Saturday Night
As the clock ticks toward the historic first broadcast of *Saturday Night Live*, young comedy visionary Lorne Michaels races against the clock to unite a chaotic ensemble of brilliant, eccentric, and untested talent to launch a revolutionary comedy institution under the pressure of a live audience and a skeptical network.
“The revolution begins at 11:30.”
Synopsis
At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a group of young comedians and writers presented a live television show that would mark a turning point in the medium. This account details the events that took place in the 90 minutes before the first broadcast of *Saturday Night Live*.
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Principal cast & crew: 23
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Edited by Nathan OrloffShot by Eric SteelbergScored by Jon BatisteDesigned by Jess Gonchor
Box Office
2024 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$10.1M
US & Canada: $9.5M — 95% of worldwide · International: $544K (5%)
Opening weekend: $270K — 3% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $358K — 4% of its US & Canada run.
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23 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Gabriel Labelle
as Lorne Michaels
Rachel Sennott
as Rosie Shuster
Cory Michael Smith
as Chevy Chase
Ella Hunt
as Gilda Radner
Dylan O Brien
as Dan Aykroyd
Emily Fairn
as Laraine Newman
Matt Wood
as John Belushi
Lamorne Morris
as Garrett Morris
Kim Matula
as Jane Curtin
Finn Wolfhard
as NBC Page
Willem Dafoe
as as David Tebet
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1Writers
2Producers
4Other crew
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