SATURDAY NIGHT, a film about Saturday Night Live’s origins from Jason Reitman, plays exclusively In Movie Theaters October 11, 2024 – from Sony Pictures Canada.
Synopsis:
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…
Directed by:
Jason Reitman
Written by:
Gil Kenan & Jason Reitman
Produced by:
Jason Blumenfeld
Peter Rice
Jason Reitman
Gil Kenan
Executive Producers:
Erica Mills
JoAnn Perritano
Cast (in order of appearance):
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.
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