Saturday Night
At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.
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Chevy Chase enters scene and announces Live from New York it's Saturday Night
Lorne Michaels receives derisive and demeaning call from Johnny Carson
The film's biggest emotional shift occurs when the chaos bottoms out with Johnny Carson's dismissive call, then gradually builds through the ice skating scene with Gilda and Belushi to the triumphant final moments
Saturday Night follows a classic underdog narrative arc, starting with frenzied chaos that initially overwhelms viewers before finding its emotional center in character moments like the ice skating scene. The film builds momentum through creative breakthroughs like Kaufman's Mighty Mouse performance, culminating in the satisfying payoff of the iconic first broadcast that made television history.
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Gabriel LaBelle
Lorne Michaels
Rachel Sennott
Rosie Shuster
Cory Michael Smith
Chevy Chase
Ella Hunt
Gilda Radner
Dylan O'Brien
Dan Aykroyd
Emily Fairn
Laraine Newman
Matt Wood
John Belushi
Lamorne Morris
Garrett Morris
Kim Matula
Jane Curtin
Tommy Dewey
Michael O'Donoghue
Cooper Hoffman
Dick Ebersol
Nicholas Braun
Andy Kaufman / Jim Henson
Andrew Barth Feldman
Neil Levy
Finn Wolfhard
NBC Page
Willem Dafoe
David Tebet
Stephen Badalamenti
Lobby Security Guard
Ellen Boscov
Mrs. Kaufman
John Dinello
Shop Steward
J.K. Simmons
Milton Berle
Presley Coley
Barbara Gallagher
Crew
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