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At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television, and culture, forever. 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...

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Other Authors:	Reitman, Jason, 1977- (Screenwriter), Kenan, Gil (Screenwriter), LaBelle, Gabriel, 2002- (Actor), Sennott, Rachel, 1995- (Actor), Smith, Cory Michael, 1986- (Actor), Hunt, Ella, 1998- (Actor), O'Brien, Dylan, 1991- (Actor), Fairn, Emily, 1998- (Actor), Wood, Matt (Actor) (Actor), Morris, Lamorne (Actor), Matula, Kim, 1988- (Actor), Wolfhard, Finn, 2002- (Actor), Braun, Nicholas (Actor), Hoffman, Cooper, 2003- (Actor), Feldman, Andrew Barth, 2002- (Actor), Podany, Nicholas, 1996- (Actor), Gerber, Kaia, 2001- (Actor), Wuhl, Robert (Actor), Dewey, Tommy (Thomas R.), 1978- (Actor), Curtin, Catherine (Actor), Dafoe, Willem (Actor), Rust, Paul, 1981- (Actor), Letts, Tracy, 1965- (Actor), Rhys, Matthew, 1974- (Actor), Simmons, J. K. (Actor), Garrett, Brad, 1960- (Actor), Brener, Josh (Actor), Batiste, Jon, 1986- (Actor, composer (expression)), Steelberg, Eric (director of photography.)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French Spanish
Language Notes:	English, French, or Spanish dialogue; English, French, or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English, Spanish, or French described video.
Published:	Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2024]
Subjects:	Saturday night live (Television program) > Drama. Comedians > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Television > Production and direction > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Comedy sketches > New York (State) > New York > Drama. New York (N.Y.) > Drama. Comedians > New York (State) Saturday night live (Television program) Comedians Television > Production and direction Television Comedy sketches Drama Comedy films Feature films Fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings for people with visual disabilities Comedy films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

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Summary:	At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television, and culture, forever. 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.
Item Description:	Language and subtitle options taken from disc menu; not all are listed on container insert. Originally released as a motion picture in 2024. Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1). Special features: The making of the movie of the show that almost never made it; The look of Saturday night; Super 8 from Studio 8H: home movies from the set; Filmmaker commentary; Creating comedy icons; Jon Batiste: scoring live.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:	01:49:00
Format:	DVD, NTSC; region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1), Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), audio description tracks (English, Spanish, French).
Audience:	MPA rating: R; for language throughout, sexual references, some drug use and brief graphic nudity.
Production Credits:	Director, Jason Reitman ; screenwriter, Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman ; producer, Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan ; director of photography, Eric Steelberg ; editor of moving image work, Nathan Orloff, Shane Reid ; composer, Jon Batiste ; production designer, Jess Gonchor.