Saturday Night

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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…

Credits

Directed by:

Jason Reitman

Written by:

Gil Kenan & Jason Reitman

Produced by:

Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan.

Executive Producers:

Erica Mills and 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 and J.K. Simmons. Also rounding out the ensemble cast are Jon Batiste and Naomi McPherson.