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.
00:03Okay. You ready, camera one?
00:05Oh!
00:06Oh, shit!
00:07Oh, shit!
00:08Oh, shit!
00:09Oh, shit!
00:10You want me to break your fucking jaw?
00:11You want me to break your fucking jaw?
00:12You want me to break your fucking jaw?
00:13Yeah, maybe. Maybe, motherfucker.
00:15You want me to break your fucking jaw?
00:16You want me to break your fucking jaw?
00:17Get out of your hour!
00:18Uh, okay. Do we go again?
00:20Reactors on their mark.
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 a television show
00:29like this.
00:30Okay, but what kind of show is it, Lorne?
00:32Do you even know what the show is?
00:33Did anyone ask Edison what a lightbulb was
00:35before he harnessed electricity?
00:38Who are you in the metaphor?
00:40Chevy Chase!
00:41Gilda Radner!
00:43Dan Ayik!
00:44Uh, how the fuck do you pronounce this?
00:47Ackroyd.
00:48These can't be the right size.
00:50Yeah, you're right.
00:51They should be a little bit smaller.
00:52Oh!
00:53Oh!
00:54Oh!
00:55Oh!
00:56And action on rehearsal.
00:57And now, weekend update.
01:00Good evening.
01:01Uh, gentlemen, how long have you been standing there?
01:04Long enough.
01:06They want you to fail.
01:08They're betting on it.
01:09That's logical, Dick.
01:10That's why they're paying us all to be here.
01:12NBC makes more money playing reruns of The Tonight Show.
01:15I mean, Lorne, 90 minutes of live television
01:18by a group of 20-year-olds who have never made anything.
01:20Okay, so this is a bit?
01:23Look, I don't get half the shit that they do.
01:26You haven't locked the script.
01:27Your actor is on this thing.
01:29Have you seen John Belushi?
01:30Your crew is in open rebellion.
01:32Jesus Christ.
01:33Your kids aren't ready for primetime.
01:36Everyone down to the eighth floor now!
01:38Woo-hoo!
01:41What is this?
01:42That was kind of exciting.
01:44We need to let the audience in.
01:45No, you don't!
01:47Bye!
01:48What the hell is happening?
01:49Oh!
01:50I'm not going to be able to protect you.
01:51Look out for bugs!
01:56We just have to make it to air.
01:58Live from New York!
02:01The writers tied a belt around Big Bird's neck
02:04and hung him from my dressing room door.
02:06Hey, I heard about Big Bird.
02:08So sorry.
02:09Autoerotic asphyxiation, who knew?