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About The Film

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Only In Cinemas January 31

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 and told in real time, 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…

Cast

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.

Credits

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