Saturday Night
“The revolution begins at 11:30.”
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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Cast
87 people
Gabriel LaBelle
Lorne Michaels
Known for
The Fabelmans
Snack Shack
Rachel Sennott
Rosie Shuster
Known for
Bottoms
Shiva Baby
Cory Michael Smith
Chevy Chase
Known for
Gotham
Utopia
Ella Hunt
Gilda Radner
Known for
Dickinson
Anna and the Apocalypse
Dylan O'Brien
Dan Aykroyd
Known for
The Maze Runner
Teen Wolf
Emily Fairn
Laraine Newman
Known for
House of Guinness
The Responder
Matt Wood
John Belushi
Also in
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Michael J. Fox Show
Lamorne Morris
Garrett Morris
Known for
New Girl
Spider-Noir
Kim Matula
Jane Curtin
Known for
LA to Vegas
UnREAL
Tommy Dewey
Michael O'Donoghue
Known for
Rugrats
Step Up Revolution
Cooper Hoffman
Dick Ebersol
Known for
The Long Walk
Licorice Pizza
Nicholas Braun
Andy Kaufman / Jim Henson
Known for
Succession
The Sheep Detectives
Jason Reitman Director · Gil Kenan Writer Jon Batiste Composer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $25M · United States release September 27, 2024
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,055,029
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production
Right of Way Films
Production
TSG Entertainment
Production
Columbia Pictures Television
Production
SNL Studios
Production
United States
Produced in
SNL 1975
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 31, 2024
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · September 27, 2024
Limited theatrical · New York City, NY & Los Angeles, CA
United States · November 12, 2024
Digital
United States
October 4, 2024 · Limited theatrical
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 11, 2024 · Theatrical
January 7, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
January 25, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
American Samoa
November 11, 2024 · Digital
January 24, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
Australia
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · SXSW Sydney
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
October 31, 2024 · Theatrical
February 12, 2025 · Physical
Brazil
February 13, 2025 · Digital
Canada
September 7, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 27, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Toronto, Ontario
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 11, 2024 · Theatrical
France
March 17, 2025 · Digital
Germany
February 13, 2025 · Physical
Guam
November 12, 2024 · Digital
January 25, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
Ireland
January 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
December 26, 2024 · Digital · Yes VOD
Italy
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Festa del Cinema di Roma
October 21, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Mexico
October 25, 2024 · Premiere · FICM Morelia Film Fest
March 6, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
November 7, 2024 · Theatrical
Northern Mariana Islands
November 12, 2024 · Digital
January 25, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
November 7, 2024 · Premiere · American Film Festival
May 2, 2025 · Digital · Max
Puerto Rico
October 10, 2024 · Limited theatrical
November 12, 2024 · Digital
January 25, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
South Korea
July 4, 2025 · Digital
Spain
November 12, 2024 · Digital
Sweden
October 11, 2024 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 11, 2024 · Theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
November 12, 2024 · Digital
January 25, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
October 16, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 31, 2025 · Theatrical
April 1, 2025 · Digital
April 14, 2025 · Physical · DVD
Vietnam
December 26, 2024 · Digital · Galaxy Play VOD
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