:16I mean, Lorne, 90 minutes of live television
01:18by a group of 20-year-olds who have never made anything.
01:21Okay, so this is a bit?
01:23Look, I don't get half the shit that they do.
01:27You haven't locked the script.
01:28Your actor is on missing.
01:29Have you seen John Belushi?
01:31Your crew is in open rebellion.
01:33Jesus Christ!
01:34Your kids aren't ready for primetime.
01:37Everyone down to the eighth floor now!
01:39Whoo-hoo!
01:40Ah!
01:42What is this?
01:43I was kind of excited.
01:45We need to get the audience in.
01:46Oh, you don't!
01:48Ah!
01:49What the hell is happening?
01:50What's going on?
01:51I'm not gonna be able to protect you.
01:52Look out!
01:53Ah!
01:56We just have to make it to air.
01:58Live from New York!
02:02The writers tied a belt around Big Bird's neck
02:04and hung him from my dressing room door.
02:07Hey, I heard about Big Bird.
02:09So sorry.
02:10Autoerotic asphyxiation, who knew?