Saturday Night (2024 film)

Saturday Night
Saturday Night
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jason Reitman
Written by	Gil Kenan; Jason Reitman;
Produced by	Jason Blumenfeld; Peter Rice; Jason Reitman; Gil Kenan;
Starring	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;
Cinematography	Eric Steelberg
Edited by	Nathan Orloff; Shane Reid;
Music by	Jon Batiste
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Reitman/Kenan Productions;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	August 31, 2024 (Telluride); September 27, 2024 (United States);
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25–30 million
Box office	$9.8 million

Saturday Night is a 2024 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman, about the night of the 1975 premiere of NBC's Saturday Night, later known as Saturday Night Live. The film stars an ensemble cast portraying the various Saturday Night cast and crew, led by Gabriel LaBelle as the show's creator and producer, Lorne Michaels. 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 star.

Saturday Night had its world premiere at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2024, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on September 27, 2024, before its wide release by Sony Pictures Releasing on October 11, the 49th anniversary of the show's premiere. The film received positive reviews from critics, with LaBelle's performance being singled out for praise, earning him a nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $9.8 million against its $25–30 million budget.

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